Ship-in-a-bottle Craftsman Gifts

"I wasn't texting. I was building this ship in a bottle."

'Mum! Come and see the coffee-table I've made with my new tool-set!'

"Nothing else in my room can spin on the floor like a bottle."

Man Trying to Uncork Champagne.

Education and Apprenticeships

'Bob likes to express himself through his art!'

"Any beaver can cut down trees, but marquetry, now that's art."

'Yes, Ralph, they are nuts, but...'

You're bottling things up, aren't you?

'McWit never could build anything level.'

Sportknitting

"Too long at sea, I'm afraid."

'I think I see your problem. You didn't use the swear words listed in the assembly instructions.'

'Jeremy, why can't we talk instead of you bottling things up all the time?'

"I spent twelve years making this. Where's MY award?"

Man imagines his pregnant partner as an impossible bottle.

"Mon courrier va se perdre..."

Insufficient Postage: Return to Sender.

"I don't want to be an "Industrious Beaver" dad: I want to be an internet celebrity..."

"Aye. We must be in the doldrums."

Man on desert island asks for a lighter rather than a rescue.

Young Picasso In Woodshop

"As a matter of fact - We do offer free shipping."

Row to Row

Sure, throw a message out there, but don't expect anyone to notice.

"How lovely. Someone dropped a note asking if we need any help."

'Irvin's so proud. He made the New York Times' best cellars list.'

"The crew is getting restless, captain."

'You just slip it in and it's done. I don't know why you spend all that time building those ships in a bottle when a row boat is much easier.'

"Oooh—dollar in the swear-jar, captain!"

"Do you have any idea what you've done? There are twelve hundred bottles of cognac on that ship!"

Bananas - Do Not Bend

"I found a great way to keep my yard from tangling as I work."

'That's an impressive display with circular saw but need to see evidence of your accountancy skills.'

'I got that ship out of that bottle for you grandpa.'