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Have you ever woke in the morning and rushed to the shop to check the calendar because you just know that you’re forgetting to do something? I’d like to blame it on that, but the truth is, I procrastinated. Yes, I put it off until the last minute. So grab the scrap bucket and brass wire, and bounce it off of the lathe a couple of times, combine it with a nice dinner and I think I can save this thing…..
The small bud is Boxelder and the larger bud is cedar with red and yellow dies and finished with a wax. The vase is eastern cedar with a coat of BLO and poly. The middle was drilled for a test tube so that it could hold water for a real flower…..
What do ya think, does it look last minute???
-- My mind is like lighting, one brilliant flash, then its gone.....
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Kreegan
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#1 posted 94 days ago
Looks way better than my attempt. Nice work, Marty!
-- Rich;) -"Dada make a big mess?" "Yes Dada made a big mess."
boxcarmarty
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#2 posted 94 days ago
Thanks for the idea Rich, You saved the day with this one…..
-- My mind is like lighting, one brilliant flash, then its gone.....
DIYaholic
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#3 posted 94 days ago
Marty,
Only those knowledgable in the turning arts would know it was a rush job…..
Doesn’t look rushed to me!!!
Just in case this didn’t work…..
Did you build a doghouse???
-- Randy-- I may not be good...but I am slow!
gfadvm
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#4 posted 94 days ago
Marty, Yer makin the rest of us look bad. In my case, that is easy to do!
-- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm
boxcarmarty
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#5 posted 94 days ago
Randy, Another year was saved. The dog is on his own tonight…..
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boxcarmarty
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#6 posted 94 days ago
Andy, I made two of them. Just tell the Mrs that one of them is for her. I got your back on this one…..
-- My mind is like lighting, one brilliant flash, then its gone.....
eddie
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#7 posted 94 days ago
Marty they look great ,these and a dinner should do it , she knows you put her Valentines day into it ,
-- Jesus Is Alright with me
gfadvm
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#8 posted 94 days ago
Won’t work Marty; she’s wise to all my tricks. You get credit for trying though!
-- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm
Natalie
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#9 posted 94 days ago
Hey judging by the number of guys standing in front of the greeting cards at 6:00 tonight, I think Marty gets way lots of credit.
-- Natalie - My mind is like a bad neighborhood, I don't like to go there alone.
Blackie_
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#10 posted 94 days ago
Nice, I like it.
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DYankee
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#11 posted 94 days ago
Nice save!
I did warn you though
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boxcarmarty
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#12 posted 94 days ago
Thanks eddie…..
-- My mind is like lighting, one brilliant flash, then its gone.....
boxcarmarty
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#13 posted 94 days ago
Andy, If we go out and buy chocolates today at half price, and put them up ‘til next year, would we still be livin’ life on the edge???
-- My mind is like lighting, one brilliant flash, then its gone.....
helluvawreck
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#14 posted 94 days ago
Looks great to me and I’ll bet that she loved it. Congratulations.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau
boxcarmarty
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#15 posted 94 days ago
Thanks Natalie, I could have carved out a card if I hadn’t of stopped for a nap…..
Thanks Blackie…..
Yank, You’re still young, your wife expects you to be prompt. Guys like Andy and I are… well, more seasoned. Our wives quit expecting years ago. They’re happy that we can still find the dinner table…..
-- My mind is like lighting, one brilliant flash, then its gone.....
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