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 Now, about this time, I took a look around the house,and realized that I could really use this new found talent of mine.  For instance, the rear entrance could use a little work.  

   so I made this,

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....and I made a few things like this.

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   And I had always wanted an infinity light, so I made one.  Then it turned out everybody wanted one, so I made about ten more.

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....then I tackled a clock.  Now, it may have a lot more angles, but it's still basically straight cuts.

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   But it was time to get a little fancy.....so I made this Tape Caddie.  756 pieces of wood reassembled to hold 96 tapes.  It make look complicated, but it's simply a matter of cutting wood at angles.

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Then it was time to make a place for my granddaughter's American girl dolls to sleep. 

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   Cutting in other than a straight line got good to me at this point, so I made this bowl for Joy.  Now, it may look turned on a lathe, but I made this bad boy by cutting each piece individually with a jig saw and assembling the pieces.

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   But that doesn't mean I had given up on the straight lines....far from it.  I made this as a birthday gift for a friend.

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.....look like this!

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....and this.

   Now notice, I'm still just working with straight lines.

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Then a wine rack as a gift.

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....and so are these!

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...and after investing nearly 80 hours in a piece like this, somebody will offer you $200.00 for it.  I'd rather burn it.  Or better yet, admire it loud enough and I'll give it to you.

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   But I began tiring of straight lines.....time to spread my wings.  So I made this for Lindsey's seventh birthday.
 
 
 
   And that was such a hit, I made another for Erica.

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And Joy's turned out so well, I made another for Lori.

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   And this little jewelry box for another friend.

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   Now, it may look like you'd have to spend an awful lot of time in the shop to produce items like the above, but actually, I probably spent less than an hour a day working on them.  If you put 25 to 30 hours into each, you end up with 10 to 12 beautiful works of art every year, and after a few years, it begins adding up.

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