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Thanks, guys,

For all your projects large and small! They are ALL good.

BTW, now that I do a lot on my Shopsmith, I find myself less likely to blow money on the "biggest / latest" other things. In other words by doing things hands-on, a lot of satisfaction is found, and less money goes "flying" toward buying pre-made things which may not be all that satisfying.

Best Regards,

Dennis:

Believe me I said revert to toys with tongue in cheek. I really enjoy making them but find that as I moved on to more complex projects like furniture, etc., I don't find as much time for the toys. It is, as you suggested, A good and satisfying way to get started and I'm sure many of us on this site did just that.

I like your airplane. I have done a couple of different ones and the first completed is usually kept at home for the grandchildren. However much to my surprise, of the current young ones, the grandaughter is the one playing with the planes!

Dennis:

Believe me I said revert to toys with tongue in cheek. I really enjoy making them but find that as I moved on to more complex projects like furniture, etc., I don't find as much time for the toys. It is, as you suggested, A good and satisfying way to get started and I'm sure many of us on this site did just that.

I like your airplane. I have done a couple of different ones and the first completed is usually kept at home for the grandchildren. However much to my surprise, of the current young ones, the grandaughter is the one playing with the planes!

Chuck:

Your projects continue to impress me!

Have fun.

John

Hi guys,

I'll just sneak in one more post on this week's blog before the week ends!

John,

Those of us who have followed your woodworking activites over the past months know that your woodworking interests are quite varied. I remember the great picture you posted of your "Table" at the Craft Fair last year. I had no real concern that you would abandon toy making!

Chuck,

The airplane is, shall we say, "generic", there is no real prototype. I built it for my boys years ago (the youngest is now in college ) from a Meisel Hardware plan. It saw a bit of action over the years and eventually ended up in the "mending bin". I have fixed it back up for the next generation.

I have started trying to document my projects using a form that I made on my word processor. I try and fill one out for my old projects too if they come around for the second time. This is the sheet that I filed out for the old airplane.

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Regards to all,

Dennis

Dennis, Thanks for that project documentation example! Great Idea! And very well preformed!

Now you've gone and given me a new list of projects to do, when not directly in the shop! My hearty thanks to you and this Forum! No more idle brains and hands around here.

Dennis:

That's a neat looking project sheet. It sure has a lot of information.

I may have mentioned in an earlier post that when I first started making toys, I kept a sheet similar to that but without as much info. What I did include was the number of the item, date made, and who received it (usually grandchildren). It records a nice little history but as with so many of my "projects" I tired of it and let it slide. That was also before the days of my digital camera so it involved taking a picture and gluing the developed picture to the top of the page. A little less high tech and/or nice as the one you have developed.

John