Канал: Essence of the Keys

Modifying the table on my belt grinder and heat treating a blade

Modifying the table on my belt grinder and heat treating a blade

Assembling a small forge and talking vacation plans.

Assembling a small forge and talking vacation plans.

Looking at wood from wood workers source

Looking at wood from wood workers source

I found wood I had forgotten about!

I found wood I had forgotten about!

It’s not just about turning, …

It’s not just about turning, …

I broke it but then fixed it. (Turning a colorful segmented pen)

I broke it but then fixed it. (Turning a colorful segmented pen)

Let’s turn a handle for a coffee scoop. (Checking off a honey do item!)

Let’s turn a handle for a coffee scoop. (Checking off a honey do item!)

Turning a twist bullet pen

Turning a twist bullet pen

Making a matching set of leopard wood cigar pens for a wedding gift.

Making a matching set of leopard wood cigar pens for a wedding gift.

Turning a twist bullet pen from an atomic green acrylic blank.

Turning a twist bullet pen from an atomic green acrylic blank.

Turning a Katalox pen!

Turning a Katalox pen!

Turning a Wenge cigar pen from pen kit mall

Turning a Wenge cigar pen from pen kit mall

Let’s turn a classic Koa wood cigar pen.

Let’s turn a classic Koa wood cigar pen.

Is it Ohia or is it Koa?

Is it Ohia or is it Koa?

Aloha from the big island of Hawaii

Aloha from the big island of Hawaii

Belfast, Northern Ireland C S Lewis park

Belfast, Northern Ireland C S Lewis park

It’s so green

It’s so green

Turning a bespoke pen

Turning a bespoke pen

Let’s turn a pen

Let’s turn a pen

Putting the Titanium welding table from harbor freight together

Putting the Titanium welding table from harbor freight together

Checking out walnut from Mill City Hardwoods

Checking out walnut from Mill City Hardwoods

Let’s set up a lathe stand

Let’s set up a lathe stand

Sometimes your ideas just don’t pan out

Sometimes your ideas just don’t pan out

Quick tool review

Quick tool review

Five affordable tools for the woodworker in your life

Five affordable tools for the woodworker in your life

Hanging color changing rope light

Hanging color changing rope light

Let’s build an interesting lamp

Let’s build an interesting lamp

Let’s sharpen new chisels

Let’s sharpen new chisels

Wishing you a happy new year and starting a new project

Wishing you a happy new year and starting a new project

Let’s talk about new and upcoming projects.

Let’s talk about new and upcoming projects.

December 27, 2023

December 27, 2023

St. Michan's church, Dublin Ireland, tour of the church and crypts

St. Michan's church, Dublin Ireland, tour of the church and crypts

New shirt design

New shirt design

Another “Red tool”

Another “Red tool”

December 16, 2023

December 16, 2023

10 awesome gift ideas for the woodworker in your life

10 awesome gift ideas for the woodworker in your life

Finally a use for old vitamin tubes!

Finally a use for old vitamin tubes!

December 11, 2023

December 11, 2023

This took me over 10 years to complete!

This took me over 10 years to complete!

More “Red” tools!

More “Red” tools!

Tool show & tell, SOG

Tool show & tell, SOG

Let’s build a wine rack & glass holder

Let’s build a wine rack & glass holder

Let’s insulate the shop door

Let’s insulate the shop door

Let’s explore the highest waterfall in Ireland, Powerscourt Waterfall!

Let’s explore the highest waterfall in Ireland, Powerscourt Waterfall!

Goodbye to Ireland

Goodbye to Ireland

Cead mile failte: 100,000 welcomes …: Welcome to Ireland

Cead mile failte: 100,000 welcomes …: Welcome to Ireland

The first character from the chronicles of Nania

The first character from the chronicles of Nania

Let’s go to Belfast

Let’s go to Belfast

Let’s burn a mandala design onto a fall “punkin”

Let’s burn a mandala design onto a fall “punkin”

October 8, 2023

October 8, 2023

Deer watching at work

Deer watching at work

Frolicking deer at work

Frolicking deer at work

Let’s try a new method of burning wood.

Let’s try a new method of burning wood.

Let’s get ready to tumble (Round 2)

Let’s get ready to tumble (Round 2)

Let’s make an edge lit sign/ nightlight

Let’s make an edge lit sign/ nightlight

Let’s build a garden basket (2)gether.

Let’s build a garden basket (2)gether.

Let’s build an 8 point star

Let’s build an 8 point star

Let’s make a cookbook/tablet stand

Let’s make a cookbook/tablet stand

Let’s get ready to tumble

Let’s get ready to tumble

Let’s change the plug and door swing on a clothes dryer

Let’s change the plug and door swing on a clothes dryer

The industrious bumble bee

The industrious bumble bee

Let’s make the thing-a-ma-Bob in reverse colors

Let’s make the thing-a-ma-Bob in reverse colors

Let’s make a thing-a-ma-jig or is it thing-a-ma-Bob?

Let’s make a thing-a-ma-jig or is it thing-a-ma-Bob?

Tool show & tell

Tool show & tell

Which one should we tackle first?

Which one should we tackle first?

Let’s make some ginger beer!

Let’s make some ginger beer!

