"mac davis" wrote in message
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On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:30:07 -0500, "Kate" wrote:

Oh wow.. that's great to hear!
I was just pulling most of it out of my imagination.

One of my daughter's dreams is to visit Ireland someday. Of all things she
says she wants to repel off of the side of a castle... the little
daredevil.

Very nice work, Kate...
I wouldn't have a clue how to carve, but admire the work a lot..

Not involving the Iris, but my wife and I have been reading the "Outlander"
series and there's a lot of Celtic/Scots references and drawings...

I think the reading is inspiring the wife to start more Celtic type wood
burning, other than the knots she does now..

So, in the far distant future when you're on the other side of the grass,
will
your daughter have both boxes?


mac


Of course she will Mac! She's the only one of my children that really knows
it's history or would use it for something special.

I'd like to see some of your wife's woodburning, I bet it's lovely.

As to the carving, it's not that hard if you have the right tools - which I
do NOT.
I'm making do with what I have for now but have been researching tools and
see a lot of goodies out there.

I used to carve wax, much easier than wood and if you made a mistake you
could just melt a little back into the gash and carve it again. This is a
whole new ball game but I am enjoying it immensely.

Kate