Hobby Shop Fun

So we headed out to Idaho Falls for a quick simple errand. Turns out we can't make just one stop. We made our way to a Hobby Town USA and found the toy we had been longing for (well for as long as we were in the store). These are our 1/36 scale remote control monster trucks, complete with shocks and everything. Kimi's is the green one, A.K.A. The High Roller (according to the sticker license plate) and Eldon's is the red Desert Truck A.K.A. #1. This just shows the childish fun we can still have.

More Creations

The following are pictures of Kimi and me making an entertainment center and our DVD racks. Kimi got her first opportunity to actually use her welding skills she learned a week prior. She also learned how to use a metal band-saw, hot wheel, and an assortment of grinders. This entertainment center is made of 16 gauge cold rolled steel tubing 1" square. We are ordering glass to go on top of each shelf which will match our coffee and side tables nicely (both are metal and glass).

The DVD rack is Kimi's creation, completely designed and built to her specifications. They are designed to be hung on the wall on either side of the TV. We have planned to build cabinet style doors for the front of each rack with glass in the center to keep the theme in our living room. There are 4 shelves and each shelf will hold 20+ DVDs.

The flower is just something I made for Kimi on Valentine's Day. It is made entirely of copper, which was heated and then quenched to create the reddish purple color.

Like Clockwork

Here's the latest on my clock project in my woodworking class. It is coming along quite nicely I think.

This is the pediment that goes on top...

a side...

an angled...

and a front view

This is going to be the cove bottom that goes on bottom of the clock-it is upside down right now, letting the glue dry, it will also have a little flat piece covering that hole.

This is the door and below is a close

                                              up of one of its joints. There will be

                                 a glass piece that fits inside.