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Gift Idea

I’m baaaack with a New Build Video!

Posted on October 29, 2016October 29, 2016inGift Idea , Knife , Tool Build by Fr. Thomas with No comment

I have been wanting to do a knife for a while. About a year ago I decided on a design, nine months ago I gathered most of the supplies, in the spring John Zhu gave me the wood for the scales, in June I started working on it, and now at the end of October …read in detail

Anybody Have a Match?

Posted on February 19, 2016February 19, 2016inCandlestick , Epoxy , Gift Idea by Fr. Thomas with No comment

A little less than a year ago, a friend of mine told me about some 12/4 oak that was going to be hauled out to the dumpster. There were several pieces that were bolted together as part of a delivery of construction material being used in a renovation project. Shortly after bringing it to the …read in detail

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Some homemade apple butter and drop biscuits. Just Some homemade apple butter and drop biscuits. Just making Rome a little more Southern.
Ready for #lacquer tomorrow morning. #Kathismata # Ready for #lacquer tomorrow morning. #Kathismata #ByzantineCatholic
Almost there ... #Kathismata Almost there ...
#Kathismata
It's sub-assembly day. #glueup It's sub-assembly day. #glueup
I can still play with lincoln logs even when I'm 4 I can still play with lincoln logs even when I'm 42.
#Note2Self Next time cut the #mortise BEFORE you #Note2Self 
Next time cut the #mortise BEFORE you cut the arch.
It's starting to look like something. #Kathismata It's starting to look like something. #Kathismata #ByzantineCatholic
#WoodShavings make everything look #artisinal #WoodShavings make everything look #artisinal
Just finished putting the fifth and final coat of Just finished putting the fifth and final coat of #Polyacrylic onto the base of the #Kathismata.
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