KJRjr
@kjrjr.bsky.social
Amateur woodworker/maker. Not particularly good at either. I like nerdy stuff, writing, amateur theatre, bird watching, and kindness. Married for over 30 years to my favorite person in the world. He/Him
Here is my latest board. I made it for a charity auction. It's edge grain and made of walnut, Brazillian cherry, and maple. #woodworking #cuttingboards
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Here is my latest board. I made it for a charity auction. It's edge grain and made of walnut, Brazillian cherry, and maple. #woodworking #cuttingboards
At 58, I had never traveled out of North America until this summer. My wife and I visited friends in the UK. We were in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Inverness, London and a day trip to Paris. I loved it all but these are the things that choked me up upon seeing them with my own eyes. #travel #UK #Paris
August 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
All the world will be your enemy. Prince with a thousand enemies, and if they catch you, they will kill you, but first...they must catch you. #TickfawStatePark #Rabbits #WathershipDown
July 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
All the world will be your enemy. Prince with a thousand enemies, and if they catch you, they will kill you, but first...they must catch you. #TickfawStatePark #Rabbits #WathershipDown
My first attempt at a guitar. It is made of Spalted Brazillian Cherry. The friend I am making it with is doing the wiring. The I didn't make the neck. #telecaster #electricguitars #luthier #guitar #woodworking
July 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
My first attempt at a guitar. It is made of Spalted Brazillian Cherry. The friend I am making it with is doing the wiring. The I didn't make the neck. #telecaster #electricguitars #luthier #guitar #woodworking
Maple, ash, and padauk cutting board I made recently. My first attempt at handles. Mostly happy with it.
June 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Maple, ash, and padauk cutting board I made recently. My first attempt at handles. Mostly happy with it.
My second attempt at a chessboard and pieces. The board squares are 2x2 (ish). The black pieces are walnut and the white ones are black Limba. The border is also black limba. The pieces were made from the off cuts. I am mostly happy with how it turned out...mostly. #woodworking #Chess #MakeStuff
June 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
My second attempt at a chessboard and pieces. The board squares are 2x2 (ish). The black pieces are walnut and the white ones are black Limba. The border is also black limba. The pieces were made from the off cuts. I am mostly happy with how it turned out...mostly. #woodworking #Chess #MakeStuff
Our camper has very little counter space so I used some leftover Black Limba and Nogal from a project to make this board/tray. The handles serve to keep it from falling in the sink when it is in counter space mode.
April 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Our camper has very little counter space so I used some leftover Black Limba and Nogal from a project to make this board/tray. The handles serve to keep it from falling in the sink when it is in counter space mode.
My wife's Jumper being oh so photogenic. #jumpingspiders
My little regal jumping spider, Araña
#jumpingspider
#jumpingspider
April 2, 2025 at 2:37 AM
My wife's Jumper being oh so photogenic. #jumpingspiders
Here is the Padauk and Maple board I mentioned in my previous post the pictudes of it didn't upload. I am still learding to do de ent jui e grooves. Any ideas on creating a better jig for that purpose will be appreciated. #woodworking #cuttingboards
March 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Here is the Padauk and Maple board I mentioned in my previous post the pictudes of it didn't upload. I am still learding to do de ent jui e grooves. Any ideas on creating a better jig for that purpose will be appreciated. #woodworking #cuttingboards
Two boards I made over the Mardi Gras break. One is a commission for a friend and is made from a combination of Brazillian Cherry, Black Limba, and Maple. The other is for a charity auction for a school where I used to teach. It is made from Padauk and Maple.
March 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Two boards I made over the Mardi Gras break. One is a commission for a friend and is made from a combination of Brazillian Cherry, Black Limba, and Maple. The other is for a charity auction for a school where I used to teach. It is made from Padauk and Maple.
I live in Greater NOLA. Since Epiphany we have been celebrating like this. It has been steadily building and on Tuesday it will reach a crescendo while much of the rest of the world celebrates with...pancakes. #muses #MardiGras #NOLA
February 28, 2025 at 5:06 AM
I live in Greater NOLA. Since Epiphany we have been celebrating like this. It has been steadily building and on Tuesday it will reach a crescendo while much of the rest of the world celebrates with...pancakes. #muses #MardiGras #NOLA
A couple of months ago my daughter and her friend found her wandering the streets abandoned and scared. She seems to be doing better.
February 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
A couple of months ago my daughter and her friend found her wandering the streets abandoned and scared. She seems to be doing better.
This is my daughter's cat Groovy. He has no sense of propriety or decorum. #orangecatbehavior
January 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This is my daughter's cat Groovy. He has no sense of propriety or decorum. #orangecatbehavior
In the late 80' I saw Peter, Paul and Mary live at the Saenger in NOLA. I saw them again in the late 90's that time I had a backstage pass and got to meet them. When I told them how much their music meant to me, Peter gave me a hug. My kids have gotten tired of hearing about it over the years. #PPM
Peter Yarrow, folk singer of Peter, Paul and Mary fame, dies at 86
Noel Paul Stookey, 87, is the last surviving member of the group; Mary Travers was 72 when she died in 2009.
www.nbcnews.com
January 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
In the late 80' I saw Peter, Paul and Mary live at the Saenger in NOLA. I saw them again in the late 90's that time I had a backstage pass and got to meet them. When I told them how much their music meant to me, Peter gave me a hug. My kids have gotten tired of hearing about it over the years. #PPM
I once spent 14 hours working craft service for a movie that was shot in my hometown. Colin Farrell's stock just went way up with me.
