Dynamite Chair Design

I love the ingenious creations that can result from having limited resources (tools, materials etc.). Here's a prime example. It was made by a miner at Independence Mine (gold) in Alaska from an old dynamite box. It probably dates to the late 1930s or early 40s.

So cool! Now I just need to find a dynamite box...

A Teasure Box for Clara

So I thought I'd take a short break from posting...and just nine months later I'm back!

Funny how life is sometimes...

Anyway, here's something that was created during that time - a treasure box for my daughter's birthday. I used poplar; I can't remember why, but it was nice to work with.

Clara told me it had to be "red, with purple corners". I mixed up some milk paint, and interpreted those instructions loosely...

...but she didn't care! Joy!

And in use.

 

Of course, now the boy wants one too...