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Just curious if any of you make simple pieces to give as gifts. I just put
some Danish oil on 24 trivets that I made on the router table. They took a
little time, but very little material. I'll give them to the ladies at
work, neighbors, etc.
It did get a little boring though. Each trivet has 5 grooves on a side,
three passes per, so a total of 30 passes each on the table. Total of 720
passes. Probably closer to 750 if you count the screw ups in the kindling
pile.
To make them a little more interesting, I put together some information
about the wood (hard maple or coffeetree) as well as the finish. One side
of the printed sheet has the wood information including a photo of the tree,
the other side is about how they were made and an explanation of what Danish
oil is and how to care for it.
Being a realist, I expect that some will sell for 15ยข in next spring's yard
sale, but others will be used and appreciated for many years. |
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-No, unfortunately not. The gift I'm giving away is my highest achievement
to date as a craftsman. I've been working on it for over a month now, I
guess. It's a walnut and maple chess box. Pictures will be posted after
it's received.
I made a bunch of "helping hands" card holders a couple years ago. I still
have boxes of the things laying around here. I know what you mean about
boring. Wouldn't necessarily want to work in a woodworking factory. (Not
unless they let me play after hours maybe.I've been turning a bunch of tree ornaments from a pile of cherry pen
blanks I've had gathering dust... Got a couple of dozen done and I'm
going to turn another dozen or so today. -I'm making a side table for my sister, as we pick names for Christmas.
This year I asked what someone may like instead of guessing.
Whether I get it done in time or not is unknown! |
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