On 3/3/2018 at 2:29 PM, Gene Howe said:

Thanks. Mother nature made it. I just assemble.

I think you did a bit more that just assemble . Absolutely beautiful

Looks like a bookcase or cabinet. From this angle, it's hard to tell but, that seems to be a lot of plywood under some walnut.

@John Morris...looks just like my shop right now except for the mini-lathe, the queued material, roll-around bench; Oh, and the walls!

3 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

From this angle,

it looks like it's ready for distribution to the membership...

Looks great...don't have a clue what it is or for but assume it must be some type of survey marker??

2 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Looks great...don't have a clue what it is or for but assume it must be some type of survey marker??

It is Gramps, but a fancier one for one of our retirees, his last day is this coming Thursday, here is the last one I built for our county surveyor's retirement a few years ago.

 

Your going to have to make up a dozen or so on the shelf to hold them over when you retire.

Herb

14 minutes ago, Dadio said:

Your going to have to make up a dozen or so on the shelf to hold them over when you retire.

Herb

Amen to that Herb!

Very cool John.  Please post up a pic when completed.  Great build thread also, I think the additional couple inches at the bottom is an improvement.

2 hours ago, Cal said:

Please post up a pic when completed.

Most certainly Cal, thanks!

Thanks John for the earlier post link with the build detail and background story...very cool and appropriate recognition idea.

Ready for finish.

He's gonna love it.

Oiled up.

eeeeewwww that's looks good....

Beautiful...careful, everybody will start retiring to get one of those Come to think of it, I'm retired.

11 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Beautiful...careful, everybody will start retiring to get one of those Come to think of it, I'm retired.

Retired farmers get a somewhat different memento. Did you know that dried cattle dung becomes almost as hard as wood, and you can carve your initials in it?

John

1 minute ago, HARO50 said:

becomes almost as hard as wood, and you can carve your initials in it?

we see....