You saw it here first

Hi All,
Well, it was a very long, hot day and to beat all I cleaned out a weeks work of sawdust and wood chips out of my shop so by the time I finished up, I was even dirtier than usual.  But I had another good day in spite of the heat. I made several more knitting notions and a tea box.
I went to a lumber yard yesterday and picked up several things, amongst them a small laminated block out of beech and I made (drum roll here) a darning tulip!! Ive heard of eggs and mushrooms, but tulip has to be a first. Heres a picture:

And I also made a tea box for a young friend who is unemployed and has been for several years now. It is easy to fall between the cracks when youre unemployed and I just want him to know that hes not alone. Here is a photo of the tea box:

Annnndddd, I have some good news: I have a commission from a friend to make a birthday present for his mother. His mom is an artist and she needs a bowl to place her brushes in so Im  making her a calico bowl in the shape of a large tumbler out of assorted hard woods. When its done in a couple of days Ill post some pictures.
Stay cool,
VW

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It arrived

Well, I called UPS Freight the next morning and I was notified that the saw should be delivered that day sometime between 2-4pm. So, I wait around another day in anticipation and at 4:30 I receive a phone call from the truck driver asking how much longer I was planning on waiting. I told him that I didnt want to stay past 5 so he came right over before his other stops.
About 15 minutes later I was unloading the saw with the forklift from my mothers truss plant right next door (this saw isnt something you can just lift). With only a few minutes till I had to head home to get ready to go out to dinner with some friends and slid the pallet through the door of my shop and took off the box and there she sat. Luckily the box wasnt in horrible shape so the saw looked pretty much untouched and in great condition. Sadly, I didnt have time to put it together and get it running so I had to leave my new toy until Sunday.

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