What a day!

[EBorraga]

Well guys, i had a blast! Thanks Mike, for having us over! The food was great and people were better!

And that Chicken! Thats some crazy stuff!!!

And im sorry guys. I took all the Peaches!!!!!

 

[EBorraga]

Almost forgot the best picture!! Only in Indiana!!

I had to snap a picture

 

[mark james]

I'll add a few pictures tomorrow.

Mike: Thanks for hosting, and the demo on the X Carve - very cool!
Ernie: Awesome watch blank demo and companionship (but you do snore a bit).
Chuck: A great Kitless demo with a short list plan - very cool.

Pens are very fun, pen projects with a challenge are better. Projects that need collaboration with friends are the best.

Friends will outlive our projects. In the end, we will have both friends and projects, sometimes together, sometimes separate. Personally, I'll choose friends!

Everyone can choose.

Great weekend buddies! I made nothing, and had a great time with friends.

 

[MRDucks2]

It was a good day. Thanks to Chuck, Mark, Mike, Mike, Dan, Ronnie, Ernie for coming to the meeting. Missed those who couldn't make it.

We continue to see new faces and be an informal chapter following a loose plan and sharing great information, techniques and stories.

I appreciate every one of you.


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[mark james]

Thank you again for hosting Mike.

 

[magpens]

Thanks for all the pics, Ernie and Mark ... they almost make me feel like a participant in your fun get together with all the others present.

Wow ! . What a fantastic shop !!

 

[skiprat]

You guys have way too much fun at your little soirees.....but I'm jealous. Good to see that healthy food and drink......you lot are gonna be dead before me, for sure!!!
Whose is the cool workshop with the little CNC router? ..very neat place.

 

[mark james]

You guys have way too much fun at your little soirees.....but I'm jealous. Good to see that healthy food and drink......you lot are gonna be dead before me, for sure!!!
Whose is the cool workshop with the little CNC router? ..very neat place.

Hi Steven, The shop was in Indiana at Mike Drake's (MRDucks2). He is exploring the X Carve System and did a nice demo. (I hope he corrects any of my comments). He has a bunch of potential projects, so this was a "hopefully I can do" type demo.

Healthy food? Nowhere to be seen.
Drink? If you look at the earlier pickies you may notice that the bottle of Johnny Drum (Bourbon) was still unopened. It did get opened after a monumental effort from Chuck (fiesty waxed top), but to be brutally honest, at the end of the evening there were only 3 shots missing from the bottle. Needing to drive to a hotel and silly things like responsibility and health precluded more imbibing. But, we had a great time nontheless (Ernie still snores, slightly less than my wife!!! He's been a guest at our house, so I have been able to compare the level of snoring).

It was a great weekend for me. I'm home for 3 days before going back to my in-laws on Wednesday. Still working out trying to get to the Ohio Chapter Meeting this Saturday; its one I don't want to miss. Just more miles on the Subaru.

 

[Dalecamino]

More pics!

 

[MRDucks2]

Hey, I changed shirts in that last one. It must have been from Monday before the meeting. Lol


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[MRDucks2]

Thanks for the compliments on the shop. It is not as well organized and laid out as some and not exclusively for wood working, but it accomplishes everything we need to get done.


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[Chief TomaToe]

It was an awesome time for sure. I'm already looking forward to the next one. Thanks again Mike for the wonderful accomodations in the shop!