I have been turning pens for about three years. My wife gave me a lathe for Christmas a few years back and I have been turning since.
I have experimented with several different types of wood an acrylics but found I got the most satisfaction from building my own segmented blanks. Segmenting is the art [...]
Entries from August 2009
Rockler Adds New Inlay Pen Kits
August 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: Woodworking
Is He The Worst Umpire in Baseball?
August 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments
I was watching the Mariners game against the hated Yankees on Saturday and wondered if C. B. Bucknor was the worst umpire in Major League Baseball.
Bucknor was behind the plate in Saturday’s game and made some absolutely horrific ball and strike calls. Like in the 6th inning when the Mariners had the bases loaded with [...]
Michelin X Radial vs. Wild Country RVT
August 7th, 2009 · No Comments
When I purchased my F-150 4X4 two and a half years ago it had Wild Country RVT off-road tires on it. I knew from the test drive that they were louder than normal highway tires. But I figured that I could live with that.
As you can see the tread is quite aggressive.
Over time I have [...]
Tags: Ramblings
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
August 5th, 2009 · No Comments
I read an opinion in the Tacoma News Tribune a couple weeks ago titled “The Staggering Cost of Delay“. It was about how a group led by Jim Ellis in 1968 tried to get an initiative passed to build light rail in the Puget Sound. Making the decision then would have cost the residents here [...]
Make Your Vote Count: Wait for the Facts
August 4th, 2009 · No Comments
In Washington State, except for Pierce County, voters are forced to vote by mail. I don’t have a problem with people using absentee ballots if they are unable to get to the polls to vote.
But I am, and have been, a proponent of voting at a polling place. Here’s why:
Sense of community: standing in [...]
