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Cherry iPad Stand

This is a stand for the iPad2, made from Cherry. That is, the stand is made from cherry. Not the iPad.

I had previously made, and deployed, a very similar stand for the original iPad, but the iPad 2 has buttons on the side that made the old stand problematic. This new one addresses that by having a shorter support piece. The switch just hangs over empty space now.

The joinery is stop-routed mortises and offset tenons. Offset because I routed the mortises in the wrong place. But you’d never know that, so I’m not sure why I mention it.

The iPad belongs to my wife. Actually so does the stand, as soon as she pays me for the wood.

Grape Futures

Our grape vine takes over more of our little patio every year, providing shade for sitting, and shelter for barbecuing in the rain (up to a point). Looks like we’re in for a bumper crop this year, prompting the eventual debate: “Jam or Jelly?”

We Stand For Plants

These are some outdoor plant stands, just made out of contruction lumber and pine shelf boards from Home Depot. They still need to be painted – my wife will take over from here. She doesn’t hate painting.

A single coat of Benjamin Moore’s highest quality outdoor paint, should stand up to weather and watering for a couple of years at least…

Just Some Garden Kitsch

Our Lady of the Photoshop Filters

Hiding in the Hostas

Chipmunk Stuffs His Tiny Face With Peanuts

Lynda feeds our resident chippie some organic local peanuts. Chipmunk is some kind of health nut snob apparently. Although he did let me scritch on his little teeny head, so I shouldn’t mock him. Or her. The music is from my CD “Gravitas” (available on iTunes etc., see www.rgdaniel.com/gravitas for info).

YouTube video URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj4eXSdDmas

Chillin’ by the pond

Steamy hot day here at Barkwhistle, bullfrogs are in full voice, dogs are moving kinda slow.

Yes, those are the Muskoka Chairs I built, lurking in the background.

Roofer Madness

Due to some minor water infiltration in the sunroom and garage, we decided to deal with it now before the complete economic collapse of Western capitalism. Sorry, just watched “Inside Job“.

Fountain Pen

Fountain Pen, originally uploaded by rgdaniel.

I just made five of these beauties. One has gone to my wife, who is sophisticated enough to actually use it properly, I expect. Two are going off in the mail to my sister, who has a buyer for one already. Leaving two to have for sale here. I won’t be using one myself, I’m not optimistic I would manage it without making a big mess.

I”ve just learned that you can install either the cartridge, for the self-contained thing, or else this little pumpy thing, which draws up ink from an inkwell, for that traditional writing experience.

The wood is Bethlehem Holy Land olive wood (certificate of authenticity included), the pen style is "Sedona" (same as the Rollerball pens I’m so fond of) and it’s gold plating.

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Two Dogs, One Chair

Two Dogs, One Chair, originally uploaded by rgdaniel.

You do the math.

Ducklings in our Pond

(Large size on Flickr, click here)

In past years our local mallards have had only unsuccesful attempts at nesting by our little pond. This year we had seen only drakes, but clearly mom was well hidden, even from the dogs. We’ll have to keep an eye on the dogs with seven little ducklings waddling around… could be trouble…