Wood Carving Gifts

Retirement: the turning point - 'The heck with the morning paper - I'm whittling.'

An Artist Until the End.

'It reminds me of my ex. He suffered from mood swings.'

'Whoever conned the phrase 'top man on the totem pole' never heard of pigeons.'

"Wow, you carved that?! It looks so realistic!"

"These beavers are getting creative. . !"

'Good news. I found where the termites have been living.'

"It's how he would have wanted to go."

Kid with messed up project in Wood Shop, titled: 'Wouldn't Shop'

Tool Box

Wood Stain and Sun Tan Lotion

Rocking horse

"Measure twice, cut once...and curse three times!"

"I thought you were making a coffee table?"

Do it yourself books.

Name one serious woodworker who doesn't use state of the art kit. Thomas Chippendale.

Woodpecker carving pumpkins

"Remember now, anything is DIY-abe if you just do it yourself."

'I don't know what he gets up to in there, but it keeps him busy.' (Noises are recorded, man reads paper, has beer.)

'A cousin to the hammerhead, here we see the allusive, yet, handy, multi-use shark.'

Cavemen Romantic Gesture

'MY husband made the coffee table out of an old door.'

'You certainly have a well equipped workbench.'

'You say the ARKS are NOT two by two?'

"Lovely dovetail."

'You're using 14' nails on a 2' door? This is definitely a case where bigger is not better.'

"Of course I know how to use a chainsaw!"

Early Business Planning

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

Whittling a forget-me-not moose for the one you adore...

D.I.Y

'Don't push your luck Simkins with that alleged glove stretcher!'

Guide to Carpentry Fish

D.I.Y with dad.

"This is a hell of a way to start a magazine."