I like how it came out. Large enough to stash a large ball in there, or two smaller balls, plus my knitting when I'm not working on it. The little bar in the front is to hold my phone, nice if I want to watch something while knitting.
Steps are mostly shown in the pictures.
The starting board was a scrap leftover from the deep jambs in the house's windows and doors. The light color is hickory, and the dark, mahogany.
I cut the board into four pieces, to create a rectangle. I then glued them together, unclamped several hours later and gave everything a good sanding, softening up all the corners and edges.
I drew a curve for the yarn feed then cut out using a jigsaw. I sanded that cutout very well, as the yarn will make contact along the entire groove, and you certainly don't want to snag the yarn.
I then cut out the bottom piece, extending at the front by a couple inches to provide a ledge for my phone, and a couple knitting needles. Glued that to the box, and also the small stick for holding the phone back.
Lastly, I applied a coat of wax/tung oil blend, and put four cushion feet under the bottom of the box.
Functional, a relatively easy project, and ties in nicely with all the woodwork.
Vanessa virginiences, or American Lady on Liatrus Spicata, or Button Snakewort.
Both Native
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
Cool! I've never noticed galls on staghorn sumac. Location: SE NH.
Melaphis rhois on Rhus typhina
https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1112
Happy garden with all the heat, humidity, and occasional rain.
I made a yummy zucchini chocolate bread for my sister's visit. Going to air fry some of what I just picked.
