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Had a Do-Over


Scrappile

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I posted this picture of my son in a F-18 Superhornet.  He is a pilot, took a selfie and I did the picture from a pattern Mr. Lawson did for me.  My son loved it EXCEPT in the Navy the rank Commander is abbreviated CDR not Cmdr as I did.  So I decided to do it again. The second time I did it in 1/2" maple and routed the edges so it is self framed like I did the Lion Roar picture.  I like it much better on the "do over".  So does he.

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I can't tell you the amount of holiday store windows and wrong stores i painted.Those are nothing compared to the names i spelled wrong.I'm so enthused to do the work that pertinent details go right over my head.Well here's the good news ,one for you and one for your son,Now that's a win win situation to be proud of! Excellent job sir! :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

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Dedication to perfection. I looked at the first one and shook me head. Unbelievable was the word that went through my head as I looked at the incredible cutting you did here,Paul. It made me go back to the time when I had cut my Eiffel Tower, only to find out after I had it all cut out and mostly put together, that I discovered I had made a mistake that caused me to start all over again. I remember how good I felt about getting it finished the second time. I think that for you, Paul you must have had similar feelings when you finished it the second Time and knew it was indeed right this time. Great job, my friend.

 

Dick

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Two superb pieces of work Paul. I liked the first one you did, but the new one, well it's just perfection, the routed edge just makes it stand out. Curiosity is getting the better of me Paul,so I have to ask, how did your son end up with the nick name "SPOOL" :D  :D .

Rob Roy.

 

I was wondering if anyone would ask that.  As you know all pilots in the Navy have a call sign (nickname).  It is given to them by other pilots and usually reflects something about the pilot or about some thing he has done.  I Brian's case, he got his in flight school.  It was because he was always so serious and studying, practicing, and trying to be the best in the classes and flying.  The other pilots called him "Spool" because they all thought he was wound up real tight.

 

Being a Navy pilot was all Brian ever wanted to do since he was around 11 years old.  I think the movie "Top Gun" had a lot to do with it.  When he was 12 I took him to a Navy recruiter office and ask a recruiter to tell Brian what it took to be a navy pilot.  I also took him to a air show and made him go talk to a pilot that were there.  ( Years later, Brian flew in the same air show).  The recruiter and the pilot made raising Brian real easy for us.  They both told him he had do get good grades in school and college and never get into any trouble.  He did both, we never had to tell him to study, fact sometimes I had to tell him to not spend so much time at it and he never got into any trouble.

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