Writer. Dog enthusiast. Velociraptor masquerading as a human female.
Tomorrow, my band is competing at the Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Special's band competition. I'm trying really hard not to be nervous, but the thing is, the more I think about not being nervous, the more nervous I become. It's like when someone tells you don't laugh and all of a sudden everything is unbearably... Continue Reading →
Music can be such a force for good in this world. On Friday, the band played at a concert to help raise money to support a local family whose son needs a heart transplant. It was so wonderful to see so many people - mostly high school aged kids - come out to play music... Continue Reading →
I'm finally feeling better, thank goodness. I was getting tired of lying around doing nothing all day. I just hope I don't overdo it and send myself back to my sick bed. It's amazing how when you come out of an illness everything seems so crisp and clear and fresh. Almost like your mind is... Continue Reading →
So, I've been sick for about a week now. Every morning I wake up and try to convince myself that I'm not sick. I'm generally back in bed by noon. I hate being sick. I hate how absolutely useless I become. And when I say useless, I mean useless. If I don't spend the day... Continue Reading →
I've really been enjoying posting everyday this past week and I'd like to continue the trend. Now, I may not always have as interesting a subject as documenting a bow making class, but I shall try and post something thought provoking, or entertaining, or at least something not too trivial or banal everyday. Today's post... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was the last day of my bow making class. I began by adding more varnish to my bow and then my bow was done. Since I finished my bow, I was able to start a second bow. This time I decided to make a flat bow for my brother. Once again, I started with... Continue Reading →
Day four of bow making involved an awful lot of sanding to remove all the tool marks from my bow and round out the edges. Then I raised the grain and added varnish. I also served the string, which means taking a different type of thread from what I used to make the bow string... Continue Reading →
Day three of my bow making class involved a lot of rasping. A rasp is like a nail file on acid. Believe you me, you do not want to file your nails with a rasp. I accidentally ran the rasp over my thumb and it made a big ragged hole right in the middle of... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was the second day of my bow making class. I already had my bow design drawn out on my stave and so I began to shape the bow itself. I am making a flat bow, which has a more defined handle after which the bow flares out before tapering down to the ends. I... Continue Reading →
Hello Everyone! This week I am taking a bow making class at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, an awesome school for woodworking located in Rockport, Maine. Yesterday was the first day of class. After a lecture on the safe handling of equipment and not smoking near the hazardous materials, we began by splitting a log... Continue Reading →
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