15th September 2021
Bonk! Another walnut hit the road. A lone squirrel darted from Larry’s yard and grabbed it, holding in its “hands” ran off into the woodlands. The dropping walnuts were the bane of our lives when we lived next door. The driveway and the truck would be covered in them along with a black stain that oozes out of the split nut. Hitting them with the lawn mower was a pleasure in itself. The sound was ear shattering, and lord knows what damage it did to the blade.
I managed to rescue a small tree shoot that had sprung up amongst the stones of the front berm. I potted it and watered it daily along with some Japanese maples. Kelli was horrified when she discovered what it was.
“Do you want another walnut tree around dropping the nuts everywhere” she exclaimed.
I could see her point, but I didn’t have the nerve to let it die, so does anyone want a walnut tree?
Action in the garage was brisk. I had the mid century top coated, and the underside of the dining table finished in other first hour.
I had to have my daily scrape, these were drawer fronts from old Pinky.
But today was the day that I had to attempt veneer top two, the second attempt.
I cut the piece out of the roll and set it on a flat surface to apply the adhesive. I then covered to top surface and allowed them both to dry then did a second coat just to make sure.
Once that was dry I set about fusing them together. It was nerve wracking, I did a little each time, smoothing the area with a wooden block, I took my time making sure to cover all the surface. When it was done I looked carefully against the light to see if there were any bubbles, so far there were none, I may have cracked it this time.
Another Lifetime to go 