Production run

A production run of 6 Mesquite mortars and pestles.



Raw Materials.

















Pestles complete.














Mortars & Pestles complete.


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Birdhouses II

More work on the birdhouses tonight.  The bodies are basically done except for some additional sanding and the finishing.  The 2 on the outside (Aspen on the left and Ornamental Yew on the right) are very lightweight.  The Pecan in the center is quite a bit heavier as the wood is much denser and with all the cracks at the bottom I didn't want to go too thin.

Next up are the roofs.  I'm planning to do them the same as the one I did back on March 3rd.  (http://agoodturndaily.blogspot.com/2011/03/birdhouse.html)  I'm not certain what woods will be used.  I have some Walnut burl but I don't think I want to waste it on these.  I'm thinking maybe some Shoestring Acacia.  I think I still have quite a bit and the color should be about right and I think it's just soft enough to texture well.

Birdhouses

 I'm back from California and back in the shop.  I was actually in the shop for about an hour yesterday but didn't do anything significant.  Tonight I continued to work on the birdhouses I started yesterday. 

While in California I received a call from a woman that had seen the birdhouse I donated to the fundraising raffle at the last art show I did.  She didn't win the raffle but loved my birdhouse so much she wants to order one.  I figured if I'm going to make one I may as well make more than one and give her a choice. The woods selected are Quaking Aspen, Pecan, and Ornamental Yew.