Mother Nature Rules

Mother Nature seems to be on a different schedule than the one I have been trying to make. As a New Years Resolution I have been trying to make a schedule and keep to it. It seems that whenever it is time to work on my own projects a big storm comes through and knocks the power out for 4 to 5 days. Last week a whopper came through, we received 12 inches of rain in 48 hours. The creek was flowing higher than I had ever scene it, the volume was so great that the culvert that goes under the county road was tweaked and the water was restricted. When we got down to the creek to see what was happening the creek was backing up at a rapid rate. Becky went to tell the neighbors and I went to fetch Oliver so that he could see this rare event. By the time we got back to the creek near the culvert the creek level was so high that it started flowing over the road. What was a creek seemed now to be a lake. We watched in awe at the mighty power of nature and water.

East Mill Creek

We try to live a self sustainable life here on our humble homestead. The only utility that we don't manage ourselves is power. We take care of our own water, waste and fuel. This time I couldn't wait another 4 days to get back to work so I cleaned the bench on the north wall where the lathe lives. That bench has the best light in the shop, it sits under a window but was covered in a thick layer of dust and bat shit. I unbolted the lathe and moved it out of the way and cleared the bench so that I could use it to sand the parts to the curly maple kitchen I am building for the Yellow House. The last I worked on this project was August 3, 2014. I made a To Do List on that day so that I would know where I left off.

Reclaimed work space.

With the aid of fossil fuel and a generator I was able to sand the parts under natural light and Becky helped by applying the first coat of shellac. Last night the power came back on and our candle lit evenings came to an end. (It was out from Thursday to Monday) Today all the parts were sanded and a second coat was applied, then the face frames were glued up. My goal is to get a few of the carcasses installed and out of the shop to make room for the rest of the cabinets.

320 sanding after second coat.