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Lee Brubaker

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Yesterday I had to turn in this year's crop of toys for distribution to children of needy families at Christmas. Attached is a group photo consisting of 1 dinasaur with animated legs & head & tail bobbing up &down. 2 hand pump rail cars, 3 jigsaw puzzles of a macaw, 2 shoelace tops, 2 articulated monarch caterpillars with rotating balls in each body section & 2 waddling ducks. The niche in the hallway to the kitchen now seems pretty bare with them gone. Gonna have to do something about that.

Thanks for looking

Lee

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Well actually Brian making toys for donation is a two way street. Having turned 80 this year Iam no longer into making large projects & the toys for donation is a means of staying reasonably proficient in the workshop without cluttering up the household with handmade stuff. Also, while I often utilize plans found in books & keeping in mind that they come from professional toy makers who need simplicity & speed in building them in order to make a living it is interesting to me to try to figure out ways to improve the design because time is not a factor for me. Toy making also controls the amount of cut offs (shorts) cluttering up the shop by using them for something beneficial. Is the above selfish or what ?

Lee
 
Lee Brubaker":p2hagr3u said:
Is the above selfish or what ?

Lee

Well I don't think so Lee. I like your philosophy, keeping your hand in by making small projects like you do for others. Keep it up Lee as I'm certain your efforts are appreciated.

regards

Brian
 
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