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neb
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# Posted: 3 Feb 2019 14:05
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Just curious what you do to be creative at the cabin. Building,crafts, art work etc. would like to see your projects and creations with some photos.
Thanks
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fiftyfifty
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# Posted: 3 Feb 2019 14:46
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We have a big plastic bin full of supplies for the sorts of simple classic crafts that you might do at a summer camp: loops for potholders, yarn for loom knitting, embroidery floss for bracelets, cord for macrame, acrylics for painted rocks, razor blades to chip carve scraps of lumber. These crafts are popular with kids and adults alike, and are quick enough that guests finish a project and take it home with them. I printed off some copies of basic instructions. We also have a how-to book for fancy hair braiding that is popular.
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hattie
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# Posted: 3 Feb 2019 17:56
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Here's one I'm working on right now. The towels below are for us but I'm also making some for the kids for part of the Christmas gifts next year. 
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manny
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# Posted: 3 Feb 2019 18:34
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Nice job hattie.
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neb
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# Posted: 3 Feb 2019 19:06
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Those are great, Hattie!
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hattie
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# Posted: 3 Feb 2019 20:32
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Thank you.
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neb
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# Posted: 5 Feb 2019 20:05
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I make a few knives for around the place. I have made many through the years. Here is one I finished a few months ago.
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fiftyfifty
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# Posted: 5 Feb 2019 20:25
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What do you use that one for, neb?
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neb
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# Posted: 5 Feb 2019 20:51 - Edited by: neb
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A skinning knife for big game. These work well for chopping vegetables also.
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Rory
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# Posted: 5 Feb 2019 21:41
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That's an awesome knife neb. How long does it take you to make something like that?
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neb
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# Posted: 5 Feb 2019 22:38 - Edited by: neb
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About 8 to 10 hours. The wood I use is just found wood. This was made from wood from a pallet. Carved and file out the handle.
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Gary O
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# Posted: 6 Feb 2019 09:09 - Edited by: Gary O
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I always thought I’d spend a lot of time in the shop during winter
And I have
Butchering wood
Made some hutches and jelly cupboards
Even sold some
Now making live edge framed stuff from some of the pics I’ve taken
We’ll see if they sell
Hey, it keeps me off the street
Yeah, right
I just like go out to the shop to turn up the tunes to dull these voices in my head
Juuuus' kidding
The only head I listen to is Portishead
..and it's loud
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neb
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# Posted: 6 Feb 2019 10:08 - Edited by: neb
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Beautiful stuff! Wow thanks for sharing your creations and great pictures.
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old243
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# Posted: 6 Feb 2019 11:38
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I make long handled shoe horns give them to anyone that can't still reach their feet, if I visit someone I usually leave one so it will be there for my use as well. Just completing a dozen, oak, maple cherry. Also boot jacks to get your boots off.
I build bird houses and feeders ,and donate them to the hospital where my daughter works, in the long term wing. They sell or raffle them off , to buy craft supplies for the patients.
I am by no means a trim carpenter, most of the bird houses are made from old barn board and salvaged boards. The more rustic the better.
Just passing time in the workshop. old243
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neb
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# Posted: 6 Feb 2019 16:17
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Very interesting old243. That is very kind and I would bet you have touched many hearts. Thank you for your generosity.
I would love to see some of your item you build. Those long shoe horns sound very interesting.
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old243
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# Posted: 6 Feb 2019 20:14
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I shape the long handled shoe horns, from a piece of clear hardwood. I have a sawmill so have all kinds of shorter cull lumber. Cut or plane to about 3/4 inch thick. Make them 26 inches long and about 1 3/4 inches wide. The horn end is about 5 inches long and the handle end about 4-5 inches long in between remove down to about an inch in width. I do a lot of the shaping on a band saw . . Rounding the underside of the horn to thin it down on the sides and bottom, tapering the tip to thin so it will slip into the back of a shoe or boot . Shape the handle so it feels good to hold. The narrow part, I usually just round off, but you can get creative here if you wish. I then go to my belt sander , and form the inside curved part on the end of the sander Then smooth every thing up. The most important part is the horn end . None of them end up identical. I have 80 grit paper on my sander so quite easy to shape. Probably less than an hour in each one. I don't put a finish on mine, but you can fancy them up if you like. Handy and a welcome gift to fellow seniors. old243
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old243
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# Posted: 6 Feb 2019 20:21
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I forgot to mention , bore a hole in the handle. Put a loop of leather lace or cord through it , to hang it up. I have never figured out hove to post pictures , so hope my directions help.old243
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neb
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# Posted: 6 Feb 2019 20:25
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Beautiful! You explained it very well. That would be an interesting project for me.
