On Friday, December 15, 2017 at 11:50:18 AM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
This probably looks redundant..

But they now have 3 coats of varnish and are completed.

The veneered tops were interesting to work with, the walnut was from a
scrap that I could not throw away...

They look great, good job. Recipients should enjoy them.

Do you date and/or sign your personal gifts? Just curious. Some of my friends/family ask that I sign/mark and date certain pieces. I rarely think of them (projects) as that special.

Scrap pieces seem to always come in handy, down the road, that way.... more so for rare or figured wood, not so much for most of my plain-Jane scrap pieces, but I keep them, anyway.

Lately, I repaired (new rockers, new arms, new backrest top rail) and painted an old rocker, for my brother. Received the rush, today, for him to try to weave the seat & backrest. Too *cold to be doing much else, though I cleaned & sharpened a (garage sale) Bailey #5 plain, last might, as well as made a handle for a (Ebay) curved adze head and sharpened it.

Lagniappe:
*Listed on our local Craigslist, a snow plow for sale! Now, who in the heck would have something as that, down here? .... And who, down here, would buy it?

Sonny