Fishing partner skills improve!

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Back round for those who didnt see my other post a few months ago. <br />Until about a year ago he only owned three tools.<br />A hammer, saws all and drill.<br />He figured if it couldn't be done with one of them, it just didn't need to be done! <br /><br />Well with retirement comming this year he decieded to get into wood working as a hobby.<br /><br />His first project was a little wheel barrow flower pot holding thing. About 18" long and a foot high.<br />He followed the plans and bought the exact wood they said to buy.<br />Weeks later and well over a hundred dollars he finished it. I posted pics here and we (him included) got a good laugh at the price.<br />It's the little thing on the left.<br /><br />

<br /><br />April 06 his wife shows him a picture of a arbor and asked if might be able to build one like it.<br />Here is the pic<br /><br />

<br /> <br />I think it is pretty darn good.<br />But here is the amazing one. Mind you that he has also built his own work bench and several other small things. OK work bench was a Biggie! <br /><br />In May 06 his wife buys some plans for a flower pot / bench. Arrrg them dern plans again! <br /><br />Here are the results as of yesterday.<br />The dark boards are Spanish cedar, very spendy<br />but he wanted to use them for accent.<br />I think he desivers a big ADDA-BOY!<br />Went from not knowing how to use a table saw 6 months ago to making some pretty stuff!<br /><br />What do you think?<br /> <br />

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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That's pretty good stuff Link.<br />But me don't like the way the dog's are looking at that last piece.

 

[Fishin' Jeff]

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Wow! Nice craftmanship. Keep up the good work!

 

[rottenray6402]

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I think you could have bought the wheel barrow thingie cheaper but boy is that bench/planter beautiful! Now you need to build a deck to set the bench on. Nice work!

 

[Link]

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Thanks for the reply's. <br />Spinner I think that was the first time the dogs had seen it.<br />I gave him the link to read the post. <br />This was his reply to me in a email after reading this.<br />

I really was surprised at the favorable comments that I got.<br />Maybe I do need to build a deck. (NOT)

<br /><br />You never know who going to touch in this world and you guys made his week! <br /><br />Thanks Link

 

[JustMrWill]

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Originally posted by SBN:<br /> That's pretty good stuff Link.<br />But me don't like the way the dog's are looking at that last piece.

THAT'S A DOG?!?!?!?! I thought he had a black bear problem...<br /><br />Looks great...it's not about how much it costs...its about how much enjoyment it brings.<br /><br />-JMW

 

[KRS]

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thought it was a fishing post !

 

[michael-lagrange]

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when Dad cleraed the land we I grew up on (100 acres) i saved all the southern aromic ceders and had them rough cut and dried. I then built a cedar chest for my sister, my sister in-laws and one for my wife all from the wood on the land where we were raised. each chest has its own ser.# and documents the woods history. each of them turned out flawless. sorry no pics.<br />if you ever work with aromic cedar use a reporator,<br /><br />I thought it would be pretty cool to do that.