Thanks old243.
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neb
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# Posted: 6 Feb 2019 20:29 - Edited by: neb
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I do a little carving and give some away for charity and sell a few.
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hueyjazz
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# Posted: 7 Feb 2019 11:44
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Presently cataloging and scanning family photographs I have dating back to 1900. I got my 90 something uncle helping me match these to family tree. I've got some real classics. beach, sledding and various activities. I wish I had grandpa's car still. It's almost an Amish buggy. I would fit in better at cabin
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silverwaterlady
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# Posted: 7 Feb 2019 22:25 - Edited by: silverwaterlady
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I take roadside finds and refurbish them for the cabin.
I love decorating my cabin and have done it on a shoestring by going to old fashioned country auctions, thrift stores and the last day of estate sales when everything is half off.
I bake really good pies and other baked items. I have not yet mastered bread and will be teaching myself the art of making bread. I wish my Grandma was here to teach me the art of bread baking.
I’ve tried it a few times and had poor results.
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skootamattaschmidty
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# Posted: 8 Feb 2019 07:37
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A couple years ago my kids got me a wood burning tool for Christmas. We enjoy burning signs for the various buildings etc around the property. My nieces really enjoy burning signs they can take home. I also use as much stuff off the land to build various things such as shelves, coat hangers etc.
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hattie
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# Posted: 9 Feb 2019 01:06 - Edited by: hattie
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Quoting: silverwaterlady I bake really good pies and other baked items. I have not yet mastered bread and will be teaching myself the art of making bread. I wish my Grandma was here to teach me the art of bread baking. I’ve tried it a few times and had poor results.
I have found the absolute best way to get bread to rise is to put it in a greased bowl in a COLD oven. Place a pan of hot water in the bottom of the oven. Cover the bread dough with a clean dish towel and close the oven door (keep the oven turned OFF). The moisture and heat from the pan of hot water is perfect for getting the bread to rise. I do this for the first rise and also for the second rise when the dough is in the bread pan(s). Works every time!
Good luck! Making bread from scratch is as much a science as an art and it is very rewarding.
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creeky
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# Posted: 9 Feb 2019 11:40
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I cook. Its the curse of off grid. I do wild harvest, I spend hours fussing over prep. I enjoy the results.
And I do art. Hopefully my food tastes better than my drawings.
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silverwaterlady
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# Posted: 9 Feb 2019 12:39
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Thanks so much Hattie. I will follow your advice.
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hattie
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# Posted: 10 Feb 2019 13:25 - Edited by: hattie
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You are welcome silverwaterlady. Best of luck. There is something very therapeutic about making bread.
creeky: Love your cartoon!!!!  
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Gary O
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# Posted: 11 Feb 2019 11:01
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Quoting: creeky And I do art.
Love it
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creeky
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# Posted: 11 Feb 2019 11:12
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aw shucks.
Thx for the bread making stories. I remember very fondly the farm kitchen with my grandma baking bread.
We were wheat farmers. The drum of wheat was in the "boys" bedroom. Funny how I can still remember the colour of the cardboard drum, the big metal sifter and older dish towel on top of the flour.
My grandfather had worked in the Robin Hood mill and when we ground our wheat he always had it (at my grandmother's insistence) double ground.
Boy, that bread, those buns, had such amazing texture.
You bakers are providing many wonderful memories for your family too I'm sure.
(did I also mention I do a bit of writing?)
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Cowracer
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# Posted: 11 Feb 2019 13:38
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I convert the finer Rums and Bourbons into urine.
Does that count?
Tim
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justincasei812
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# Posted: 12 Feb 2019 07:31
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First of all I commend anyone who has any creative/ artistic ability and uses it for enjoyment. With that said, I have NONE. I really wish I did but not a stitch. In my younger years I studied to be a chef and I could get the mechanical's of it with no issues but when it came to flare of how it looked at plating it was never going to happen for me. I can do some raw/ basic carpentry (built a chicken coop and run, etc.) and other small things and so far I haven't killed myself cutting down any trees. I can turn a wrench and stop a leaky faucet type of things but to be creative is very hard for my brain to do.
Enjoy the way you work as a person set no limits and enjoy the peace though I am sure it can be frustrating at times.
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