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runsamuck's creative outlet is woodworking, and every year he makes boxes for the kid's teachers at the end of the year. He made this one for Gareth's second grade teacher; although he's in third grade now, she's been tutoring him this year of her own volition. She recently started tutoring a terminally ill child as well, and I think it's been hard on her.

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29 April 2008




He makes boxes out of a single piece of wood so the all the grain lines match up where each piece comes together (although I think told me he put the lid on the wrong way on this one). The wood is called curly maple, and the camera does a poor job of showing how it changes in the light. The lighter streaks perpendicular to the grain actually make the wood look as if it's wavy instead of a flat surface. It's really pretty.



And he sands them until they're so smooth, you can just sit and pet them, they feel so nice. ;)