Quarantine

[savethebeer]

Just taking a short break from 'Fun' to let you know I'm still making sawdust. 

10 weeks ago I mentioned I had some old wooden spinal boards that I had to use up, I also mentioned  redecoration in the house and a few other jobs that needed to be done including rearranging the shop. So I painted till I ran out of paint [two rooms and the hall, stairs and landing]. Then I lifted all the carpet tiles in preparation for purchasing wood flooring, then the lockdown came in so no more paint and no floor boards. So next step was to clear out the rubbish. Some household stuff was normal but then I came to the old stuff I cut and I actually said OMG to some of it. It was like coming across an old photo album. I stopped and looked and wondered why I had put such pieces away and not in the firewood pile. It was an eye opener as to how rough and ready I was back then. Then I trawled through my patterns and I reckon, from the way I photocopied and printed patterns back then, that I'm scrolling over 10 years instead of the 6 or 7 years that I keep telling people. So out went anything that was unreadable. Which brings me to the rocking horse.

I got a pattern which was for pallet wood. I googled 'what size children's legs are' which led me down pages about bow legs, etc. So eventually I settled on a rough size and then eyeballed it, especially the rockers, and then where actually on the rockers that the legs attached. I was pleased with how it went and then delighted than it actually rocked well when Matilda sat on it. Next one I make for a 3 and a half year old I'll lower the seat by about 2 centimeters. New mop head for the mane and mop handle to hold onto.

 

Right now I'm off to make 4 sets of stilts for various grand kids and Nieces and nephews. 

 

[savethebeer]

Just to also confirm that something went wrong with Fridays lotto draw and I don't have a boat. It seems I was meant to actually spend money on a ticket..................

[Gonzo]

Hey! What's a rocking horse?  Haha. I didn't think kids played on them anymore.  Nice!

[amazingkevin]

The fun they will have now!!! Your in the smile business!!!

[jerry1939]

Thanks for the update Bob.  Good to know that there are still people with ambition.  All I do anymore is look at cartoons on the web, at sit in the recliner watching western movies and staring at the inside of my eyelids.  Tough job, but somebody has to do it.  

jerry

[Gordster]

Bob,the kids will love the stilts....

[wombatie]

Well at least you are staying busy.  Keep it up.

Marg

[Scrolling Steve]

Keep up the good work, Bob !