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This summer, at her request, I began teaching my 8 1/2 year old granddaughter how to scroll. Here are the latest two projects which she completed this weekend when we were able to get her, both Sat. and Sun. afternoon, without her parents being with her. Both are made of 3/4" straight grained pine and were cut with #5 RT blades. Big enough to withstand the rough turning of an almost 9 year old and small enough to cut some detail. The Delta was run at about 1/2 speed, with the holddown in use, to give her more control. The were Hanukkah presents for mommy and daddy but given to them this weekend.
The cow tissue box was cut and sanded two weeks ago but glued up and painted on Saturday afternoon. The pattern is from Meisel. We first planned the gluing and painting sequence, then with minimal help from me, mostly holding the clamps in place and opening acrylic craft paint bottles, she completed the project. Mommy loves cows.
She had also requested an I Love Daddy present with her picture. I designed one two weeks ago, but she didn't like it when I showed it to her on Saturday so I redesigned it for Sunday. It was cut and painted by her Sunday afternoon and given to daddy on Sunday evening when we brought her home. She threaded the blades for the internal cuts and used my sanding mop on the drill press to ease the edges. At first she didn't want to use it but after she was through, she said "that was much easier and faster than doing it by hand the was I did the others. Can we use it on other projects?" Of course I said yes.
Thanks for viewing her work. I am super proud of her.
george
tissue cow.jpgi love daddy.jpg
The cow tissue box was cut and sanded two weeks ago but glued up and painted on Saturday afternoon. The pattern is from Meisel. We first planned the gluing and painting sequence, then with minimal help from me, mostly holding the clamps in place and opening acrylic craft paint bottles, she completed the project. Mommy loves cows.
She had also requested an I Love Daddy present with her picture. I designed one two weeks ago, but she didn't like it when I showed it to her on Saturday so I redesigned it for Sunday. It was cut and painted by her Sunday afternoon and given to daddy on Sunday evening when we brought her home. She threaded the blades for the internal cuts and used my sanding mop on the drill press to ease the edges. At first she didn't want to use it but after she was through, she said "that was much easier and faster than doing it by hand the was I did the others. Can we use it on other projects?" Of course I said yes.
Thanks for viewing her work. I am super proud of her.
george
tissue cow.jpgi love daddy.jpg
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