re: November turned odds and ends

Thanks again, folks!

Barb, chokecherry typically doesn’t grow huge, but in bosques (basically river bottoms) here, it sometimes grows pretty large. It’s pretty wood though, like most fruitwoods. I’m sure you’ve got some in MO, just a matter of finding it.

Splint, I figure if it’s still in one piece, I can turn it. And if I can’t, I need either more practice or more epoxy. ;-)

Pottz, it’s fun stuff, and nice and hard. I’ve made a few tool handles from it, but most of what I have has so much figure I’m reluctant to use it on a tool only I will use and which will probably go in a $5 box at auction when I’m not around.

Thanks for the well-wishes all! I let my sweetie pick up the 40# bag of salt last time the water softener needed filling (last week), but I’ll probably get the next one in mid-January. Haven’t been on a motorcycle other than to move it from one side of the garage (summer mode) to the other (winter mode) when I poured the annual Sta*BIL into the tanks. And our one snowfall so far was so little that I just waited for it to melt. But I’ll be doing more as time goes on. I almost have gotten the pile of wood I got from the arborist back in March or April sorted and moved to the back of the shop, so I can at least get the BMW out if someone makes an offer on it. I’ll probably post it on the bulletin board at the local auto shop after the first of the year, and when the Harley dealer in town (also the best source of Kawasaki parts, strangely enough) puts up their “We buy used bikes!” sign in the spring, I may head down there to see if they’re interested.