This time the surprise is on me!
Apparently my postal carrier dropped of a couple boxes while I was in the shop today. A storm blew in just before I finished up in the shop, so in the rush to get in the house without getting soaked, I failed to notice the boxes. It wasn't until I remembered that I left the sprinklers on and went to turn them off, that I saw the boxes.
The first one I opened was from Scott Hackler. It was a big chunk of Osage Orange! Thanks Scott! This is a really nice piece of wood with some great color, and I can't wait to put it on the lathe. I'm thinking a nice big bowl or maybe another chip and dip bowl. I've never turned Osage before but I'm sure looking forward to it!
Thanks again Scott!
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The next box was from Doug Thompson Tools. I got an order from him last week and my 1st thought was that he sent the order out again by mistake, so I opened the box to look at the invoice but I couldn't find one, so I figured I'd just ship it back to him on Monday. Luckily, my curiosity got the better of me and I unwrapped the handles and tool just to see what they were.
It wasn't my previous order duplicated and then I saw my name on the handles. Well you could have knocked me over with a feather!
Some awfully fine people at SMC sent me a gift and it looks like Doug and Pat added a gift of their own!
There's a 12" handle and a 3/8" detail gouge and a 14" handle that says "Thanks from Doug and Pat" on the other side. These are just perfect! I've been wanting the 3/8" detail gouge and also another handle for my 1/4" detail gouge.
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To Doug and Pat and all my friends at SMC, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! The generosity of turners is amazing!
An Awesome bunch of people have given me an Awesome day!
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