I did something normally don’t do…I made something for myself.  I kn ops, we are not supposed to, but i did.  Since i have so many doctor visits and waiting to be called (sometimes it’s a long time), so i made myself a brief case of sorts.  It’s walnut and thee spade is (if i remember correctly) black limba.  I lined it with some foam I had laying around.  Now, I can put my iPad in it without worrying about dropping it.  IO started this before my hospital stay.  I would sneak out to my shop when my wife would go out and do some work on it.  Now it’s all done. I had a problem with the spade, as I cut out the spade then cut the openining for it in the walnut (not the right way to do it) anyhow, it did fit, but the opening in the walnut was about an 1/8th of an inch to large.  So i thought about it and decided to mix some epoxy and added a little black color to it.  Figured i would hi-lite my mistake.  I think it looks pretty good.  Anyhow, enough of my yanking.  Here are some photos of it…

 

That is fantastic! Awesome plan to make the spade more interesting!

Really is cool. I think that epoxy is a mice highlight!

15 hours ago, lew said:

That is fantastic! Awesome plan to make the spade more interesting!

Thank you, Lew.  The epoxy wasn’t planned, but it hides the mistake in plain sight.

14 hours ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

Really is cool. I think that epoxy is a mice highlight!

I was very surprised that the epoxy came out as well as it did. Thank you Fred.

it's not a mistake, it's an unplanned design feature.....

That is fantastic Paul. Excellent idea and repair job with the epoxy. I would never have known it without you pointing it out.

 

Prayers for you as you navigate the health challenges. Prayers also for you when you get caught "unauthorized" in the shop by your wife. VOE Sometimes though it helps to just "get away" from the realities of life. Take care friend.

On 7/5/2025 at 12:34 PM, DAB said:

it's not a mistake, it's an unplanned design feature.....

I got lucky and it turned out that way. Thank you.

8 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

That is fantastic Paul. Excellent idea and repair job with the epoxy. I would never have known it without you pointing it out.

 

Prayers for you as you navigate the health challenges. Prayers also for you when you get caught "unauthorized" in the shop by your wife. VOE Sometimes though it helps to just "get away" from the realities of life. Take care friend.

Thank you so much, Grandpadave52.