kid's vortex

[Sean Hughto]

It's the end of the school year. My 10-year-old daughter wanted to make a gift for her teacher and asked if I would help her make something on my lathe. She's seen me make gifts for many relatives and friends in this way, and am glad she noticed. So she designed a pencil holder on her sketch pad, and we set about turning it. She did most of the roughing, all of the sanding and finishing, and I turned beads where she indicated with a pencil and hollowed the form. It's apple finished with some Mylands polish. I could tell she was pleased with her effort, because she kept wondering whether she could really give it away. I told her she could make more. Thanks for looking.

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[Ken Fitzgerald]

Tell your daughter she did well and that Ms. Jaffe will cherish that for years to come.

[Steve Schlumpf]

WOW! Be sure to tell your daughter that not only did she do a great job on the finishing - she did a great job on the design also! Having a hard time letting a piece go sure tells you that you did good on it! Her teacher is going to love it!

[bob svoboda]

That's a great cooperative effort. Her teacher will treasure it.

[Jim Burr]

What a great gesture by both of you!

[Gary Max]

Very cool story and real nice pencil holders.

[Tim Thiebaut]

Wow Sean she did awesome on that! And she is 10?!? You have a future wood artist on your hands there.

[Greg Ketell]

That is really nice! And a great father-daughter project together. Way to go, dad!!

[Kyle Iwamoto]

Very nice! Wish my daughter would do that with me in the future.

[Mark Hazelden]

What a great gift that will be forever cherished.

You're raising a great daughter.

[Sid Matheny]

She did a great job with that and it is wonderful to see young people wanting to do woodworking and give it as a gift. Thanks for sharing the pictures and story behind it.

Sid

[Dick Wilson]

Great turning by the both of you. She is 10 now? Hmmmmm I will give her a year or so and she will want her own lathe, tools, chuck, wood, etc. Just to keep out of your way, of course:D:D:D:D:D

[Rick Markham]

That's a fantastic design, and I really like the contrasting colors of the wood. That's one lucky teacher, and one special daughter!

[David E Keller]

It looks great, but she's got it all wrong... You give the gifts at the beginning of the year, so they'll be good to you.;):D

[Sean Hughto]

Thanks everyone for the kind comments. I'll be sure to let Claire know you all thought she did good.