Let’s build a mounting bracket for a shop fan

Let’s build a mounting bracket for a shop fan

New shopping bags coming soon to essenceofthekeys.com

New shopping bags coming soon to essenceofthekeys.com

Let’s build a wine bottle holder

Let’s build a wine bottle holder

Quick tip

Quick tip

Tool show & tell

Tool show & tell

Peach boiler maker

Peach boiler maker

Color changing merch

Color changing merch

Let’s build a monitor riser stand quick & dirty

Let’s build a monitor riser stand quick & dirty

New Sublimation tee for Essence of the Keys

New Sublimation tee for Essence of the Keys

Revitalizing a 3 drawer chest with chalk paint

Revitalizing a 3 drawer chest with chalk paint

Printing a new T-shirt design by sublimation # merch

Printing a new T-shirt design by sublimation # merch

A quick video about a new box

A quick video about a new box

Cooking gnocchi and a special announcement

Cooking gnocchi and a special announcement

Titanic museum in Branson, Missouri

Titanic museum in Branson, Missouri

Tool review

Tool review

Yee Haw

Yee Haw

Mammoth Springs Arkansas

Mammoth Springs Arkansas

Heading out on the road

Heading out on the road

Let’s build a garden basket

Let’s build a garden basket

Let’s make some yogurt

Let’s make some yogurt

Recovering the matching chair, a shorter video with better sound

Recovering the matching chair, a shorter video with better sound

A shorter video recovering a chair

A shorter video recovering a chair

Reupholstering a chair

Reupholstering a chair

Get your kicks at the Route 66 classic car museum

Get your kicks at the Route 66 classic car museum

Essence of the Kitchen

Essence of the Kitchen

A walk in the park on a Sunday afternoon.

A walk in the park on a Sunday afternoon.

Walking around lake Springfield

Walking around lake Springfield

Happy New Year

Happy New Year

A short video about a short trip to Branson

A short video about a short trip to Branson

It’s beginning to look a lot like winter

It’s beginning to look a lot like winter

Through the kaleidoscope

Through the kaleidoscope

We visited the original Bass Pro Shop

We visited the original Bass Pro Shop

A lovely day in paradise

A lovely day in paradise

Winter wonderland

Winter wonderland

The start of a new chapter

The start of a new chapter

We’re officially pod people

We’re officially pod people

We’re leaving Florida

We’re leaving Florida

Island chill relaxing music and video

Island chill relaxing music and video

Irish Mecca

Irish Mecca

Poulanass Waterfall, St Kevin’s Cell and Reefert Church ruins in Glendalough, Wicklow mountains

Poulanass Waterfall, St Kevin’s Cell and Reefert Church ruins in Glendalough, Wicklow mountains

Glendolaugh monastic site

Glendolaugh monastic site

Welcome to Wicklow Ireland

Welcome to Wicklow Ireland

Last night & last drink in Dublin for this trip :(

Last night & last drink in Dublin for this trip :(

Bees in the Wicklow mountains

Bees in the Wicklow mountains

Welcome to the Tudor lodge

Welcome to the Tudor lodge

Wicklow mountains waterfalls

Wicklow mountains waterfalls

September 8, 2022

September 8, 2022

September 7, 2022

September 7, 2022

September 6, 2022

September 6, 2022

Back roads of Tennessee

Back roads of Tennessee

Man of many talents!

Man of many talents!

Walking parks in St. Petersburg FL

Walking parks in St. Petersburg FL

This thing called a day job supports our adventures.

This thing called a day job supports our adventures.

Where’s your next adventure? How about a discovery flight in a motor glider!

Where’s your next adventure? How about a discovery flight in a motor glider!

We visit Marienplatz in Munich, Germany to watch the famous Glockenspiel

We visit Marienplatz in Munich, Germany to watch the famous Glockenspiel

German bakery and merch!! Where’s your next adventure?

German bakery and merch!! Where’s your next adventure?

Moving pains!

Moving pains!

Deutches museum of transportation in Munich, Germany

Deutches museum of transportation in Munich, Germany

Noon and the Glockenspiel starts!!

Noon and the Glockenspiel starts!!

🇩🇪 Guten Tag!

🇩🇪 Guten Tag!

Essence of the Keys goes to Munich

Essence of the Keys goes to Munich

March 11, 2022

March 11, 2022

March 8, 2022

March 8, 2022

Dublin Castle, St Patrick’s Cathedral & EPIC

Dublin Castle, St Patrick’s Cathedral & EPIC

Christ Church Cathedral Dublin Ireland

Christ Church Cathedral Dublin Ireland

Walking Dublin, some of the things we saw

Walking Dublin, some of the things we saw

We went to Jail (Gaol)

We went to Jail (Gaol)

Northern Ireland, UK tour from the Titanic Museum in Belfast to the Giants Causeway

Northern Ireland, UK tour from the Titanic Museum in Belfast to the Giants Causeway

Dublin part 2, more things to do

Dublin part 2, more things to do

Dublin, Ireland vacation part 1. St Stephens Green shopping centre and park then to Merrion Square

Dublin, Ireland vacation part 1. St Stephens Green shopping centre and park then to Merrion Square

Back in sunny Florida

Back in sunny Florida

Welcome, we made it to Ireland!!

Welcome, we made it to Ireland!!

Christmas boat parade in Treasure FL

Christmas boat parade in Treasure FL

Ireland hat, Jackie's looking for his hat.

Ireland hat, Jackie's looking for his hat.

Mural art! downtown St Pete, FL

Mural art! downtown St Pete, FL

Adventures in St. Pete

Adventures in St. Pete

Castles made of sand

Castles made of sand

Middle Tennessee not Nashville part II ( Montgomery Bell State Park)

Middle Tennessee not Nashville part II ( Montgomery Bell State Park)

Middle Tennessee not Nashville part I

Middle Tennessee not Nashville part I

The adventure awaits!

The adventure awaits!

Where are we and where are we going?

Where are we and where are we going?

Essence of the Keys, who are we?

Essence of the Keys, who are we?