Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Monday, August 11, 2008

Predator in the Yard

This guy was in the yard around 7:30 this morning. You can't tell from the photo but he looked a bit smaller than a crow. He finally got tired of me taking his picture and left. He's not in the picture here but Scratch(squirrel) is on the opposite side of the tree trunk across from the bird. The bird apparently wasn't after him, maybe the squirrel was a bit big. The pics are a little dark because it is overcast this morning. Click pictures to enlarge images.

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This one is a little blurry... I used the digital zoom to get closer.
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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Scarf Joint Jig Details

Here are a few more details of the scarf joint jig. and a couple of pics so you can see how the saw sits in the jig. I don't think the thickness of either piece of plywood matters as long as the top piece is thick enough to act as a guide for the saw. See previous post for more pictures of the jig.

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Moving In

I don't want to spend anymore time updating to the new Wordpress version and trying to figure out what is wrong, troubleshoot or debug code. So here we are at our new home, part of the google family. So for a little while I will be moving the blog over from the old blog here. 100webspace.net has been a great host and free, I just have other things to do.

Scarf Joint Neck Jig

This is a simple jig for a Skil saw to make a scarf joint for a cigar box guitar neck. I have access to a chop saw but it would not cut a lower angle than about 30 degrees and I do not currently have the space for a table saw. Works great!

The top:
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The bottom:
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Here's a shot with a 1"x2"x3' poplar stick in position. The stick has not been measured yet it is just in place to show where it goes.
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Cigar Box Guitar

Here are some pictures of my second CBG. I built it sometime late last year.
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Friday, April 25, 2008

Duck!!

Ducks swimming in the Beck's pond across the street.

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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Warming up to the Feeder Tray

Finally some little birds are trying the new feeder tray out.

Chickadee on feeder tray

Finch on feeder tray

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Thursday, March 13, 2008

Scratch!

Look who else likes the scratch!
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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Look who's helping...

Sorry 'bout the blurry picture, but you can see what is going on. You go crow...


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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Rats.....

Both still here...

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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Flicker and Suet

This is a new visitor to the suet.

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Hummy Feeder

Finally put the hummingbird feeder out.

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Friday, February 8, 2008

Works good....

Someone decided to try the new AUTHENTIC jungle vine.

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Tuesday, February 5, 2008

They Did it!

This is the first time any birds have used the window feeder we got for Christmas.

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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Rats...

Forest Rat

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Swipping Some Suet

We caught this guy getting some suet the other day.

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Monday, January 14, 2008

Noriko Watching YouTube

Here's Norks again

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We upgraded our computer for Xmas and Noriko found a use for the old iMac.