The fish in the picture to the left is covered with sparurathane, to the right it is dry. The picture at the bottom shows the final finished fish! 
My weekend started with a bunch of new logs. I love thinking of all the new things I can make. I turned on some music, got out the skilsaw, the drill, the dremel and the sander and went to work. I was out in the garage for hours and loved every minute of it. Below are some of the things I made. 
These start out as dirty, sliced logs. Not the prettiest things to look at. There is a television show where they "jack up the bride" by putting on the veil and maybe a tiara, they "jack her up" and make her look pretty. I like to think that about the logs. Not so pretty at first, but once they get sanded and clear coated, they get jacked up and are beautiful.
A project I am currently working on is a custom order. It is going to be a fish birdbath. I am pretty new to working with concrete, but I love the idea and couldn't wait to get started. I first put down some plastic and freehand drew the shape I wanted. It is 19" by 11". Then I put the concrete between the lines and hoped for the best. 
I then added the sides and the rocks. I am hoping it
comes out and looks as great as I think it will. I am going to give it a
few days to dry and then add the spar urethane as a clear coat. My son
keeps checking on it and now wants me to make one for him. I have to
say that so far it is much better than I even imagined. I will post new
pictures in a few days of the finished fish. 
