This Week at Puffincove

This Week at Puffincove

It was a mixed week at the cove — sleet, slow mornings, tired bones, and still a few good steps forward.

The CNC got some attention again. The gantry is rolling, the Y axis is moving, and the first real tests are starting to feel closer now. There’s still wiring, adjusting, and measuring to do, but the machine is no longer just an idea sitting there waiting. It is slowly becoming part of the workshop.

The birdhouse templates also came back into focus. The lesson this week was simple: photos are helpful, but measurements are what make a template useful. Once the shapes are marked properly, they can start their way toward CNC-ready patterns.

Puffincove also gained another small piece of its future with the clip library. Short scenes. Small moments. A boot sound on the dock. Owl with one quiet line. Raven returning with a story. These little ideas may not look like much yet, but they are the kind of pieces that can grow into something bigger.

Miss Light Keeper also stepped closer to the lantern again. Her stories still feel like they belong near the lighthouse — quiet, old, and full of things remembered.

So this week was not about rushing.

It was about showing up.

A little sawdust.
A little story.
A little light still on.

And that is enough for this week at Puffincove.

Lesson Learned

A template without measurements is only half a template.

The shape matters, but the numbers are what let the workshop repeat it. This week reminded us that the old carpenter way still matters, even when the work is heading toward a CNC.

Looking Ahead

Next up is simple: mark the templates properly, keep sorting the CNC, and prepare for the first clean test cuts.

Nothing fancy yet.

Just one good line, one good movement, and one more step toward bringing Puffincove out of the screen and into the shop.

The cove does not move fast.

It moves steady.

And steady is starting to look pretty good.