Shawn Ayotte

Canadian military to assist in Sandy Lake First Nation wildfire evacuations, says Carney | CBC News Canadian Armed Forces troops will help evacuate Sandy Lake First Nation, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday morning, as a wildfire moves toward the northwestern Ontario community.

This should be a #nationbuildingproject… every province and territory equipped and supported for #wildfires. The need is higher every year and the cost to fighting, rebuilding is so much higher than if we were equipped, preventing and prepared. #cdnpoli #Cdnwildfires

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Canada is not Broken!!
#nevervoteconservative

We will build an All-In-Canada auto manufacturing network. It will be powered by Canadian workers using Canadian steel, aluminum, and critical minerals.

Canada 🇨🇦 stands with Greenland 🇬🇱 #cdnpoli

The black-and-white photograph depicts a soldier dressed in military gear, including a beret with a badge, a jacket with pockets, and a backpack. He is smoking a pipe and holding a rifle over his shoulder.

I'm sharing an image a day to celebrate the culture and history of Canada.
Today, it is a soldier with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry during the Korean War.
#ElbowsUp #ProudlyCanadian

📸LAC A-213170

This is my Grandfather in WWII. I thought you might like this one. He was from Sherbrooke, Quebec and was a PIAT gunner. Also perhaps a bit of a nut.

@nickofferman.bsky.social I am hoping this account is actually you, because I finally got to watch The Last of Us, and your character is incredible. You did such an amazing job. As an avid fan of yours this was possibly my favourite role to watch.

I am not getting much traffic with the tags I used so I am going to try #leatherwork and #leather. Hopefully more people see this.

I wanted to make a simple bag to keep my work EDC (I work in IT). It hold all of the little things I need and compatible with MOLLE attachment systems. Made from Buffalo hide with a vegtan decorative panel. #Leatherworking #Maker

Good to know. I wonder if oiling the leather with mink oil or neatsfoot would help. I might have to make a test version and report back!

Also, if he was snapped out of existence would the gauntlet have gone with him? Everyone's clothing and stuff did.

I have been planning to make dice pouches that turn into rolling mats like these. Great job they look fantastic!

I have the same issue, I just call it practice! I have a ton of shop furniture and cabinets that I built over the years and it certainly helps to improve my techniques and make mistakes without it mattering as much.

I was given an old speaker housing from a church. I decided to take the guts from an old Bluetooth box and build it into it! I cleaned it up, coated it with Tung oil, made an MDF box inside for stability, and made a new back from oak plywood to house the sub. It sounds great! #Woodworking #Maker

A couple more random projects. A wallet for a friend, and a plant stand for my front deck made from old wooden Ikea shelving. #Woodworking #Leatherworking #Maker

Here are a few little projects I have made. A notebook cover, Storage tin holder, and a big heavy chunk of wood to prep leather on. It really cuts down the noise! #Leatherworking #Woodworking #Maker

My wife is a knitter, and she made me this awesome cardigan out of Merino wool and silk yarn. I decided to make buttons for it out of antler and when she showed it to the store she buys her yarn from they wanted me to sell them some! I made a quick display for them as well. #Maker

I love restoring old tools, and a friend gave me these old hatchet heads. One appears to be a U.S. army issue, and the other is from a Canadian company called Walters. I cleaned up the head and filed off most of the mushrooming, and made handles from my black cherry tree. #Tools #Restoration

I started playing with copper last year. This is a leaf I created that I will be building into the water fountain. I forced a patina on it and sealed it, and will make some more for the water to flow down. #Maker

In the summer of 2022 I decided to make the yard a bit more cozy. I build a cabana, firewood shelter, a wattle fence to keep the dog out of the garden, and a rain barrel! #Woodworking #Maker #Gardening

I just looked (here in Canada) and if you zoom in it says "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)", but only at certain zoom levels. Does yours say that too?

Google Maps Canada shows "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)"

Just checked Google Maps in Canada:

A Family member had a house built at the site of an old airport. I just happened to have a piece of an old shipping crate from that very airport! I made this set of hooks for backpacks and re-used some aluminum to make key hooks. Rivets give it that airline feel. #Woodworking #maker

This is the woodworking part of my shop. I was lucky enough to grab a picture when it was clean! One of my hobbies is finding old rusty tools to restore and add to my shop, and you can see many of them on the wall.
#Woodworking #Maker

Thank you!

That's one of the things I love most about this craft. It's a cool feeling to start with one idea and have it evolve into something even better as you go.

After looking at your projects I take that as a high compliment! Thanks you!

This started out as a storage clipboard but ended up as more of a lap desk. Oak, leather and brass with splines made from an unknown wood that I picked up somewhere. This is the project I am most proud of so far.
#Woodworking #Maker

When I was picking up my son from school today the song Warning by Green Day came on, and I just remembered that for years I thought the lyric "Is the cop or am I the one that's really dangerous?" was actually "Is the cardboard mime the one that's really dangerous?" #MisheardLyrics #GreenDay