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- Name
- Skye Sweeney
- LOCATION
- New Hampshire USA
In another thread, I was asked for pictures. Lots of pictures. So here goes.
I currently live near Manchester, New Hampshire. That is about an hour north of Boston.
I was born in Brazil, grew up in France, then went to college in Syracuse New York, first job in Binghampton New York, and then finally in New Hampshire.
I have recently retired from working as an embedded software engineer.
I have been woodworking my whole life thanks to my father. The first project I can remember making (around 6 years old) by myself was a sailboat out of scraps of plywood. Without a keel, it capsized right away. Was I ever pissed.
In junior high school, I made a lamp shaped like a dog that seems to have been lost in the numerous moves.
In high school, I made various items, including a coffee table that self-destructed a few years later.
In college, I made this jewelry box for my now wife. In fact, much of what I have made has been for her including the following items
Knick knack box with brass rod hinge.
Thread holder for my wife's sewing area
A photo album made after visiting the balloon fest in Binhampton NY. Various veneers over aircraft grade plywood.
Leather hinges on that photo album
A small end table for a rocking chair.
A cherry stool to match the cherry kitchen cabinets in a previous house.
Various cutting boards from scraps.
A cherry waste paper basket at the time of my first child's birth.
Two of these cherry bedside tables.
I also made an urn in the shape of a book with a quilt design on the back. These were my mother's favorite things in the world. It was cherry and ash and my first attempt at pyrography.
I have other projects I have made, including other jewelry boxes for my kids, clocks for wedding gifts. And this does not include all the infrastructure or practical projects over the years.
I currently live near Manchester, New Hampshire. That is about an hour north of Boston.
I was born in Brazil, grew up in France, then went to college in Syracuse New York, first job in Binghampton New York, and then finally in New Hampshire.
I have recently retired from working as an embedded software engineer.
I have been woodworking my whole life thanks to my father. The first project I can remember making (around 6 years old) by myself was a sailboat out of scraps of plywood. Without a keel, it capsized right away. Was I ever pissed.
In junior high school, I made a lamp shaped like a dog that seems to have been lost in the numerous moves.
In high school, I made various items, including a coffee table that self-destructed a few years later.
In college, I made this jewelry box for my now wife. In fact, much of what I have made has been for her including the following items
Knick knack box with brass rod hinge.
Thread holder for my wife's sewing area
A photo album made after visiting the balloon fest in Binhampton NY. Various veneers over aircraft grade plywood.
Leather hinges on that photo album
A small end table for a rocking chair.
A cherry stool to match the cherry kitchen cabinets in a previous house.
Various cutting boards from scraps.
A cherry waste paper basket at the time of my first child's birth.
Two of these cherry bedside tables.
I also made an urn in the shape of a book with a quilt design on the back. These were my mother's favorite things in the world. It was cherry and ash and my first attempt at pyrography.
I have other projects I have made, including other jewelry boxes for my kids, clocks for wedding gifts. And this does not include all the infrastructure or practical projects over the years.
Such a variety excellently presented 
