High School Graduation present

[Popeye]

To make a short story long.... In pre-PC times the H.S. where my nephews and BIL graduated and are graduating from had a tradition of "Senior Paddles" Name,grad year etc either burned or ingraved. Of course now they are considered weapons of mass destruction and are no longer allowed and can't be had through the school. Sis wanted one for her youngest. In comes big brother Pat. This is the result. Made from scrap pine, cherry and african cherry hardwood flooring. Carved with a Dremel and inked. Burned in the pic on the back. Wish I had a truckload of the african cherry. Pat

[wreckwriter]

Beautiful

[Whaler]

Nice work Pat

[mater]

Beautiful work. It looks good.

[John Hunter]

Very nice.

[drumpriest]

Nice, very nice.

[Pappy]

Also known as the "Board of Education" to those of us who grew up in a time when such things were done.

Nice job, Pat!

[Crash2510]

wouldn't want to be on the tail end of that pardon the pun nice anyway

[agent511]

nice. very nice

[lrogers]

The P.C. crowd sure have ruined a lot of traditions. Nice job Pat.

[9johnny5]

I remember paddles....

but I was on the business "end" of them, tho.

They were referred to as "The Board of Education to the Seat of Knowledge."

I was never spanked with something that nice.
Beautiful craftsmanship on yours, though. Great detail!

johnny

[gad5264]

Thank you sir......may I have another!

[Wood_workur]

You are lucky it looks so good, or it might be used on you!

[BobSch]

Man, that looks nice. It'd almost be a privilege to be on the receiving end of something that looks that good.

Almost...

[Derrick]

That is beautiful!! But where are the little holes the woodshop teacher drilled in them to make them cut the air so they could swing them a little faster? Oh how I remember my aching polka-dot patooty....