I Guess My Wife Is Right...I Am A Wood Nut

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Sorry to get this thread back on topic. I just wanted to share my 12 year old son's birthday present (today!) to his old man.View attachment 70876
Sorry to get this thread back on topic. I just wanted to share my 12 year old son's birthday present (today!) to his old man.View attachment 70876

Thats awesome, fireman! I love getting homemade gifts from the kids, but that one takes the cake! I guess even the little ones at your place know your addiction well!
 
I like the cross-stacked ends and the stringers on the bottom.
He could've split the little twigs though too. :)
 
Too bad the kids have to grow up so quick. They used to be walking 48" rulers and helped me get the stacks even!==c
 
My pap (who passed away 7 years ago) would tell us about events in his life, and where he was/what he was doing in relation to those events. He recalled the day that JFK was asassinated, he could remember Walter Kronkite on the B/W TV, he recalled what my gram was cooking, he recalled the weather......all like it just happened. Sorry I got off-topic there, your post just pulled that memory into my head. I sure miss my Pap. What a great man he was! Carry on.....

Geeze Scotty. I even remember John Cameron Swazy!
 
I hear ya. I don't push myself over the threshold like I used to. Back in the 90's I was into racing mountain bicycles, then I got into racing road bicycles. Talk about pushing yourself to the limit, I did it. It was nothing to ride the bike 20 miles to work, work a full 8hr shift, ride the bike home 'the long way', eat like a hog (I was packing around 5000+ calories in a day!) go to bed, get up and do it again. Saturdays and Sundays consisted of 80 to 100 mile rides, unless there was a fairly local race. Late fall into winter, weight room every day after work, for 2 hours or more. I really was into the fitness, I lived it like a madman. After the mountain bike, I hit the weights hardcore. I still lift but not like I used to. I was in super shape till the kids came along (No, I don't regret it one bit. My kids are my world). I do miss the fitness lifestyle, and want to get back into it at a realistic level here soon. But I don't wanna miss ONE THING with my kids. I'm having more fun being a father and husband, and this wood-burning obssession is quite fun too.


Okay Scott. Maybe it is time you get one of these and really put on some speed!

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Or if you really want to get low and some serious speed, try one of these bikes! The guy on the bike on the left is from Sidney, Australia and he was clocked at 72 mph in 2007. He has since topped 78 mph! Too fast for me...

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Okay Scott. Maybe it is time you get one of these and really put on some speed!

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Or if you really want to get low and some serious speed, try one of these bikes! The guy on the bike on the left is from Sidney, Australia and he was clocked at 72 mph in 2007. He has since topped 78 mph! Too fast for me...

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How fast can the old fart on the far right go?;lol
 
Sorry to get this thread back on topic. I just wanted to share my 12 year old son's hand made birthday present to his old man.
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That's soooo cool.If I had something like that it would be on a shelf or desk where everyone could see it.
 
That's soooo cool.If I had something like that it would be on a shelf or desk where everyone could see it.

Definitely - I plan to find a place at work where I can see it all the time.
 
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Indeed, Tony and his wife have a son they can be very proud of. We sort of like him ourselves. If we lived closer, I'd do my best to borrow him occasionally.
 
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