Colin Farrell thanking Carolina in craft services and her thoughtfulness in his #GoldenGlobes acceptance speech is your wholesome moment of the evening.
January 6, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I once spent 14 hours working craft service for a movie that was shot in my hometown. Colin Farrell's stock just went way up with me.
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A little tip from someone born and raised here in Southeast Louisiana.
NO KING CAKE BEFORE TWELFTH NIGHT.
NO "XMAS" KING CAKE. NO "NEW YEAR" KING CAKE.
NO KING CAKE. PERIOD.
Partaking in King Cake outside its appointed time is how you get bad things in 2025.
Thank you. 😘
NO KING CAKE BEFORE TWELFTH NIGHT.
NO "XMAS" KING CAKE. NO "NEW YEAR" KING CAKE.
NO KING CAKE. PERIOD.
Partaking in King Cake outside its appointed time is how you get bad things in 2025.
Thank you. 😘
December 31, 2024 at 12:17 PM
A little tip from someone born and raised here in Southeast Louisiana.
NO KING CAKE BEFORE TWELFTH NIGHT.
NO "XMAS" KING CAKE. NO "NEW YEAR" KING CAKE.
NO KING CAKE. PERIOD.
Partaking in King Cake outside its appointed time is how you get bad things in 2025.
Thank you. 😘
NO KING CAKE BEFORE TWELFTH NIGHT.
NO "XMAS" KING CAKE. NO "NEW YEAR" KING CAKE.
NO KING CAKE. PERIOD.
Partaking in King Cake outside its appointed time is how you get bad things in 2025.
Thank you. 😘
Charcuterie board I made for my Homeroom's Room Mom for Christmas. Maple, Blood Wood, and Walnut. #woodworking
December 20, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Charcuterie board I made for my Homeroom's Room Mom for Christmas. Maple, Blood Wood, and Walnut. #woodworking
I was saddened to hear of the passing of Nikki Giovanni. Her poetry meant a lot to me through the years this one especially resonates with me as I think about the things we do and accept out of fear.
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#NikkiGiovanni #Poetry #Allowables
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#NikkiGiovanni #Poetry #Allowables
ALLOWABLES: POEM BY NIKKI GIOVANNI | Artistic Antidote For a Pandemic
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December 11, 2024 at 3:45 PM
I was saddened to hear of the passing of Nikki Giovanni. Her poetry meant a lot to me through the years this one especially resonates with me as I think about the things we do and accept out of fear.
artistic.umn.edu/allowables-p...
#NikkiGiovanni #Poetry #Allowables
artistic.umn.edu/allowables-p...
#NikkiGiovanni #Poetry #Allowables
This is one of the first things I made. At the time I was still buying hardwood at the big boxes so it is oak and poplar. I made the pieces on my table saw. #woodworking #Chess
November 29, 2024 at 3:15 PM
This is one of the first things I made. At the time I was still buying hardwood at the big boxes so it is oak and poplar. I made the pieces on my table saw. #woodworking #Chess
@thomaslennon.bsky.social I am so glad you are on BlueSky! You were very kind to me when I sent you pictures of my dogs Ronan and Siobhan named after your characters. Here is an updated pic for you. They still love you! Ronan is the brindle one.
November 28, 2024 at 10:07 PM
@thomaslennon.bsky.social I am so glad you are on BlueSky! You were very kind to me when I sent you pictures of my dogs Ronan and Siobhan named after your characters. Here is an updated pic for you. They still love you! Ronan is the brindle one.
I have an embarassing number of cats. The orange one is Groovy. The others are Alphonsus and Algernon. They are foster fails because Algernon had some serious health problems. Now they have been completely corrupted by the little orange bastard who taught them to cat.
November 27, 2024 at 3:16 PM
I have an embarassing number of cats. The orange one is Groovy. The others are Alphonsus and Algernon. They are foster fails because Algernon had some serious health problems. Now they have been completely corrupted by the little orange bastard who taught them to cat.
This was one of the first boards I made. It is Padauk, Sepele, and Maple. I think my shop is still tinged a light pink from the Padauk. #woodworking #cuttingboards
November 27, 2024 at 2:33 PM
This was one of the first boards I made. It is Padauk, Sepele, and Maple. I think my shop is still tinged a light pink from the Padauk. #woodworking #cuttingboards
A board I made a couple of years ago. Pretty sure it is walnut and ash.
November 27, 2024 at 2:25 PM
A board I made a couple of years ago. Pretty sure it is walnut and ash.
I made this DM screen for my son. The panels attatch with strong magnets. The steel bars along the top work with some resin casted some DD dice embeded with magnets I made to hold notes. I got the idea from Skill Tree. #woodworking #DungeonsAndDragons
November 27, 2024 at 4:03 AM
I made this DM screen for my son. The panels attatch with strong magnets. The steel bars along the top work with some resin casted some DD dice embeded with magnets I made to hold notes. I got the idea from Skill Tree. #woodworking #DungeonsAndDragons
A fish scaling board I made as a door prize for a Father/Son Fishing Rodeo. I had never made anythink like this before. Aligning and calibrating the lasered fish measure was the hardest part. #woodworking
November 27, 2024 at 3:49 AM
A fish scaling board I made as a door prize for a Father/Son Fishing Rodeo. I had never made anythink like this before. Aligning and calibrating the lasered fish measure was the hardest part. #woodworking