>From: James Thompson
>I made everything from what would have otherwise been scrap. My wife fell in
love with the >one with a cocobolo handle. I told her she could have it if she
would start woodturning. That >went over like a lead balloon.
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Those are beautiful James.
I had never thought of burnishing the edge on a turning scraper. I’ll have to
try it.

Perhaps a cocobolo handle on something she uses every day?
Not knowing her hobbies I can’t really guess what that might be. For Lydia a pen
might be nice.
I’ve been lucky in that she has a fondness for small boxes. Every one I’ve made,
and some were pretty rough, has been gratefully accepted. It’s gotten to the
point that she expects to have choice of any that come home from the flea market
with tools in them.
Life is all about finding common ground.