5th August 2025
Back to the Byron Center for more woodworking with John. This was the final gluing together of the two sections that make the kitchen island top.
Whilst we were there John was distracted by another customer who wanted a plank of walnut.
That left me alone to do the final assembly. I could hear them muttering downstairs, finally emerging with the piece of lumber.
For me this was going to be a short day, but as always I got distracted by a piece of white oak that John had in his scrap bin. This would be ideal for another project that has been spinning around in my head, so I asked him if I could have it. The first job was to cut it through the middle to half the thickness, then run it through the planer to get it to the thickness I needed.
Once that was done John started on the sanding the island top, even though there were clamps still in place,he wanted to show me what the finish would look like, the beech was so smooth, it will be perfect when it’s finished.
I spent a bit of time helping him look for keys to the workshop, he put them down somewhere. I engaged my super powers and worked my way through the workshop. He didn’t help much trying to recall his movements that day, but I carried on regardless. He wandered back downstairs, and gave a squeal of delight when he found them.
That was a good time to close up the shop and head for home.
Another Lifetime to go 