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The walk to Ward's shop has been slippery since the snow
and ice storm we had last Wednesday. |
Ward has been interested in woodworking for years, but had spent more time reading about it than doing it. That is until recently. Teleworking has added extra hours to his day which has given him more time to spend in his shop. Much of that has been spent setting things up, but recently, he has been able to actually make some things. Most of these are Christmas gifts and I'm going to show you a few of them. As in most many things, I think they are prettier in person than they are in the pictures.
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| This is a pencil box made from poplar he recycled from a pallet. |
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This is a dresser top box made from maple and sapele.
The sepele is a fun because depending on the light,
it forms different patterns. |
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This is a puzzle box made of oak. There are four different slides
that have to be done before you can get inside. |
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Inside the puzzle box, he is hiding M&Ms and a gift card.
Now that's fancy, but perhaps cruel, wrapping. |
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| These are drop spot trays--one for each son. |
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| This is a wooden puzzle that he is making for his co-workers. |
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Can you tell that Ward likes puzzles?
He's good at all kinds of them.
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Note: Few if any people from our families read this blog, so I'm safe in revealing things before Christmas.
Ward does beautiful work. My theory on the puzzle box is that you burn mental calories figuring it out so then you have earned the M&Ms. :)
ReplyDeleteI like your thinking. However, I finished the rest of the bag of M&Ms that he didn't put in the box without much thinking at all. I think they are now part of the saying of "A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips."
DeleteThose are beautiful. Both my uncle and Son2 are woodworkers and it is an art form!
ReplyDeleteAn artform that requires a lot of skill--just like music.
DeleteThe boxes are lovely! I especially like the trays, although the puzzle box is very clever!
ReplyDeleteOne of the hard parts about the puzzle box is that he blended the first piece you have to slide into the rest of the panel so it's hard to see that there is even a slider there.
DeleteThose are so nice, Live and Learn! Tell Ward "well done!"
ReplyDeleteI will give him you sentiments. He is out in the shop now working on more projects for Christmas. He is finally doing what he's wanted to do for years--make all of his gifts.
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