My Woodworking Project @ Tropic Winds RV Resort in Harlingen, Texas

I joined the Woodworking Group at Tropic Winds RV Resort on a whim.  What kind of project should I make?  My inspiration came from memories of Eric's Cub Scout Den's woodworking projects.  I decided to make a two piece, self supporting Christmas Tree.

I printed off templates
from the internet &
make cardboard
copies that will be
easily traced.







With paper templates in hand, Eric and I set off for Home Depot.

I selected the

 straightest piece

of Pine in the

Lumber Aisle.

There's way more wood here than I need for one tree.  I'll make a tree for my grandson, Sean, too.  With enough There's still enough lumber for more Christmas Trees.  I'll make as many trees as possible and offer the ones I don't need to Tracy, the Activities Director, as Door Prizes for upcoming holiday events.

The traced Christmas Trees
remind me of setting out
a pattern for a sewing
project.

I will use the Miter Saw, set at
90 degrees to cut one set of
tree pieces at a time.

I find it easy to handle the small

 piece of wood as I use the Band

Saw to make the many cuts in

each piece of my Christmas Tree.

I clamp a piece of
tree to a work bench
& use a heavy file
to sand the
interlocking slots.






The Christmas Tree in the foreground has been sanded and fits together to make a self supporting decoration.

I use sand paper to

 smooth each side of

the slot on each

Christmas Tree piece.

I do a lot of sanding to make the two pieces of Christmas Tree fit together.

I carefully apply
the spray paint...

My first Christmas Tree.

Sean's Christmas Tree

is packed & ready to

be mailed.

It rained yesterday and today is cool and damp.  I am hoping for less humidity tomorrow so I can paint the remaining trees.