A modest box
When I was a kid I had a simple box, with a sliding lid. As I recall it was stapled together and made from cheap wood. But I loved that box and stored “precious” stuff in it. This box suffered from a lack of quality materials, my rough handling of it and, ultimately, it showed that my mother was right; my hands were always dirty.
I decided to make such a box in miniature. I tried to make it look old and worn and I hope you’ll agree that I was at least somewhat successful.
The lid slids out, using the thumb-hook as did the original.
While I was at it I responded to modern wizards around the world who accused me of going “old school” on my magic wand, posted a couple days ago. They pointed out that long wands with Phoenix-feather drivers might have been fine in Gandalf and Merlin’s day, but these days, modern wizards wield smaller, more snappy wands, using Linux-based operating systems and wi-fi connectivity.
And so, I put together this little number – a 3/4″ long redheart wand with a double-tapered shaft and 4-Gig magic capacity. It features a state-of-the-art “touch-knob” interface and hacker-proof password protection. I apologize for the the dust particles in the photo. Such is the nature of woodshops, I’m afraid.
Cheers — Larry
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Larry! You been sniffing the finishes again????
Doug
Cheers — Larry
You always do, my friend! You always do!