Gift Suggestion--Long
James Fox
>I'm usually lurking around the turning side of Woodcentral, but I also occasionally make "flat stuff." On both boards I sometimes see messages asking for suggestions for gifts for Christmas, birthdays, etc.
Attached is a photo of something that almost anyone can make (how hard can it be if I did it???). I've made 10 banks so far--some for my children and grandkids, but also as gifts for expectant parents at baby showers. With the cost of college (heck...the cost of gas) today who couldn't use a way to save a bit.
I get the doors from e-bay. various prices, check out the auctions. Usually have to clean them up and figure out the combination (not hard). Record the combination, cause someone will eventually loose one.
This one is Padauk, but almost any kind of wood will do, I've used maple, mahogany, canary wood, walnut, etc. There were some plans in a past issue of Woodcraft magazine--mine is pretty close to that with the addition of a partition on the inside to keep the coins out of the opening mechanism.
Comments & questions welcome.
James
