THE GIFT OF HAVING FUN
What could we give the family for Christmas? Certainly not another present that they don’t really want or which won’t last! This is an economical story with a twist and the emphasis of the project is on function and satisfaction, certainly not high-class woodworking.
On a summer afternoon after a wedding in the UK (in Shakespeare’s church), extended family were having a get together in a park by the river and playing kubb.
The players included a three-year-old and one aged over 90, and everyone was enjoying it. The emphasis on adjustment, fairness, and debate added to the appeal.
I thought this would make a good little project for my workshop and everyone would be happy (Images 1 and 2).
It would also give opportunity for practising old or lost woodworking skills, and
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