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McRabbet
The Western NC Woodworkers Association decided to make some toys for needy kids in the Asheville area this year and, although we got started somewhat late, we did succeed in making and delivering some nice ones just in time for a Christmas Party being held by an Asheville charity called Hearts with Hands for a big group of disadvantaged kids. Several members were involved, including Mtrager (Mitch) and TMerrill (Tim) and yours truly. Here are some of the fruits of our labor.
Tim designed this prototype Doll Cradle and made 160 of them on his ShopBot. We bought Teddy Bears and wrapped each one in a small blanket tied with a ribbon for some little girls...
Mitch Trager made a bunch of these cute little Doll School Desks -- you'll find the plans in our Download Library
After I milled endless pieces of poplar, white oak and ash, and Tim made wheels and the pull yokes on his ShopBot, a team of six of us spent several days assembling 45 of these wagons for young boys...
Here's Tim smiling because we're done with a lengthy assembly process and half of the wagons are in my truck, helping give some of his shop space back!
Here's my contribution -- I made 11 of these delightful Hounds -- this guy must be on the lookout for ScottM's mice! If any of you are interested, the plans are in the book "How to Make Animated Toys" by David Wakefield, which we bought on Amazon.com. Lots of work, but a delightful toy.
Monday was delivery day -- here are some of us in front of our efforts -- from left: Tim Merrill, Ed Heeg, Walt Tolley and me. Thanks to Jerry Grant (Purple Thumb) for help in delivery and three generous wood contributors: Sanders Woodworking (thank you Steve), Mountain Sawyers (thanks, Wes and Steve), and Mountain Showcase Cabinets of Hendersonville (thanks Chris Casto). I just wish we could have seen those kids faces that evening, but in our hearts, we know they were all smiling!
Tim designed this prototype Doll Cradle and made 160 of them on his ShopBot. We bought Teddy Bears and wrapped each one in a small blanket tied with a ribbon for some little girls...
Mitch Trager made a bunch of these cute little Doll School Desks -- you'll find the plans in our Download Library
After I milled endless pieces of poplar, white oak and ash, and Tim made wheels and the pull yokes on his ShopBot, a team of six of us spent several days assembling 45 of these wagons for young boys...
Here's Tim smiling because we're done with a lengthy assembly process and half of the wagons are in my truck, helping give some of his shop space back!
Here's my contribution -- I made 11 of these delightful Hounds -- this guy must be on the lookout for ScottM's mice! If any of you are interested, the plans are in the book "How to Make Animated Toys" by David Wakefield, which we bought on Amazon.com. Lots of work, but a delightful toy.
Monday was delivery day -- here are some of us in front of our efforts -- from left: Tim Merrill, Ed Heeg, Walt Tolley and me. Thanks to Jerry Grant (Purple Thumb) for help in delivery and three generous wood contributors: Sanders Woodworking (thank you Steve), Mountain Sawyers (thanks, Wes and Steve), and Mountain Showcase Cabinets of Hendersonville (thanks Chris Casto). I just wish we could have seen those kids faces that evening, but in our hearts, we know they were all smiling!
