Here is a picture of my first project from my woodworking shop. Its a paddle made from an exotic wood known as PurpleHeart and it really is purple. It started from a stock piece obtained from a local woodworking store and was about 24 inches long, 4 inches wide and 3/4 inch thick. I patterned the paddle from another one we already had. I sanded the thickness down to 1/2 inch at the handle and it tapers down to about 3/8 inch at the end of the blade. This took quite a bit of time and I now own a planer! I used about six coats of a clear finish, sanding between each coat (and actually wet sanded with 600 grit using the finish on the fifth coat).

Introduction

This is my first venture into the world of Blogging.

I am a 62 year old male, newly retired and partnered with a wonderful Lady. We live in Seattle, WA. Together, we have ventured into a 'Female Led Relationship'. I am hoping to describe our relationship from my own point of view and see where this goes from there.