koopharper

@koopharper (7601)

Canada • Age 62

Joined myLot 12 years ago

I am building an online woodworking business. Right now I have hair sticks available for sale. More wood products are on the way. Check us out.

www.etsy.com/ca/shop/MyFamilyCountryProd

Discussions (270)

koopharper's Discussions

Whittling Wooden Chickens

koopharper @koopharper (7601) • Canada 20 Aug

My whittling skills are somewhat limited. Whittling a full-size wooden chicken is beyond my capabilities and wood budget. So I came up with a plan. I whittled half a dozen chicken eggs. Does anyone here know how long it takes to...

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Etsy: Here We Go Again!

koopharper @koopharper (7601) • Canada 16 Jul

Etsy just started a new promotional sale, back to school up to 60% off. Again that's not part of my profits, that's all of my earnings and then some. Of course, I always have the option not to participate but I don't expect to...

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Shooting At A Trump Rally

koopharper @koopharper (7601) • Canada 13 Jul

Part of me is not surprised this happened. The rhetoric of hatred from both sides has been going too far for some time right now. I'm hoping cooler heads will prevail for the rest of the campaign. Incidentally, I'm not American....

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Got a Flock of Chickens

koopharper @koopharper (7601) • Canada 1 Jul

Just about finished another major home project. I managed to scavenge most of the materials to make a secure chicken coop and fenced-in run. There is still work to do but the laying flock is already moved in. In the photo, I'm...

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More Work Than Expected

koopharper @koopharper (7601) • Canada 2 Jun

Finishing this set took me more than two weeks of breaks and lunches. The wood was not being very cooperative. I started by making six equal sides as I did with the bud vases I carved earlier. There was a major ugly spot on the...

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Hand Carved Another Little Vase

koopharper @koopharper (7601) • Canada 12 May

I do this on my breaks at work so I don't fall asleep. Important for me to keep my hands busy. The guys would sneak out of the break room and let me sleep most of the day away but I kind of need to get paid. There are a couple of...

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Free Carved a Bud Vase

koopharper @koopharper (7601) • Canada 5 May

I usually turn them on the lathe but to challenge myself I decided to make one with just a knife. (I did use a drill to make the hole). I was thinking of a trumpet-like flower for the opening but that isn't really what I ended up...

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Ever Taken An IQ Test

koopharper @koopharper (7601) • Canada 2 May

I've never taken one but cross-correlation with tests I have taken doesn't make me concerned. Granted it is better to be thought a fool than to remove all doubt. I'm not fully convinced IQ is an adequate measure of intelligence....

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Almost Murdered Dookie This Morning

koopharper @koopharper (7601) • Canada 21 Apr

We have some really high shelves where we store jars for canning and she decided to go up there while I was busy with other things. When I noticed and tried to get her down she got scared (not without reason). She knocked quite...

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As Promised The Finished Hobo Reels

koopharper @koopharper (7601) • Canada 5 Apr

The hobo fishing reels are both turned and finished. I attached the line to the one my son chose for himself and left the other one bare just to show the contrast. The wood used is Swamp Alder out of the bush here. That's a...

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I Actually Made Something Today

koopharper @koopharper (7601) • Canada 1 Apr

I have been having a bear of a time motivating myself to work at my woodturning. With the kidney stone pain and the pinched nerve in the back pain, it is at times hard to get up and do anything more than the minimum. I did get...

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Cat Bouquets

koopharper @koopharper (7601) • Canada 24 Mar

We finally managed to get these two cats' appointments to get spayed. There was a long waiting list to the point where you couldn't get on the list for a period of time. They went through the operations without trouble although...

cat

vet

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Lithotripsy Today

koopharper @koopharper (7601) • Canada 22 Mar

Going to the hospital for sonic kidney stone smashing. Been through this before and it isn't fun. Usually, kidney stone problems recur within five years. It's been almost nine. My specialist thinks I'm doing some things right....

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Time For a Quick Rant

koopharper @koopharper (7601) • Canada 17 Mar

I'm a little bit cheesed off with Etsy. They are trying to get us to do a Mother's Day sale and I don't trust them. Even though they made some reassuring noises in the invite. Last year they announced a big sales event for the...

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Fred is Dead

koopharper @koopharper (7601) • Canada 3 Feb 23

Groundhog Day is kind of a fun sort of thing in this part of the world. Several different towns in Canada and the US have official Groundhogs for the occasion. Supposedly if the groundhog sees his shadow there will be six more...

fred

groundhog

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I've Got Plans How About You?

koopharper @koopharper (7601) • Canada 1 Jan 23

A fresh new year to make the most of. I start the year with a couple of issues to deal with. The car needs some work and the situation is kind of complicated. I'm due for hernia repair surgery about three weeks in. I've waited...

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Homeless Man Embarrasses Our Provincial Government Into Action

koopharper @koopharper (7601) • Canada 27 Nov 22

Being homeless in Canada in the winter is a serious issue and over the past year, the issue has escalated a lot. I help build apartment buildings I could never afford to live in. Our city councilors have been warning that unless...

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Kitten Footsies

koopharper @koopharper (7601) • Canada 23 Nov 22

We adopted a pair of kittens from my younger brother's family. Their genders were a little ambiguous and we were told one was male and the other was female. We named them Duke and Duchess. Turns out they're both female so Duke's...

cats

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What Remembrance Day Means To Me

koopharper @koopharper (7601) • Canada 11 Nov 22

My Dad's formal education ended just before he finished the eighth grade because that day Nazi German troops poured across the Dutch border. Six days later the Netherlands surrendered and he and my Mom were now teenagers growing...

remembrance day

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Ever Wake Up From a Dream Laughing?

koopharper @koopharper (7601) • Canada 6 Nov 22

This hasn't happened to me in a long time but I laughed and laughed. My wife and I evidently were at some shopping mall somewhere. I hate shopping by the way. We got a little separated and I watch her disappear around a corner....

dream

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