Thanks you guys. It really is beautiful. The saw is antique, or at least "authentically used and old." I thought it might be a replica, but no he said, he found it at an antique store. I only recently realized he even had the interest to browse those kind of places, so this was a surprise too. The man has vision and patience along with his obvious wood working skills.
TEG, you bet -- he gets lots of hugs from me (probably more than he wants lol). He's been trying hard to show upsides of him not working. He has not found a job yet in Montana. We sold/packed/moved from Alaska in April but without work here, he retained his job there til it just got too hard, visiting me about once a month until then. We are both specialized in what we do, so it's not his fault. Dual careers are tough. But he has a lot of talents and interests, and has not been idle or bored since he joined me here full time in October. I jokingly jabbed about the bathroom remodel, but truth is he's taken care of just about everything around our new house that he can until we splurge for the big stuff (and when I can make a decision about exactly what I want lol). 2016 looks promising though, and when he goes back to work, I sure will miss dinners waiting for me when I get home. And the likelihood of new soaping presents!
Two years ago when he made the harp cutter (
see here), he really wanted to make more. We talked about the prospect of selling them, but I discouraged it because the labor hours inhibit much of a true profit. But clearly he could make a lot of soapers very happy. So if his irons in the fire don't brand anything soon, maybe I'll post opportunities in the business section.
