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Lonvick

@lonvick.bsky.social

First part of primer on the "box" of the Little Free Library that I'm making.
#LittleFreeLibrary

A coat of primer on the carcass of a Little Free Library that I'm making.

November 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM

Lonvick

@lonvick.bsky.social

First coat of primer on the shelves and door.
#LittleFreeLibrary

Shelves for a Little Free Library on "painter's points" with a coat of primer.

The front door to a Little Free Library on "painter's points" with a coat of primer.

November 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM

Lonvick

@lonvick.bsky.social

Against all expectations for the weekend, I got the door put together.

Primer goes on everything next weekend.

#LittleFreeLibrary

The frame of a Little Free Library door being glued together.

November 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM

Lonvick

@lonvick.bsky.social

Joints and edges are sealed. A light sanding and it'll be time to prime it.

On to the door.

#LIttleFreeLibrary

The shell of a Little Free Library. I've pushed sealant into the edges and joints.

November 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM

Lonvick

@lonvick.bsky.social

Test fitting the door rails and stiles. Looks good.
#LittleFreeLibrary

The "box" of what will be a Little Free Library with cut wood on the opening. The cut wood will be the door.

November 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM

Lonvick

@lonvick.bsky.social

Still building a Little Free Library. Got the top on and checking the fit of the side posts. The hinges for the door will go into the side posts.
#LittleFreeLibrary

The "box" of a new Little Free Library that I'm building.

November 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM

Lonvick

@lonvick.bsky.social

First day in the shop building another Little Free Library. Construction adhesive and a few screws will hold the box together for a lifetime.
#LittleFreeLibrary

The "box" put together for a Little Free Library. The white on the sides is construction adhesive. That was left over from tightening the screws. But I do smear that into the edges of the plywood to seal them.

November 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM

Lonvick

@lonvick.bsky.social

Getting ready to build another Little Free Library. Rough cutting guide for the hardware store. I was hoping to get all this in a 4x4 sheet of BCX. But all they had were 4x8 sheets of plywood. Might make two.
#littlefreelibrary

Rough cutting guide for a 4x4 sheet of plywood to make a Little Free Library.

November 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM

Lonvick

@lonvick.bsky.social

I finished planking the hull. Now for a little filler and sanding. And then some more sanding. And maybe a bit more sanding. And finally some finishing sanding (like three times). Then I get to see if it's smooth and add some more filler and start sanding again.

#woodshipmodel #shipmodel #Rainbow

A wooden ship model hull on a workboard, mostly coated with filler. Getting ready for sanding when it dries.

I use a discarded credit card for pushing the filler into any seams or gaps, and then scraping it down.

October 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM

Lonvick

@lonvick.bsky.social

#escalator #teleprompter

The "Marked Safe" meme: "Marked Safe From teleprompter operators disabling the escalator Today".

September 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM

Lonvick

@lonvick.bsky.social

I bet a lot of people will be sharing their views of this event today.

Moon passing next to Venus.

Early morning sky with the moon passing next to Venus.

September 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM

Lonvick

@lonvick.bsky.social

No disrespect to the great IT people at my workplace, but this is how I feel each time I delete an obvious phishing test.

Cartoon:

In the first panel, an IT person tells a person behind a desk, "Because you failed the phishing test eight times..."

In the second panel, the IT person continues, "we are replacing your PC with this Etch-a-Sketch."

In the third panel, the person behind the desk says, "I like this delete option!" while shaking the Etch-a-Sketch.

September 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM

Lonvick

@lonvick.bsky.social

Bela?

August 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM

Lonvick

@lonvick.bsky.social

My wife and I finished watching "Black Sails". You could tell that they wrapped things up too quickly in the final season, but we enjoyed it.

I went back and read Treasure Island. The only copy I have at the house is my Grandfather's. He dated it November, 1925 - 100 years ago.
#TreasureIsland

My Grandfather's copy of Treasure Island. He dated it when he bought it; November, 1925. That's almost 100 years ago.

I'm guessing that my Grandfather liked the book and read it several times, probably to his children. That's the condition that I got it from my Grandmother many years ago.

The characters in the book don't exactly line up with the characters developed in the "Black Sails" series, but it was fun trying to envision how they left the Black Sails timeline to arrive at the beginning of Treasure Island.

July 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM

Lonvick

@lonvick.bsky.social

I'm not clowning around. I love my daughters. :-)
#fathersday

My daughter in a clown costume and I'm wearing the red nose.

June 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM

Lonvick

@lonvick.bsky.social

Happy Obama Appreciation Day!

National Archives portrait of President Barack Obama.

June 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM

Lonvick

@lonvick.bsky.social

Gettin' to be corn hole season.
#cornhole

I've never actually played the game before. However, I have family coming to visit in about a month and figure this will be a good attraction to get them outside.

I'm making a corn hole board. This is a picture of a 2' x 4' sheet of plywood with a hole cut near the top. It's in my workshop and I'm putting a coat of stain on it.

I've never played corn hole before, but I'll have family coming over in about a month and figured this will be a good game to get them outside.

June 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM

Lonvick

@lonvick.bsky.social

Do YOU have my treats?

My daughter taking a selfie, but her cat got interested in the phone and got her nose real close.

May 31, 2025 at 8:55 PM

Lonvick

@lonvick.bsky.social

I think it used to be called the White House or something like that.

May 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM

Lonvick

@lonvick.bsky.social

A few more planks added. Gaps will be filled and ridges sanded down. Bare wood looks nice, but too much of it looks boring. I'll be painting the hull in the original colors.
#woodshipmodel #woodenship #shipmodel #Rainbow