Father’s Day 2012

Here we are another Father’s Day.  Let’s start off by saying Happy Father’s Day to all of you dads out there!

I for one feel that my children are not only the ones who made me a father (no kidding?) but also helped shape what kind of father I am.  To my sons, my step-daughter and my former step-sons, Thank You All!  As a father I am very blessed.  This is what I wish for all of you dads and future dads alike!

I also am very blessed with a great example on how to be a good dad from the example I have been given!

So now to the wood!  Here are a couple of Father’s Day gifts I made this year.

 

"Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying." 
       -- Fran Lebowitz

King of the Pins

Craig, who not only works full time, is an assistant coach for the Fresno State Bulldogs Men’s Bowling Team.  Last year the team won the 2011 USBC INTERCOLLEGIATE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP (Men’s).

So Happy Birthday Craig!

Gifts for Family

Well seeing as this is the season of giving… ok maybe not (it is to hot).

As I said in yesterdays post, while in Bakersfield I took a few things I had made for my Family down there.

My Mom loves light houses, so this is her Mother’s Day gift (yes I am late).

Also for my Mom is this cross.

For my Sister I made this sign expressing my feeling for her.

"Tami My Sister by Birth My Friend By Choice Love Tim".

And for the Dad of the family.  Anyone who has had the pleasure of meeting him would know how true this is!

Birds in Bakersfield (California)

I have been wanting to go to Bakersfield to visit the family since Mother’s Day.  I had made a Mother’s Day gift for my Mom.  Then I made something for my sister and then the stuff kept building up.  I hope to be able to post pictures tomorrow.

While we were there today my sister wanted to take us to see the peacocks.  Well I saw this bird and wondered if people in Bakersfield were confused or had a special breed…

Here are a couple of pictures of the real ones.  The one in the tress was 35 to 40 feet up.  I have never seen that before.

I wanted to share some pictures of these beautiful creatures.  So no wood work in this post.

And the last one brings up the question… why did the peacock cross the road?  

Happy Birthday Toni

A box that I made for my son's girlfriend Toni.  Happy Birthday (late) Toni!

iPad / Kindle Fire Stand

With the growing popularity of the iPad, Kindle Fire and others Steve Good created a pattern of a stand to hold an iPad.  After printing the pattern I showed it to my wife.  We looked at the measurements and sure enough her Kindle Fire fits just fine.  So I made one based off the pattern Steve created.  Showed it to her and she said “it is nice, but I want something more personalized.  So the second one was created just for her (Love You Terri!).

Memorial Day 2012

I wanted to take this opportunity to say “Thank You” to all the people who have served our country in the Armed Forces and to salute those who have fallen while serving.

 

Below are some older pieces I made.  Also take a moment to read about Memorial Day.

Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed annually in the United States on the last Monday of May.  Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the Union soldiers who died in the Civil War. By the 20th century Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who have died in all wars.

Memorial Dat In Wikipedia. Retrieved May 28, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day

Playing Around

If you do not enjoy your time in the shop, you shouldn’t be there.

There are two items I made over the past few days.  The first is the Scrollsaw Man, a pattern from Steve Good.  I did make one addition, I added the Tim’s Woodwork to the front of the table.  To give you an idea of size, it is about a 16 pt. font.

The second is a “Kilroy Was Here”.  I made this from scrap pieces of poplar and plywood.  For those who do not know about Kilroy and the saying Kilroy Was Here, please take a moment and read about it.  I found this wiki site with some information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_was_here

I was asked about the size of these projects.  The Kilroy is about 4 1/2 inches tall and 6 1/4 inches wide.  I will be editing this post with the size of the Scrollsaw man soon.

Hope you enjoy these two.

Dad Cave

With all the things I have been making for family and friends I decided that I need something for my shop (other than the vintage Atari banner).  What I made is a variation on the Man Cave.  So I give you the Dad Cave.

It’s Black & White

My brother in-law has someone special in his life who loves penguins so I made the letter opener and stand up penguin.  These were for her birthday on May 18th - Happy Birthday Meg!

My daughter loves zebras.  If you are brave enough to go in her room everything is black and white zebra print.  Ok so may it is black, white and brown.