On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:26:47 -0400, (Arch) wrote:

Hot enough for ya? During these dog days of summer, I have been in the
burnout phase re woodturning. My interest level for all of my hobbies
is a sort of sine wave of varying frequency and amplitude, but generally
slowly changing from white hot addiction to ho-hum. Who said "Thank
Goodness for the negative swings?"

How do you guys sustain your addiction the year around from year to
year? At the moment, I'm not sure I really care, but I am sure you
don't care whether I do or not. Hey! my sine curve is beginning to
ascend. Where's my current "American Woodturner"? Think I'll go turn
something!

Hi Arch-

Was wondering where your musings had got to...

I can sympathize- I'm a manic blur of activity from fall to spring,
but once the weather gets too hot, I don't do a darn thing. Comes
from spending most of my work time in the heat, I guess. Last week I
put in 60 hours in a 110* shop, (with about 20 of those running into
and out of the air conditioning in the office to program) and this
weekend, I've barely left my chair. I'd like to go down and do some
turning, but it'll keep until things cool off, just like every year-
and the blacksmithing is *definately* out of the question until the
evenings cool down again!

Might be sort of a shame, but I guess a guy has to recharge his
batteries sometime. May as well be when it's too hot to enjoy what
you're doing, IMO.