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A couple of years ago, I was asked to run short workshops, with Mrs YS, at a local junior school. I centred it around the recycling of wood and provided masses of ‘specially made’ offcuts for the (enthusiastically received) practical sessions. At the end, we gave each participant a piece of wooden jewellery or a keyring.
About a year after, We saw a lady in the butchers’ shop wearing one of ‘my’ brooches. Being interested in which of the children had thought to pass it on as a gift, I asked where she had got her brooch from. She told us that her son had MADE it for her! What would other Lumberjocks have said in reply?
I didn’t disillusion her!
-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems
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GaryK
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#1 posted 1972 days ago
Pretty good story!
-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX
jockmike2
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#2 posted 1972 days ago
Very nice jewelry Mr. Stewart. Actually very pretty. Gave me an idea for my Women in my family. 5 sisters, 2 daughters, 2 sister-in-laws, and least we not forget the grandaughter and wifey. mike
-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -
Dominic Vanacora
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#3 posted 1972 days ago
Nice way to introduce young men and women into woodworking. I started the hobby forty years after my last highschool class. Another seed has been planted. Great job and nice projects.
-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.
Russel
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#4 posted 1972 days ago
Very cool.
-- Working at Woodworking http://www.VillageLaneFurniture.com
Scott Bryan
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#5 posted 1972 days ago
You were a true diplomat. Disillusioning her would really have served no useful purpose that I can see. I would have just smiled and told her what an interesting piece it was and hoped that her son continued to pursue the hobby.
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
rikkor
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#6 posted 1972 days ago
Nice of you to remain mum. Cool bling, by the way.
Karson
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#7 posted 1972 days ago
Great bit of silence Stewart. Nice stuff.
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
Grumpy
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#8 posted 1972 days ago
well Stewart you wouldn’t want to upset a nice lady would you. Great story.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
WhiskeyWaters
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#9 posted 1972 days ago
Right move. The kid always does it, no matter how much you help. Sometimes, they do it in spite of your help too…
-- make it safe & keep the rubber side down.
toyguy
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#10 posted 1972 days ago
Nice story Stewart…..
-- Brian, Ontario Canada,
Moron
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#11 posted 1972 days ago
I’ld a yanked it off her neck and run with it…....<g>
you did the right thing, no doubt about it.
-- "Good artists borrow, great artists steal”…..Picasso
Thos. Angle
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#12 posted 1972 days ago
Neat stuff and good yarn. Ya did right!
-- Thos. Angle, Jordan Valley, Oregon
Douglas Bordner
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#13 posted 1972 days ago
Fun stuff there Stewart. Good of you to humour the proud mother.
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
Blake
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#14 posted 1972 days ago
Hilarious.
-- Happy woodworking! http://www.blakeweber.us
cajunpen
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#15 posted 1972 days ago
Nice project – nice story and you have remained a gentleman in spite of some disappointing news about one of the youngsters in your area. I think that if you ever find out who it is, I might explain to him that what he had done was in poor taste.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
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