Made This For My Son's Teacher

[kmmcrafts]

Last year at my son's conferences the teacher talked about how he had gone to the same career center that he now teaches at, I mentioned that I also went there for auto collision repair. We started talking about cars etc. he was showing pictures of his Porsche that he restored.. I could tell he was really into his Porsche cars..  This year with Covid and all my son has helped a lot with the school both grade school and the career center school with computer tech stuff. He is in computer networking classes and does cyber security work and competitions etc.  Anyway since I live out in the boonies we are limited for internet to slow DSL and with the wife working from home and son doing zoom classes etc.. so the teacher had given us some tech tips and a device that sped up the internet some.

I made a clock of his car similar to this one as a thank you for a couple computer parts he gave me.  ( I didn't get photos of the actual one ). Well I used the same pattern but I didn't like how the wheel wells blended with the body so I redid it and changed it around the wheels. My son took it to school today to give him. He open the box and was like "oh cool" then said I must have done that with a laser or something, my son said no he cut it by hand on a scroll saw. He didn't believe my son and actually took it to the construction class teacher and he said it was done on some sort of laser as well. LOL My son showed him my website and he told my son that I need to be charging a lot more money, LOL

Tonight the phone rings and its the teacher.. He just had to say thanks but he really had to know how I made it. He still can't believe it was done on a scroll saw. He has a big Porsche meet tomorrow and he asked if he could take it and display it at the show and asked if he could make up some fliers with my website and email etc. My son sent him links to some of my videos on my yourtube of me cutting so he could see how it's done. 

Anyway, cut from Cherry as usual and used a #3 Pegas MG blade and a FD #2/0 spiral for widening some of the veining.  

[wombatie]

I can understand why he thought it was laser cut, it is precision perfect.  Excellent job as always.

Marg

[daveww1]

awesome job

[rjR]

Fantastic work.

 

[CSull]

Beautiful work and I love the cherry, I think it is my favorite wood.

[DickMira]

A very special job on this project, Kevin.  It will be treasured for a long time by your son's teacher, who will always be grateful for the appreciation you and your son have demonstrated.     Wonderful gesture with beautiful woodworking.    Be prepared for more orders!!!!     Dick Mira

[heppnerguy]

19 hours ago, kmmcrafts said:

Last year at my son's conferences the teacher talked about how he had gone to the same career center that he now teaches at, I mentioned that I also went there for auto collision repair. We started talking about cars etc. he was showing pictures of his Porsche that he restored.. I could tell he was really into his Porsche cars..  This year with Covid and all my son has helped a lot with the school both grade school and the career center school with computer tech stuff. He is in computer networking classes and does cyber security work and competitions etc.  Anyway since I live out in the boonies we are limited for internet to slow DSL and with the wife working from home and son doing zoom classes etc.. so the teacher had given us some tech tips and a device that sped up the internet some.

I made a clock of his car similar to this one as a thank you for a couple computer parts he gave me.  ( I didn't get photos of the actual one ). Well I used the same pattern but I didn't like how the wheel wells blended with the body so I redid it and changed it around the wheels. My son took it to school today to give him. He open the box and was like "oh cool" then said I must have done that with a laser or something, my son said no he cut it by hand on a scroll saw. He didn't believe my son and actually took it to the construction class teacher and he said it was done on some sort of laser as well. LOL My son showed him my website and he told my son that I need to be charging a lot more money, LOL

Tonight the phone rings and its the teacher.. He just had to say thanks but he really had to know how I made it. He still can't believe it was done on a scroll saw. He has a big Porsche meet tomorrow and he asked if he could take it and display it at the show and asked if he could make up some fliers with my website and email etc. My son sent him links to some of my videos on my yourtube of me cutting so he could see how it's done. 

Anyway, cut from Cherry as usual and used a #3 Pegas MG blade and a FD #2/0 spiral for widening some of the veining.  

Great  pat on the back ofr you on this one, for sure. Knowing how much  guys can be  into their cars, I would be willing to bet you will be getting requests for more of these      Porsche's soon// Oh, you already have? Not surprised one bit

Dick

heppmnerguy

[Tomanydogs]

Wonderful car clock. Well done. 

[Rockytime]

Terrific work Kevin! I love it.

[kmmcrafts]

Thank you all for the nice comments, was a really fun project to make. 

My son emailed the teacher a link to my YouTube page and he said he has to show the construction shop teacher those videos to get his reaction.. I could see them wanting me to do a demonstration for the class, Hahaha.. what does one use a scroll saw for in building houses though.. LOL

[kywoodmaster]

18 hours ago, kmmcrafts said:

Thank you all for the nice comments, was a really fun project to make. 

My son emailed the teacher a link to my YouTube page and he said he has to show the construction shop teacher those videos to get his reaction.. I could see them wanting me to do a demonstration for the class, Hahaha.. what does one use a scroll saw for in building houses though.. LOL

I have recreated several pieces of gingerbread on overhangs of some old houses over the years. Great cutting!!

[Scrappile]

Great job... I have wanted a Porsche since three days before I was born!!!!

[amazingkevin]

you've put a lot of smiles on faces!!!

[kmmcrafts]

14 hours ago, amazingkevin said:

you've put a lot of smiles on faces!!!

Thank you! It's what life is about making others happy and helping one another.. whether it's family or someone you've never met.