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Stanley planes to make an Art Deco wall sconce
comments (1) February 8th, 2010 in Project Gallery
WydRynner, member
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Stanley No 71
My father apprenticed as a carpenter in England in the forties, for a man that specialized in restoring cathedral pipe organs. When his mentor retired he purchased most of his hand tools so he could go out on his own. A decade ago, when Parkinson’s finally robbed him of his ability to do carpentry, he handed those cherished tools down to me. Being of the power tool generation I set them lovingly on a shelf knowing what they meant to my father. I had just started a project building some Art Deco wall sconces for a home theater when my dad passed away. When I next returned to work on the project I stared at those tools on the shelf and thought of the beautiful things he had created with them. I put the router and shaper away and built the project using his planes, chisels and scrapers. I fell in love with two Stanley planes, a 607 Bedrock and a No 71 router. The project took me way longer than I had planned, but it gave me another chance to say goodbye to my dad and some new favorite tools.
Design or Plan used: My Own Design - Pete Bellas
posted in: Project Gallery, Art Deco, cherry, sconce, onyx
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Contest Details
Update: Congratulations to our three winners! starryNight took home first with Froe-Zen in Time, Routerbit48 won second with Dad's Little Helper, and third place went to randyhowes with Old Dogs - New Tricks.
*Contest is closed.
Beginning February 1 and running through March 1, Fine Homebuilding readers can submit photos of their most cherished tools for a chance to win one of three Stanley 60-1/2 Low Angle Block Planes.
We're in search of tools with a great story behind them. Maybe it's a framing hammer passed down from generation to generation, or perhaps it's that first tool you ever bought—the one that's stayed with you through thick and thin over the years. Whatever it is, submit photos of your cherished tools, along with their stories, to our gallery contest for a chance to win.
Contest ends March 1, 2010.
Winners will be announced on or about March 5, 2010.
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