So when I'm not woodworking, hanging out with my wife and son, cooking or cleaning . . . I curl one a week. Those of you in or close to Canada probably know what curling is. If not, you may have heard of it from the Winter Olympics.
Anyway, my wife and I both curl and we got a few friends together to teach them how. We had our friend actually teach them. She's among the top women curlers in the U.S. In fact she lost out last year in the gold medal game of the US Nationals, which would have sent her to the Olympics this year.
So we got the couples together and had a small guys against girls match. Just to be silly I made these trophies for the winning team:
They're made out of some scrap maple, lacewood/snakewood, and tiger wood. For reference, they're only about 6 or 7 inches high.
BTW, I learned that I do need to seal the wood before I use my rubber signature stamp. I didn't on the maple and the stamp bled a little bit. I'll be sure to stamp after sealing from now on.
And here some of us were having a good time last night!
I used to make fun of curling before I tried it. It's hard and can be a great work out. But I like it because it's a great winter sport that doesn't rely on the weather.
Anyway . . .
-Brian