Had a piece of equipment in need of repair. During a phone call, I'm told to try percussive maintenance. Pick it up, drop it 2 feet. I was hesitant, but they're like, repairs are a flat rate no matter what, so there's no risk. So I did it. It worked. Got to love technology sometimes.

Steps to installing an air compressor power switch. 1 - realize switch is broken 2 - replace with cheap local sourced switch that fits 1 to 1 3 - that switch lasts a week 4 - order better OEM switch 5 - wait weeks for it to arrive 6 - realize it has a different air fiiting for the pressure cutoff

The schedule for this week is LIVE! All times in PDT! Monday - Fursuit Making @ 3pm Tuesday - OFF Wednesday - Fursuit Making @ 2pm Thursday - OFF Friday - Fursuit Making @ 2pm Saturday - 6 Year Stream Anner @ 4pm Sunday - OFF All at twitch.tv/cassmutt

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Just got my new paints in. I'll be getting back to Instruments after a long delay. This last month, I think I've learned more about their finish I've been using, and how to work with it properly, than the entire time I've been using it. Hopefully, that means I finally get these 2 commissions done.

Finally off my involuntary phone detox! (A.K.A. leaving my phone at the airport terminal for a connecting flight). I was crammed in my chair, headphones on, and listening to music, then the plane backs out of the gate, and the music stops, replaced by the words, "Bluetooth disconnected."

Artfight starts tomorrow, but can't post my card, or update my refs because my pc & art supplies are in boxes while I build this free soundbooth I got from a retiring audiologist. Then I need to get right back to my two instrument comms. So much sanding, but they're so close to being done, it hurts.

If you use glitter in your instrument or furniture finishes, invest in the self-leveling sealers, they are worth it. I didn't have any when I sprayed this one, and it's taking way longer to level the finish on it than on other ukes. Faces are done though, once the edges are done, I can wet-sand.

Watercolor polaroid for the awesome @garrettsimpson1.bsky.social ,featuring Malt&Mei Marzipan from the Fuga series.

💙 #furryart #furry

Now that the van window is taken care of, and I don't have work for a few days, it's going to be all about sanding. Leveling the finish on these two commissions that I've taken way too long on. The pink one gets final polish after this, and the red one gets a color layer, sunburst, and more finish.

Window acquired! Hooray for scrapyards.

Waiting for the junkyard to open!

Found my model van at the junkyard! They have three, and they all have the window I need! $50+whatever the entrance fee is now, for a $500 part, but I'll have to pull it without help.

Opening commissions! At Stratosfur, I talked about stuff that broke last week. Looks like a continuing trend. Van window popped sitting in the driveway. Same/Next Day Polaroids $25(2 char $40) Pride Parachutes $40 Full bodies based on complexity $100+ Any species DM's open, shares appreciated

At con art commissions were fun. This was my first time offering them. Thank you to everyone who entrusted their characters to me.

Just got home from stratosfur. I've not even unpacked yet. Sales were meh, but the event itself, amazing! Exactly what I needed after a very rough week. Big thank you to everyone who participated in my largest music jam to date, 94 people dropped by for at least one song over the 5.5 hour event.

My grandmother passed today, at the age of 95. Got the news in the middle of looking for a plane ticket. Guess she really was serious when she said she didn't want anybody flying out. She always had the last word, for as long as I can remember. Guess that comes with having 8 kids, & 30+ grandkids.

R.I.P. to Ed Smylie, the guy who designed the makeshift CO2 scrubber for Apollo 13.

Hands you fish 🐟 🦐 🐠 YCH! ✨ - $35 USD - Any species - ANY fish! (Or colored as someones sona for +$10!) - DM with ref sheet, fish you’d like & your email for the invoice! 📬 2-3 month turn around! 🔄 #myart #furry #furryart #furryartist #furryYCH #commission #commissionopen #furryfandom #YCH

Well, at least I'm getting time to catch up on paperwork and play with art while I get over this. Tried making a mini Polaroid badge for my Wolf Link Fursuit. It was fun. 2.5"x3.5", dip pen ink, and watercolor.

This cough isn't going away! Why?! I was feeling better, then got worse, now it's better again, but I still have a cough. If it's not gone by Monday, I'm going to the doctor.

One week since my last post, and I have accomplished almost nothing. I went to work for one day(hat branding instead of the usual leather), and immediately got sick. I'm just now clearing up, but still coughing up leftover gunk. Negative for covid, and the cats have been keeping watch over me.

