http://opaspens.com/index.php?page=opa-s-blog Feed for Opas Blog 2011 by Tony Rozendaal CGFeedMaker 1.0.15 on CMS Made Simple opa@opaspens.com handmadepens@omanopa.com (Anthony Rozendaal) Feed for Opas Blog http://opaspens.com/index.php?page=opa-s-blog http://opaspens.com/uploads/CGFeedMaker/tn_Pen357.JPG http://opaspens.com/opas-blog/walnut-log.html A coworker had seen a natural edge walnut bowl that I had made and asked if he brought me a 'piece of wood' whether I could make some pens and a bowl from it. I carpool with another... Sun, 13 May 2012 06:57:00 -0500 http://opaspens.com/opas-blog/walnut-log.html http://opaspens.com/opas-blog/spring-pen-swap-pen.html I don't blog about my pen making very often, but this was a special pen for me.  I made this pen to participate in the Spring Pen Swap for a forum that I frequent, The Pen Shop. ... Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:18:00 -0500 http://opaspens.com/opas-blog/spring-pen-swap-pen.html http://opaspens.com/opas-blog/elm-trees.html We had four large elm trees taken down about a month ago, along with some apple trees, some junipers (red ceders) and a spruce tree. From the elms, I asked the tree service to leave everything over 8... Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:10:00 -0500 http://opaspens.com/opas-blog/elm-trees.html http://opaspens.com/opas-blog/natural-edge-sycamore-bowl.html Sycamore that is cut on the quarter-grain has a lovely lacy figure in it.  When turned, it takes some thinking to make that lace display. I had rough turned a number of sycamore bowls and had very little success... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:11:00 -0600 http://opaspens.com/opas-blog/natural-edge-sycamore-bowl.html http://opaspens.com/opas-blog/cherry-natural-edge-bowl-II.html Here is another natural edge cherry bowl. I rough turned this one between Christmas and the new year (if I recall correctly). It sat in the house for about 6 weeks and I cleaned the bottom up and sanded... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:04:00 -0600 http://opaspens.com/opas-blog/cherry-natural-edge-bowl-II.html http://opaspens.com/opas-blog/salt-and-pepper-mills.html For her birthday, my youngest daughter wanted a set of salt and pepper mills.  I selected some walnut and cherry to make them out of. Normally. I don't go in much for the coves and... Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:27:00 -0600 http://opaspens.com/opas-blog/salt-and-pepper-mills.html http://opaspens.com/opas-blog/new-family-member.html We have a new family member here on the place. On December 16, Sassy came to live with us. Sassy is a miniature Golden Doodle - her mother is a full size Golden Retriever,... Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:40:00 -0600 http://opaspens.com/opas-blog/new-family-member.html http://opaspens.com/opas-blog/large-spalted-sycamore-bowl.html I was able to get a considerable amount of sycamore wood back in October.  I rough turned a number of bowls from it and have a few more to rough turn while the wood is green.  I started one... Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:01:00 -0600 http://opaspens.com/opas-blog/large-spalted-sycamore-bowl.html http://opaspens.com/opas-blog/natural-edge-cherry-bowl.html I have been working on a natural edge cherry bowl over the last couple wekends. I git the wood from an arborist near Madison back in October and blogged about that here. Along with the sycamore wood,... Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:10:00 -0600 http://opaspens.com/opas-blog/natural-edge-cherry-bowl.html http://opaspens.com/opas-blog/fall-plowing.html I plowed garden this afternoon with the Oliver.  Actually, I did some other stuff as well with it, but the big deal for me was plowing the garden. It took longer to get ready to plow the garden... Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:19:00 -0600 http://opaspens.com/opas-blog/fall-plowing.html