Dennis, we celebrated the Thanksgiving meal with our close friends nearby as we do most years. It was a smaller crowd now that their kids have their own families, but that meant good conversation along with the normal "over stuffing".
A good part of my woodworking activity this past week was working on CNC produced boxes and holiday ornaments. This was all two-sided machining with 3D profiles and I'm happy with the results. The general idea is to get "some things" that I can offer all the time, both online and with a local retailer, to fill in the time between commissions. I'm pleased with the results and will be doing a little more of the same this week. All of the small stuff is cut from recycled Tigerwood deck material scraps and the two larger (heart and square) boxes are from cherry. What I do like about this stuff is that I can use materail that would otherwise be of little value for larger projects as well as material that features sapwood and other things. The technique I used was more or less the same for both the boxes and the ornaments.
Small boxes ~4"
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Large heart box ~6"
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Ornaments ~3.5"
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