For Xmas on the Zimmerman side we pick names and Randy and I were lucky enough to get 2 kids this year, we all love to get kids names, so much easier buying gifts. But this year we got our nephew Travis's little boy Zak and Randy decided to make a barn for him. He had built one just like this one for our daughter Courtney's kids a few years ago and they still drag it out and play with it.
When we first gave it to Zak on Xmas Eve I was a little nervous that he wouldn't really like it that much, all the kids get so much for Xmas. But when I heard Travis saying they had to leave I glanced over and saw little Zak, he's 2 1/2, trying to carry this barn to his dad to take it home! So I think it was a hit and a very successful Xmas present!
And you might think this is strange to put together but we do happen to make a wide variety of things. Below is the beginning of a project. A friend of our daughter Megan asked Randy to draw up an entertainment center for her. This is the first drawing for her and as you can see from her writing she has added or made some changes.
From her changes Randy has built the first piece for her which is pictured below. We usually build the whole thing at once but she was unsure as to how she wanted the other surrounding pieces to look so we waited til we delivered the first middle piece and then she was better able to see how she wanted the rest of it to look. So from the adjustments on the above drawing we will be finishing and delivering the rest of this entertainment center in a couple of weeks and I will be posting pictures of it later this month.
This entertainment center is made from quarter sawn oak with a very dark stain applied.
I just looooooove his work. Someday I still want you guys to do my office. I still have the paperwork you gave me a few years ago.
ReplyDeleteThat would be awsome, Randy would love to do some work for you! We are actually sending out some new cards we had made up with his new telephone number and our website, we will send you one!
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