Sounds like a good keepsake for Dan with his new daughter. I hope they took the first Christmas picture with the Christmas bow on her head, grin. Betsy At 01:23 PM 12/26/2009, you wrote: > > > >sounds like a great idea. keeping a part of that first tree. L > >On Sat, >Dec 26, 2009 at 05:16:07PM -0500, Lenny McHugh wrote: > > Well, my daughter was married this past September. Since it is their first > > Christmas, I thought about getting the tree trunk for the Santa Carving. > > There is a wood carver who you send part of the tree trunk and he carves a > > Santa into it. These carvings are about a > foot tall and since made from the > > first Christmas tree will be a keepsake. Now not sure if I could cut it > > without messing up the bark. I am thinking about taking a section where it > > is at least three inches in diameter and slicing it. If I could make nice > > 3/8 thick pieces, I could make a set of > coasters. I would let them dry for a > > few months then with a large forestner bit make a 1/8 flat bottom > > indentation for the glasses. Finish the top and glue felt on the bottom. > > I think I would have to make some type of jig > to hold the trunk for slicing. > > --- > > Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous > > with many resources for the blind. > > <http://www.lennymchugh.com>http://www.lennymchugh.com > > Lenny > > Please Copy and Paste into New Message to pass along. Use BCC line when > > addressing. > > Help stop identity theft. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > > > <mailto:blindhandyman-owner%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > > To listen to the show archives go to link > > > <http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29>http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > > Or > > > <ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/>ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > > > <http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday>http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To > Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: > > > <http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/>http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > > > Visit the archives page at the following address > > > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users > List, then visit the following address for more information: > > <http://www.jaws-users.com/>http://www.jaws-users.com/ > > For a complete list of email commands > pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: > > > <mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.comYahoo>[email protected]! > > Groups Links > > > > > > > >-- >Is not that the nature of men and women -- that the pleasure is in the >learning of each other? >-- Natira, the High Priestess of Yonada, "For the World is >Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky", stardate 5476.3. >. >
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