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Beautiful and timeless! Well done. Bruce

Very nice. It brings a context and focus to the figurines.

I like it - a lot! The piece invites a second and even third look to catch the detail. Well done! Bruce

Nice. The shapes and colors provide a kind-of action to the piece.

Well done. Pete, I hope you will do a how-to on using epoxy. Bruce

Well done! I am tempted to say that you might need to explain what a shawl is for today's generation.

Well done - great variety too!

Finally finished. I found working with the red oak to be extremely difficult for achieving the lacquered finish on top. The three on the right are red oak with walnut inlay. The other 3 are white oak with Jaboba wood inlay. The interiors each contain a Pentel .5mm and .7mm "Quicker Clicker Pencils", spare lead for each, spare erasers for each plus a Staedler eraser and an eraser template held by a magnet in the cover.

Designer kindling - I love it. I may try that term out on my wife. To her it is "boxes and boxes of scrap".

Great save! I have a love/hate relationship with scrap. I love using it for projects. I hate that as soon as I decide to toss some of it out I realize I could have used some ot what I tossed. I'm sure I am alone in this.........

I like those, a lot - I might have experimented with even larger eyes...! To my eye, jaundiced though it may be , The grain works better oriented in the vertical. Well done! Bruce

Nice execution of a great idea. Well done!!

Very nice - finally turkey without weight gain.......

Very nice! "God created all men - Sam Colt made them equal."

My arthritic hand ache just looking at that! Nice job! Bruce

Nice!!

Soooooo.....have your finally gotten the technique for cutting Momma keychains? Nice work! Bruce

I love your sense of humor on these! Well done - hoping I don't get any of the ugly sweaters.......

Beautiful piece made even more so by the history. Thanks for sharing.

Nice work! I like your drying rack as well.

Your customers will be well pleased. Nice job! Bruce

I am making Christmas presents for the 6 Grandchildren inlaying their initials into red oak. (Pictures to follow when the finishing is done.) The first 3 were done with walnut inlays which went well. The last three I decided to use jatoba (aka Brazilian cherry) for the inlay with the end grain showing. Starting with a new blade and using it for all 3 initials - the dropouts were cut first and they were too loose - lots of filling with sanding dust and white glue. The first letter fit perfectly. The second letter went 3/4's of the way in and the third letter was 1/2 way in. I was convinced that my blade angle was changing. The fact that I had no problems with the walnut inlays should have been a bigger clue. My analysis: The jatoba wood is extremely hard (#10 on the list of the world's hardest woods). I am convinced that the first cuts on the dropouts using a new blade were impacted by the wired edge on the blade creating a wider kerf. The 2nd cut the wired edge was wearing away - thus a narrower kerf. The 3rd and 4th cuts the wired edge was essentially gone. Using a high quality micrometer I found the blade thickness was .0140" in areas above and below the cutting area. In the section of the blade doing the cutting the width was .0130". This trend was repeatable with a new blade and subsequent cutting. Additionally with the hard wood the blade dulls more quickly and it cuts slower. I did not have this problem with the walnut (which is softer than the oak). Solution: Use a new blade for each letter if your inlay is extremely hard. I share this in the hope that it may save someone else from creating a significant pile of expensive fireplace kindling.

Great verse, great pattern, great wood and great craftsmanship. I love it! Well done! Bruce

Good to see you cranking out work again. Bruce

I repair project like that is so frustrating - kinda like an itch you can't scratch. So glad you were able to get it running again. Bruce