Today was one of those days where I was busy all day, but at quitting time, it didn’t feel like much had been accomplished. With the crew working at the Hazelnut Inn, my job was to keep things moving in the shop. I returned emails, answered messages, made several important phone calls, designed two new projects, added the edge grain and texture to two signs, designed some cutting files, set up and ran the plasma cutter for six custom brackets, ground the cut pieces, ran to the hardware store for bolts, and welded up a custom pallet and finished welding four of the six brackets. Now that I think about all I managed to do, I understand why I am a bit tuckered. The good news is there is still plenty to do tomorrow. Stay tuned…
Concepts to projects
Two years and ten months ago, I went to my doctor for a checkup. I was referred to the local hospital for a heart stress test. I wasn’t worried, and the treadmill test went super well (or so I thought). The doctors thought otherwise and immediately sent me to the Cardiac Care Unit for more tests. I wasn’t allowed to go home and was confined to bed until they figured out what was going on with my heart. That was on a Friday. The following Wednesday, after a battery of tests and an extensive angiogram, it was determined that I needed immediate bypass surgery, and the wait ended up being about two weeks. In that time, I was confined to the cardiac unit floor with strict instructions to take it easy - not an easy thing for me. Since I don’t watch TV and couldn’t go anywhere, when I didn’t have visitors, I filled those days sketching and designing, dreaming up future projects, rather than dwelling on my current circumstances. Thankfully, the surgery went well, and my recovery was remarkable. It wasn’t long until I was back to full speed.
This morning, the first of those many concept drawings I did during my three-week hospital stay was approved as a project for Vala’s Pumpkin Patch. (along with a few others) We are excited to start building this fun feature. Stay tuned…
Three more signs for Downey's Farm
Our ShopSabre CNC router has been very busy for the last three days, carving the many components for three new signs we are creating. Today we began the task of fitting the pieces, welding the internal steel structures and then laminating the layers to encase them. One sign was assembled today, and tomorrow we will do the other two. Then we can get to hand-detailing the Precision Board sign faces and start the sculpting process on the tractor and mascot. Stay tuned to watch these signs come together…
