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I designed and built this toy for the terminally ill children of one of our local children’s hospitals. Even though my Grandfather and father were master craftsmen, I’m not really a very skilled woodworker; I just know how it’s done.
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ChrisK
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#1 posted 852 days ago
If not skilled very talented. Thanks for helping the children.
Chris
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Big_Bob
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#2 posted 852 days ago
Looks to me like you are a skilled woodworker. Great job!
-- Bob Clark, Tool Collector and Sawdust Maker
David
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#3 posted 852 days ago
No apology needed on your part! The detail and craftsmanship on that bucket are pretty impressive! What a thoughtful gesture.
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dbray45
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#4 posted 852 days ago
Anybody that can do that kind of a project has pretty good skills.
-- David in Damascus, MD
spunwood
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#5 posted 852 days ago
Fantastic. What is its scale?
-- I came, I was conquered, I was born again. ἵνα ὦσιν ἓν
Dennisgrosen
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#6 posted 852 days ago
great work there , one you can be proud of :-)
if you say you ain´t a craftman then I don´tknow what,you deffently have the talent for it
thank´sfor sharing
and welcome to L J enjoy and have fun :-)
take care
Dennis
Ps. your own design or what ?
jeffl
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#7 posted 852 days ago
Nice work ,the bucket is nicely detailed
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B13
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#8 posted 852 days ago
You set the bar pretty high I would say. thanks! for caring. God bless!
JJohnston
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#9 posted 852 days ago
Are you kidding? Even the wedge socket on the end of the yellow line is done right (and probably works the real way). I’m also curious about the scale. It looks big enough for the kids to sit in and operate.
-- My broker promised me he would treat my money as if it were his own. Trouble is, he did.
Gene Howe
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#10 posted 852 days ago
Amazing!
I wish I had your “lack of skill”. That level of detail is beyond me! Heck, I couldn’t even imagine planning something that intricate.
And, a worthy cause, too. Good on ya!!!!
-- Gene 'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton
mtnwild
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#11 posted 852 days ago
It’s all relative. You might not have your father’s or grandfather’s skill’s but you do pretty darn good for yourself.
Great looking piece for the heart, cool man…..................
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
Metrotek
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#12 posted 852 days ago
Someone ask and I realized then that I had forgotten to provide some perspective on the size of the Toy Crane. It is approximately nine feet in height. I also wanted to add that the program in which I built this toy also built other usaully much smaller toys for these children and was limited on materials/resources or I would have made the turntable operative, etc.
I wanted to thank everyone for your kind and generous comments.
-- “Computers have enabled people to make more mistakes faster than almost any invention in history, with the possible exception of tequila and hand guns.” — Mitch Ratcliffe
learnin2do
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#13 posted 852 days ago
-Yeah, if you are not talented, talented from your perspective must involve the supernatural!
-- christine
Splinterman
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#14 posted 852 days ago
Hey Metrotek,
”Outstanding Sir”...the kids will be really happy…excellent job.
ND2ELK
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#15 posted 852 days ago
Very impressive toy. Outstanding job. Wonderful gift. Thanks for sharing.
God Bless
tom
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