Having had the chance to play this a bit, I can say it is definitely a quality instrument. It has a nice, bright tone and feels wonderful to play! Here's a recording of me playing it and singing some Tom Waits. Give this talented luthier a follow: @thewoodwolfy.bsky.social

I wasn't expecting to buy something like this at the con, but I was so mesmerized seeing these beautiful solid-body electric ukuleles in the Artists Alley that I just had to get one!

Big thank you to everyone who dropped by my booth at TFF! Even bigger thank you those who gave my ukuleles new homes! I will get the few I have left up on the website soon, as well as post a public trello board for project tracking, and officially open up for art and instrument commissions.

I don't remember where I heard it, but, "If it looks stupid, but works, it's not stupid at all." Protect your hands! Filing a big batch of fret wires.

One head filled in on the Sphere of Doom! 40 spaces left, looking for volunteers!

There was also this one, supposed to be Robin in the Link outfit, but it didn't end up looking like Robin (or even a fox) at all, so I'll probably just finish it out as a Wolf Link.

A compilation of all the art for the Robin Hood commission. Finally about to mail it off.

Clamps are off. The leds still work, and now to sand it sooth in preparation for finish.

This has been one of the more difficult parts of this project, getting the light up fretboard perfect. Now that it's finally clamped and gluing, all that's left is finalizing the battery pack. I've gone through three designs, thought I had it settled, and today, the battery goes spicy pillow on me.

My art queue is finally clear! Now, I need character volunteers! You & your friends maybe? For quick experiments like expression memes, sphere of doom(41 face angles, see below), and different coloring styles. OCs preferred, any species, not FCFS, or guaranteed(unless you want to trade or pay).

Almost forgot, it's also James Cook FAFO day.

Happy Half-Off-Candy's Eve everybody!

Work lets out for the end of the year, and I immediately catch a sinus infection. As soon as it clears, I'm going to be streaming some instrument builds.

SALE! I just listed over 150 dice bags to the shop, I'm going to run this sale through the next weekend. Anything with "A" next to it in the photos has multiple variants (different ribbon, liner, etc) contactcaffeine.bigcartel.com/category/sew... #D&D #tabletop #furrybusiness #dice

Biopsy results came in. Benign. It was a rare type of mole, and it was infected, causing the sudden change in color and appearance. Sadly, this means the biopsy site started off infected, and I've been dealing with that. The exciting updates I promised on the shop and projects should be soon though.

Well, my exciting updates was NOT supposed to be I might have melanoma, but doctors had to cut a chunk of skin off my butt to send in for testing. Waiting on results now. Side note, work was not fun after that, glad I have a few days at home this week.

Finally!

THANKS FOR 10K!!! 🎉 In celebration I want to give a chance for free art! - ➕ Follow - ❤️🔁 Like & Repost - 💬 Comment with your ref / art or picture of your OC! I will choose a winner in a couple days who will receive an artistic liberty drawing of their submitted character! :D

Work has run me ragged this month, even had me fly across the country a few times. But I have also permanently completed one of my manufacturing contracts, and will be turning that time towards my instruments. Should have some exciting updates to share this week, once my sleep schedule is fixed.

There were some unfortunate incidents of assault that occurred at TFF2024. Staff is looking for info on the two in the images below. Injuries did occur, and this is a very serious matter. Reposts and such 💙 ty

I made a little musician's telegram t.me/+5ZrDkL1g7Gg... It's. Got chats and stuff, and I'll post at least a daily link to some sort of interesting music or musical instrument. Feel free to join, feel free to share.

Not feeling too good today, so have a picture of what happens when a guitar-to-be falls on a guitar in progress. This was the old test run of the guitar I've been posting recently, and I had veneered it in hopes of finishing it up once I got the commissioned one done. The uncut block is just fine.

Woodworking was fighting me today, so I took a break and tried painting. Worked a bit better, some gift art for a friend I had been meaning to get to. Came out better than I expected, but still needs something. Gouache and inks on cold press paper.

Actually finished this a while ago, but I need to get in the habit of posting here, so have a cutting board. Walnut endgrain, made with the leftover from a work project. 2.5" thick, 12" wide, 28" long.

New cans of uv topcoat arrived, along with a new spray reducer. I'm a big fan of testing everything before I use it on a client project, and I think my new mix ratio is going to work quite well. This is how it looks before any polishing. Electric uke, red sunburst, Birdseye Maple cap on maple body.