Creative Woodworks & crafts 2004-06, страница 72

Alain Dugas, from Montreal, Quebcc, has crafted an amazing backgammon set from scratch using various spccies of hardwood, including bloodwood, American black cherry, and rosewood. The casing for the game features two intarsia fish, a striped bass and trout, on either side. Both" fish were from back issues of Creative Woodworks & Crafts—the bass is Bob Hlavacek's design and die trout is from Fred Martin. Alain has a special request: "What's the best way for me to get in contact with other folks in my area that share my passion for this type of woodwork?" If anyone wants to reach Alain, his email is lobud@yahoo.com.

Charles Brooking, from Muncy, PA, likes living out in the country, where he has "a lot of room to put the animals out." At 77 years young, he has new-found celebrity: a local television station recently visited his home to lake pictures of his large collection of outdoor animal cutouts. The ones shown here are only part of his collection, and all are made from 1/2" plywood. The silver-back gorilla and rhino are about four and a half feet tall, the elephant and bears are about six feel in height, and the giraffe is seven feet tall. The bear on the left is an enlargement of Floyd Reynolds^ bear from our November, 2000 issue, and the other bear is of his own design. Keep up the fine work, Charles!

4fi • Creative Woodworks S. Crafts June 2004