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12-27-2019, 11:53 PM
Maple and bloodwood with walnut hidden drawer. Top and front AF logos are bloodwood and a purpleheart B1 bomber silhouettes. Finished with shellac. Simple mitered corners.
Hidden drawer opens by unscrewing the correct foot. [attachment=22530] [attachment=22531] [attachment=22532] ▼ 
12-28-2019, 12:01 AM
A very thoughtful gift. And thanks to your grandson for serving!
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12-28-2019, 06:31 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-28-2019, 06:32 AM by fredhargis.)
Very cool, there's no doubt you are justifiably proud of him.
I started with absolutely nothing. Now, thanks to years of hard work, careful planning, and perseverance, I find I still have most of it left.
12-28-2019, 06:50 AM
(12-27-2019, 11:53 PM)K. L McReynolds Wrote: Maple and bloodwood with walnut hidden drawer. Top and front AF logos are bloodwood and a purpleheart B1 bomber silhouettes. Finished with shellac. Simple mitered corners. Well, grandpa flunked aircraft recognition. Succeeded admirably at woodworking, though. Folks at Knob Noster will tell you it's a B2.
Better to follow the leader than the pack. Less to step in.
12-28-2019, 07:32 AM
1, 2, 32...whatever it takes!
Cool, and very thoughtful and appropriate to the occasion! 
12-28-2019, 08:21 AM
Very nice, sure he will appreciate it. Because Grandpa made it.
Jim in Okie
You can tell a lot about the character of a man - By the way he treats those who can do nothing for him. 
12-28-2019, 10:04 AM
Beautifully made & designed. Grandpa made it. That's a keeper with lots of emotion.
Congrats to your grandson and good job on the box. The silhouette is indeed a B-2 bomber. When I was in the the Skunk Works in Palmdale, CA, I used to see B-2's all the time. Northrop runs the depot there. I've also had the privilege of seeing the B-2's up close and personal on a visit to Whiteman AFB (work-related). It's an impressive and complex jet.
My son is in the Air Force. He's an air traffic controller at Nellis AFB. He's about a week away from getting deployed to the middle east. My father was a career Air Force meteorologist. I'm a retired Army officer.
Still Learning,
Allan Hill 
12-28-2019, 10:33 AM
Very clever hidden compartment!
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12-28-2019, 06:59 PM
(12-28-2019, 10:33 AM)Phil Thien Wrote: Very clever hidden compartment! He is on a deferred reporting enlistment, reports in August. His first two interests are linguistics(Russian) and Public Affairs. Testing showed he is qualified for both plus others. Will find out in August. |
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Grandson joined the Air Force
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