Those woodworking items came from a woodworker that I know, Mickey. He's getting up in age (late 80's) and cutting back on his hobby. Let me share a short story about Mickey. Now for those of you into woodworking - and you know about Chip Carving, you'll recognize the name of Wayne Barton. Wayne "wrote the book - as they say" on Chip Carving - shown here:
Well, my woodworking friend Mickey was interested in learning about it, so he went to Wayne's shop for 3 days instruction. The first day, they sat and he learned how to sharpen the chip carving knife. - yes - 8 hrs instruction on sharpening a knife. Mickey came home and started to practice chip carving and got better and better. He eventually sent Wayne a picture of one of his own projects - and Wayne used it as the cover picture for his next Chip Carving book! Micky went on to compete nationally and won numerous awards at competitive judged events.
