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1. 
   derekcohen | Oct 24, 2009 05:29am | #1

   Hi Dusty

   Thank you for sharing such a wonderful memory.

   I can almost hear the heads purr with contentment. It is as it should be. What will you do with them?

   Regards from Perth

   Derek

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   oldusty | Oct 24, 2009 06:35am | #4

      Greetings   Derek ,

        They each have their own face not exactly the same , almost like Brothers .

                I want to do something special something deserving .

                   Just not sure yet how to best use these

                  They have lived life on a shelf for the last 30 years , I would like to bring them out and avoid the urge to place them behind glass like a deed mummy .

             thanks for the kind words

                                   dusty

2. 
   KiddervilleAcres | Oct 24, 2009 05:43am | #2

   dusty,

   Derek beat me to it.  Can't wait to see what you do with them.  How big are they?

   Thanks for the nice story.

   Regards,

   Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

1. 
   oldusty | Oct 24, 2009 06:40am | #5

     Bob ,

            They are about 3" wide and 4" tall , one just fits in your palm .

                not sure Bob , what to do with them ?

                 your welcome for the story thanks for looking

                        dusty

3. 
   hammer1 | Oct 24, 2009 06:08am | #3

   Great story, Dusty. So often we lose contact when moving on. Nice that you stayed in touch but even nicer is to know how special your relationship is and how much you are thought of.

   Beat it to fit / Paint it to match

1. 
   oldusty | Oct 24, 2009 06:48am | #6

     Howdy Brother Hammer ,

                  We did stay in touch all these years , we talked either every month or so and sometimes more often as we would call eachother for counsel or whinning when know one else would listen .

          Business has been  way off this year for our cabinet shop but lucky for me I have been able to get a few jobs this year from my friends shop . It is kind of hard to find real friends like that .

         thanks     dusty

1. 
   hammer1 | Oct 24, 2009 03:06pm | #7

   Business may be slow, we've been there before. You are still a rich man, money or not so much.Beat it to fit / Paint it to match

4. 
   joinerswork | Oct 24, 2009 04:16pm | #8

   dusty,

   A good tale.  It goes around and it comes around, don't it?  Doubtless the right place for them will come to you.

   Ray

5. 
   9619 | Oct 24, 2009 04:44pm | #9

   Dusty,
   Great story. Life is good, especially if you look at the alternatives. Those lions faces are very cool. As the kids would say, "Way cool, dude." Glad you got them.

   Think about making a "box" for the wall, with two doors, and put one lion on each door. Lots of ways to display them.

   It is possible you have done something good in your life, and God is rewarding you. I am going to try that and see if she does anything for me.

   Have fun.
   Mel

   Measure your output in smiles per board foot. 

6. 
   zolton | Oct 24, 2009 05:56pm | #10

   Dusty,

   Great story; thank you for sharing it.

   What about making a set of bookends with the lion's faces? You could mount them so they'd be facing outward on a set of thick "boxes." That way you'd see them whenever you looked at the books you have on your shelves or on your desk..

   Zolton

    

   If you see a possum running around in here, kill it. It's not a pet. - Jackie Moon

1. 
   oldusty | Oct 25, 2009 08:03am | #11

   Hi Zolton ,

           I hope    I'm going to know when the time is right , what it is I am supposed to do with the heads . They need to be seen  , brought into their Pride.

         thanks for the kind words

                        dusty

7. 
   ring | Oct 25, 2009 11:10am | #12

   Great story, and nice lions too. Don't fret too much about what to do with them...just put them up somewhere where they can watch over you, like the entrance to the shop.

   regards,

   David Ring

   http://www.touchwood.co.il/?lang=e&id=1

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   oldusty | Oct 25, 2009 06:00pm | #13

     Hello David ,

        Yes , perhaps they could watch over me , lord knows I need someone to !

                  But I do want these Lions to be used

          thaks for looking

             regards     dusty

    

      

1. 
   KiddervilleAcres | Oct 26, 2009 03:57am | #14

   dusty,

   Hmmmmmmmmmm, sounds like mebbe ye ought to find another real good apprentice, like yeself once was.

   Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

1. 
   oldusty | Oct 26, 2009 04:43pm | #15

     Bob ,

             An apprentice would be good , I have a 17 year old who I hoped would show some interest in the shop but , no . He likes to cut trees down not glue them back together , some things just don't go the way we planned .

         regards        dusty, Lion tamer apprentice

1. 
   davcefai | Oct 26, 2009 11:02pm | #16

   You might be surprised at what can happen between 17 and 21.
   The daughter that took most after me (Chemist, hands on) was the least likely candidate at 17.

2. 
   oldusty | Oct 27, 2009 05:08pm | #20

   Hi Dave ,

                I hope you and Bob are right , I know I did not enjoy working for my Father at 17 .

      The good thing is that everyone he has worked for agreed he was truly a hard worker and they want him back , I asked "do you know which one mine is " he has proven himself in the real work world I know he can survive .

      He is a senior this year and actually has a job opportunity waiting for him with an arborist outfit he worked with this summer climbing trees and trimming and such.

      I have always pointed out trees to him his whole life where ever we are, now he points them out to me , and I don't recognize all of them he points out .

           regards from a wet paradise   dusty

3. 
   KiddervilleAcres | Oct 27, 2009 04:52am | #17

   dusty,

   Well I gotta tell ye, when I was 17 I think the last thing I wanted to make was wood thangs.  But that was 47 years ago, now it seems that's all I make.

   Sign of old age?

   Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

8. 
   SRogers93 | Oct 27, 2009 05:12am | #18

   Great story thanks so much for sharing. It helps illustrate how we live on through our work.

   "Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential." Winston Churchill
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   oldusty | Oct 27, 2009 06:20am | #19

          Interesting words  ,, thank you .

                     dusty

9. 
   bones | Oct 27, 2009 05:20pm | #21

   Great story! I love the history behind the piece as much as the piece.  It just proves not just gold is golden!   Take care and have a good one.

   I was married by a judge - I should have asked for a jury.
   George Burns