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This was made by my daughter when she found a piece of plywood in my shop with a hole drilled in it that I was using to help align holes for hinges. She said she wanted to make mom a bird house for Christmas. She told me how to what other pieces of wood to cut and where they should go. I started the nails for her and she finished them off. She applied way too many different kinds of finish to list, started with a brush and finished with her fingers.
-- Alan, Prince George
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lew
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#1 posted 1599 days ago
And I’ll bet it was Mom’s favorite gift!
Looks like you have quite a talented little helper.
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CharlieM1958
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#2 posted 1599 days ago
A+ project! I really like the finishing technique.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
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#3 posted 1599 days ago
great story and your little one is adorable. I’m sure she is excited about her first project.
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#4 posted 1599 days ago
A+ for sure
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rodb
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#5 posted 1599 days ago
That is a keeper.
Put it up on a shelf and give it back to her in twenty years.
Great work.
Rod
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tinnman65
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#6 posted 1599 days ago
You have a future L.J. on your hands. It wont be long and you’ll be buying her tools for Christmas. Very nice indeed!!
-- Paul--- Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. — Scott Adams
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#7 posted 1599 days ago
That’s awesome.. Any bird would be proud to live in that…. Mom must be especially proud!
I like the fingerpaint finish….
Steve
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#8 posted 1599 days ago
Awesome project. she looks very proud, I bet mom loves it. It is great colors.
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#9 posted 1599 days ago
She looks very pleased with her first woodworking project and well she should! I bet you had a ball working with her on it, right, and I’m sure Mom is very pleased and very proud of her little angel. Adorable little girl and a very imaginative bird house – it should attract birds of all colors.
Jim
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#10 posted 1598 days ago
fantastic.
Isn’t it fascinating how something can inspire such brilliant creations!
What is her next project?
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Alan
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#11 posted 1597 days ago
Thanks for all the great comments. I read them to my daughter and I think she was very proud.
-- Alan, Prince George
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#12 posted 1010 days ago
The best kind of project, and she looks most pleased with the result. Well done…. Great memories are made in the Garage / workshop if we let them.
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