Hi Chuck,
Since your magazine has me addicted to boatbuilding (all your fault) I
thought I'd send this pic for you and the other addicts. It's a neat
story, that started from my grandmother. When I was little, she used to
make a miniature village scene with a lake by taking the cotton "snow"
material and cutting open an oval shaped hole in it that she put a hand
mirror underneath, where I would then place figurines of skaters and build
a village around with miniature houses, cars, sleighs etc.
Then, a few days ago, (fast forward thirty years) my wife was
setting up the Christmas tree on one of my Dichrolam tables (laminated
glass I make, that looks like water) and was thinking about doing the same
thing that my grandmother did. Then Tricia pulls out this little wooden
boat ornament I had never seen! So I quickly made a miniature "dock" and
set up the "lake" scene. Very appropriate since I'm knee deep in the
middle of my second glass-bottomed boat. See the progress at:
https://www.pbase.com/dr_dichro/electric_boat_
www.pbase.com is a
wonderful site to upload pics into your own gallery for free.
Merry Christmas,
John Blazy |
