Kentucky

I really caught the woodworking bug a few years ago. I even took some classes at the Kelly Mehler school of Woodworking. Dovetails by hand, and a Blanket Chest (which I never finished) I even went to WWIA in 2011. Unfortunately, stuff has just been on hold since. I remodeled the basement, so everything from there was in the garage. Then it was time to do upstairs, ripped out all the carpets and got hardwood flooring put in. So all the furniture from the bedrooms and dining room were in the garage. What better to do with no furniture in the rooms but to paint each room and then put on new baseboards. The wife and I were basically living in the basement for quite some time.

Now that all the remodeling is done (for now), I have been cleaning up the garage little by little and that has in turn gotten me back to woodworking. It is nice having space again. The Dodge was moved out to a self storage locker and that has really given me room to move.

Today, I used a sheet of 1/4" plywood and cut out the shape of my home state, Kentucky. It was a fun little project, and I have more plans for it, but it gave me something to do on a Sunday afternoon and made me feel like I actually accomplished something. Even if I never finished the project that I have planned, I could paint it UK Blue and then hang it on the wall in my basement.

As I get more and more of the garage cleaned up and organized, I hope to be able to complete more little projects that will eventually get me back on the path I wanted a few years ago. This one is on hold until I get some more lumber.