Let’s start with project #12.  Here in Florida, a lot of homes have these ledges around the house for you to put knick knacks and stuff on.  I’ve dreamed of building something to put up there – and finally figured out what I wanted to do.

I initially saw something similar to this on April Wilkerson’s Youtube channel.

I cut out a “W” from some scrap plywood probably 6 months ago.  This is something I’ve wanted to do for a while.  Problem is, I needed some scrap wood for it.  Well, it takes a while to accumulate scrap wood!

I took the scrap wood after I had enough to do the project – and painstakingly assembled it on the “W” like a puzzle.

Since I don’t have a brad nailer of any type, I had to rely on good ole’ wood glue, which made it take a little longer.

After all the pieces were glued on and secured – i took the jigsaw and cut off the edges.

Then, after some vigorous sanding – i applied some dark Danish Oil.

The final resting place of our new “W.”

A couple of months ago, we had our annual church auction to raise money for our Honduras Trip that members of our church go on to do things for people of that nation.

For the auction I made three things – a tic tac toe game, a necklace holder, and a doll cradle.

Here’s the Tic Tac Toe board:

Here’s the necklace holder.  It’s made of Honduran Mahogany and Aromatic Cedar:

Here’s the doll cradle:  The first one I made actually broke when the buyer got it home — and I realized why.  I made the grain go the wrong way.  So I cut off the rockers and made new ones, and then braced it up against the existing cradle.