Did I do this right?

 

Had to wait for some threading taps to come in to finish it and FINALLY got it done.

 

I don't do pine and don't have any poplar at the moment, so I used walnut. 30 'branches' and it stands 27" high. 120 goodies spaces.

 

Wife person loves it and has already decided I want to make more for gifts. 

 

Sorry about the picture size. I'll try to figure out why it's so big.

Edited January 15, 20224 yr by Headhunter

I ain't @Artie nor play him on TV, but yeah, you did good...real GOOD! Thanks for sharing.

Oh, and good on you for volunteering to make more for gifts.

 

The walnut makes it look like chocolate bars.

Edited January 15, 20224 yr by Gunny

10 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

I ain't @Artie nor play him on TV, but yeah, you did good...real GOOD! Thanks for sharing.

Oh, and good on you for volunteering to make more for gifts.

Dave, you may want to get your eyes checked. That 'v' word you used does not and will not appear in anything I write.   Learned that the hard way long ago in a previous life.  Perhaps you are confusing it with voluntold. Different concept, same outcome.

Mighty fine work and wood selection looks edible. Made on a Shopsmith?

Wow! Now that's a lot of chocolate!!!!

 

@Headhunter That's a beautiful tree, you absolutely did it right. I think Artie would concur.

 

1 hour ago, Gunny said:

 

The walnut makes it look like chocolate bars.

Never thought about it that way. Must be why I like walnut so much! 

1 hour ago, FlGatorwood said:

 Made on a Shopsmith?

But, of course.  Not very many toys you can do so many different things with and still not take up too much room.

Steps of chocolate, to Heaven! Looks awesome. My WW’ing skills are still in the beginner stage, so that’s one of the reasons I like these. I can make them well enough, people want them. It looks amazing! There’s also something that looks amazing in the left background?

29 minutes ago, Artie said:

Steps of chocolate, to Heaven! Looks awesome. My WW’ing skills are still in the beginner stage, so that’s one of the reasons I like these. I can make them well enough, people want them. It looks amazing! There’s also something that looks amazing in the left background?

Artie !!!! you done started something here.

That really did come out nice. As for the voluntold ones you'll be doing.. no good deed goes unpunished.

Reading the voluntold reference made me laugh. I only heard the word for the first time yesterday at work. The municipality I work for is giving out 3000 at home covid test kits today and one of the guys in the shop was selected to help. He referred to it as voluntolding.

44 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

 no good deed goes unpunished.

So I've noticed! 

1 hour ago, Artie said:

.. something that looks amazing in the left background?

That's just the fender of my old beast.  41 Plymouth 2dr sedan.  One of these years I'll get around to putting it back on the road. Presuming I live that long.

Tony, I know this is a woodworking forum, but I’d enjoy any photos/descriptions of that process. It sure looks to be in good shape.

45 minutes ago, Artie said:

Tony, I know this is a woodworking forum, but I’d enjoy any photos/descriptions of that process. It sure looks to be in good shape.

+1...love to see, hear more about it. Us old gear heads can never get enough grease, oil & fumes.

Dave,  I just posted a pic in Free for All.

23 minutes ago, Headhunter said:

Dave,  I just posted a pic in Free for All.

Thanks, just saw it Troy. I'm "green" with envy too!

I also noticed the whitewall tire in the background on what looks like it may be a 1930's vintage vehicle.