iburkard.worklog
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Hello no one! Welcome to the 2008 edition of boredom with Ian, where we discover how many times I can type the word "I" without flinching.
What have I been doing for the past month and a half?
1) Trying to repair an old gluepot
2) Repairing and end table to use for flat storage
3) Stripping, Repairing and refinishing an old deco chair
4) Dragging my feet on two violin projects
- Custom purfling and refinishing - Classical to Baroque setup
5) Watching every presidential debate
I've discovered that I know nothing about the technical end of electrical gadgets (resistance etc). I managed to get a very nice looking gluepot (early 19C), but it doesn't run quite yet, and I'm not quite sure if it ever will (the heating element could be bad). I purchased some device which is used to determine whether or not a circuit is good, but alas, I don't know how to read the darn thing. I usually have good luck with vintage electronics, as they generally run after simple rewiring of the power cord. Not this time. I may have to LEARN something!
What the heck is a gluepot for anyway? It's used to keep animal hide glue hot/liquid for wood working (in my case, furniture and instruments). I guess you could say it's like old school hot melt glue, but natural and a much harder bond.
I've been dragging my feet on my violin projects because I wanted to have a proper glue pot to make the jobs easier (oh well). I've practiced some inlay on scrap maple, and it looks nice, but it's time to take the dive and start carving purfling channels on the real thing... a violin top and back.
Here are photos of my latest work... also notice photos of two swans. They've been around Silver Lake for a while, and I think one of them is injured (just walks everywhere, doesn't swim for fly). Usually birds pass through, migrating, but these guys have been here for a week now. When I was taking shots of the sitting "injured" bird, the swan in the water would put on a pretty big show (flying at high speed, skimming the surface of the water.) I'm not sure if it's solely a territory dispute (bird vs. bird), or if the birds are a couple, and one is being protective of its mate. Well, enough bird talk.
What have I been doing for the past month and a half?
1) Trying to repair an old gluepot
2) Repairing and end table to use for flat storage
3) Stripping, Repairing and refinishing an old deco chair
4) Dragging my feet on two violin projects
- Custom purfling and refinishing - Classical to Baroque setup
5) Watching every presidential debate
I've discovered that I know nothing about the technical end of electrical gadgets (resistance etc). I managed to get a very nice looking gluepot (early 19C), but it doesn't run quite yet, and I'm not quite sure if it ever will (the heating element could be bad). I purchased some device which is used to determine whether or not a circuit is good, but alas, I don't know how to read the darn thing. I usually have good luck with vintage electronics, as they generally run after simple rewiring of the power cord. Not this time. I may have to LEARN something!
What the heck is a gluepot for anyway? It's used to keep animal hide glue hot/liquid for wood working (in my case, furniture and instruments). I guess you could say it's like old school hot melt glue, but natural and a much harder bond.
I've been dragging my feet on my violin projects because I wanted to have a proper glue pot to make the jobs easier (oh well). I've practiced some inlay on scrap maple, and it looks nice, but it's time to take the dive and start carving purfling channels on the real thing... a violin top and back.
Here are photos of my latest work... also notice photos of two swans. They've been around Silver Lake for a while, and I think one of them is injured (just walks everywhere, doesn't swim for fly). Usually birds pass through, migrating, but these guys have been here for a week now. When I was taking shots of the sitting "injured" bird, the swan in the water would put on a pretty big show (flying at high speed, skimming the surface of the water.) I'm not sure if it's solely a territory dispute (bird vs. bird), or if the birds are a couple, and one is being protective of its mate. Well, enough bird talk.
