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Old 09-13-2011, 01:30 PM
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Hi, I thought I'd share my Santa Spool Ornaments made from old sewing thread spools. Thanks, John
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Old 09-13-2011, 02:04 PM
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Very cool! I need to try this. Lots of possibilities for these. Thanks for sharing!
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Old 09-13-2011, 02:30 PM
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John:
They are really cute, nice carving do you paint them too? Or just leave just the natural color of the wood. Question: Are they generally made from basswood?
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Very nice!! Great use of spools. What are you using for the top and bottom?
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Old 09-13-2011, 04:37 PM
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Neat collection
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Super collection! I tried carving spools last year but gave up...the wood is so darn hard. Are these regular spools or basswood spools, and what do you use to carve them?
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John,

Those are absolutely lovely, the faces are adorable!

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Hey! These are great! Have you tried carving them in graduated sizes and then stacked onto a dowel with a wheel glued to the bottom as a stand? Then I added a star on top. It took awhile to carve the dozen but was well worth the effort. Tina
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John, Those are great I have bought about 200 old spools but have yet to carve much on them. Just not real sure how to do what I want yet.
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those are great, I just acquired a small container of wooden spools
now I'll have to give these a try

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