Fleabit
Member
Ok. WHO shipped Murphy back to the States!? Had the day off and went out to the shop and it started. Two pens that I had already finished had to be redone when I found I had forgotten to trim one end of four different barrels. Trim, resand (since the parts didnt fit now), refinish! Ok...all done. Now since I was in the shop I would start on two laminated pens for customers. Pen one: squaring up the face caused a catch and BLAM!...delamination. Oh well, glue it back up and let it set. Pen 2: 3/4 of the way to completion and my chisel starts jumping. Resharpen...still jumping. Layed my hand on the headstock of my Shopsmith.....WOW! HOT! Go to oil it and find that I have sheard a retainer.....75.00 dollars in damage and a week downtime! Not done! He was having fun! Went to assemble the pencil that I had redone earlier....stuck the centerband in the wrong end....tweaked it...got things to mate up....squeezed the parts togather...........mmmmm the clip is on the table!! DOH!! Went downstairs..found the handgun and preceded to chase Murphy all over the house!!! I have since filed a vandalism charge with the local and state police!!
If you find or see Murphy....PLEASE SHOOT ON SIGHT!!
If you find or see Murphy....PLEASE SHOOT ON SIGHT!!