OK, better post again... wish i was a little further along but I got sick at the end of last week and with the mothers day weekend I didn't make it into the shop at all.

Last week, I was however able to finish my design of the desk organizer for TSDC 30 day challenge. I spent an hour or so brainstorming with a pencil and notepad. Then I spent about 4 hours all together in sketchup getting all the kinks worked out. I wcan post some pictures and the sketchup file when the contest is over if anyone is interested.

Today after work I was able to check out McKinley Hardwoods a hardwood and molding supplier in South OKC. I had not used them before, and it was a great experience, they have a lot of material on hand and were very helpful I would highly recommend them to anyone in the area looking for a hardwood supplier. I was able grab up all the wood i will need for the Challenge project, as well pickup some additional wood for a couple of other projects I have waiting on me.

Tonight I got an hour or so in the Shop/Garage so I did some rearranging cleaning and put my resaw blade back on my bandsaw. I am hoping that I will be able to start processing the rough lumber in the next couple of evenings.

I will keep you all posted.

Hey all I just wanted to touch base again. I was excepted in the The Sawdust Chronicles 30 Day Woodworking Challenge. It's, as it says, a 30 day challenge that started on May 1st and Ends on May 30th. The Project that was selected for the challenge is based on this Desk top Organizer. These plans are more of a starting point, so there is still quite a bit of room for my own design ideas. That brings me to today..

So far I have spent a couple of hours sketching out different ideas for the desktop organizer, I have a few ideas that I am working with and I am hoping that with some more time with a pencil, sketch book, and then with a little time using SketchUp, I hope to nail down a design for my project. Today I also visited my local Woodcrafters, to price some of the different types of wood I am thinking about using... The wood was a little more expensive then I had anticipated, so I am going to get my design lined out as much as possible so I can get a better idea of how much wood I am going to need.

On another note.. This week is Shop Safety Week, The bloggers in Woodworking blog-o-verse will be posting shop safety tips all week, check them out at The Wood Whisper Network.

Hi out there.
Well lets see what's the likelihood that i will start posting to this blog on a regular basis.... probably not very good. I will give it a shot.. All is well here. I am off work today chasing Alex (the 2 year old) around the house..

Until next time, hopefully not 4 years from now.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOM

So..... I forgot my username and password, so I'm using Tyler's login because his is easier to remember. Tyler took some more pictures of the house and the area and he wanted to share them with all of you. Mark, you probably recognize these clouds, but this is what the Arizona sky looks like when a "monsoon" storm is moving in. Monsoon in Phoenix does not necessarily mean lots of rain, so don't let it fool you. Instead, it means thunder, lightening, wind, and big freaking dust storms. My parent's came to visit this week and after one day of 4 people fighting over the recliner, my mom "made" us go buy furniture, so here's a pic of our new sofa and loveseat,. They also bought us a ton of groceries, which was a wonderful suprise. My mom has been cooking quite a bit since she got her, so we've been able to have amazing dinners and breakfast. Tyler also wanted to show you all the bookcases he built. He used the one from our living room in Stillwater as the design and built them to look just like it. They really look good, don't you think? Anyways, that's about it for now, so enjoy!!

And drumroll please.... here is our place in Mesa Az. Kelly did an awsome job picking it out don't you think.

here is another tower picture... enjoy

Tower Under Construction.... This is what a customer here in stillwater needed to get wireless internet. Its a 60 ft tower in there front yard. I am still kinda in shock with what people will do to get online.