Well, the truth is that she falls in love with most of the pretty things I make.
We have closets full of these things, not to mention a mess of boxes filled with
them as well. She will not hear of selling any of it, but it’s ok for gift
exchanges.

Remember, I have been retired for most of 27 years, and doing this stuff pretty
regularly. It gets to be  lot of stuff. Almost as big a mess as my oldtools
accumulation. But at least I am making a small effort to put some stuff on FMM
each month. Which reminds me….


On Nov 21, 2014, at 11:51 AM, David Nighswander  wrote:

> >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.