Hi, Both Ollie and Paul (his dad asked me to pass on their thanks for the comments you posted after Ollie made that milking stool the other week. What with going back to school and only able to spend a bit of time each evening in his dad's workshop he finally decided what his next project was. Paul didn't influence him at all.
Now Ollie is the proud owner of four pens, three of them in camouflage that his dad's made him over the years (more details about that here) So rather than have them scattered about on his desk willy nilly Ollie decided to make a stand for them. I have to say I REALLY like this, like it so much I might have to steal it when I'm in the UK next. I doubt he'd even notice until I'm on the ferry heading back home again MUHAHAHAHAHAHA! Bet he'll hide it from me now. Or only let me look at it with my eyes and not my hands.
Anyway here are some pix for your viewing pleasure of a kid with a helluva lot of potential as a woodworker ahead of him.
Well done Ollie! Uncool Aaron's well impressed and proud of you! Oh and thank for the homage shirt you're wearing in the last few photos, very cool
Finding the centre. You can almost feel the waves of concentration coming off him in that first picture.
Having found the centre the marking out begins.
Turning the disks for the top and base parts.
On another night turn the spindles.
Cutting off the spindles using the ever delightful Dozuki saw.
Paul, being 6'6", takes great delight in height comments when I'm around, so I'm sure he suppressed a snigger or two at Ollie having to use steps to operate the pillar drill. But with both of Ollie's elder brothers being well over 6 foot already I doubt Ollie will need those steps for too many years.
Drilling the top.
Drilling the base.
Ollie doing his best Karate Kid impression... Wax on.... (note in the background one of Paul's latest projects, a segmented bowl with acrylic inlay pieces)
.... and wax off.
"So wotcha think Dad? Sell it, keep it or give it to Uncool Aaron for Christmas?" (HINT HINT!!
)
Indoors and all loaded up with his pen collection. (That's another bowl Paul's done on the left in the pic, my other Christmas present no doubt)
And here it is without the talented Ollie getting in the way in the pictures.
Thanks for looking folks. Comments welcomed please, if only to encourage Ollie to keep this up. He's justifiably proud of this latest creation but like all newbies is a tad nervous about showing it off to the great unwashed public. (Yes you... hehheheheheehe)
Well done Ollie it looks AMAZING!
Now Ollie is the proud owner of four pens, three of them in camouflage that his dad's made him over the years (more details about that here) So rather than have them scattered about on his desk willy nilly Ollie decided to make a stand for them. I have to say I REALLY like this, like it so much I might have to steal it when I'm in the UK next. I doubt he'd even notice until I'm on the ferry heading back home again MUHAHAHAHAHAHA! Bet he'll hide it from me now. Or only let me look at it with my eyes and not my hands.
Anyway here are some pix for your viewing pleasure of a kid with a helluva lot of potential as a woodworker ahead of him.
Well done Ollie! Uncool Aaron's well impressed and proud of you! Oh and thank for the homage shirt you're wearing in the last few photos, very cool
Finding the centre. You can almost feel the waves of concentration coming off him in that first picture.
Having found the centre the marking out begins.
Turning the disks for the top and base parts.
On another night turn the spindles.
Cutting off the spindles using the ever delightful Dozuki saw.
Paul, being 6'6", takes great delight in height comments when I'm around, so I'm sure he suppressed a snigger or two at Ollie having to use steps to operate the pillar drill. But with both of Ollie's elder brothers being well over 6 foot already I doubt Ollie will need those steps for too many years.
Drilling the top.
Drilling the base.
Ollie doing his best Karate Kid impression... Wax on.... (note in the background one of Paul's latest projects, a segmented bowl with acrylic inlay pieces)
.... and wax off.
"So wotcha think Dad? Sell it, keep it or give it to Uncool Aaron for Christmas?" (HINT HINT!!
)
Indoors and all loaded up with his pen collection. (That's another bowl Paul's done on the left in the pic, my other Christmas present no doubt
)
And here it is without the talented Ollie getting in the way in the pictures.
Thanks for looking folks. Comments welcomed please, if only to encourage Ollie to keep this up. He's justifiably proud of this latest creation but like all newbies is a tad nervous about showing it off to the great unwashed public. (Yes you... hehheheheheehe)
Well done Ollie it looks AMAZING!
