Popular Post Greatgrandpawrichard Posted March 25, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 I just finished a little gift for a very special relative that went out of his way to fix my GMC Yukon Trailer Towing vehicle when we broke down while we were on vacation and down in his neck of the woods visiting him and his wife. He is a Mechanic by trade and owns his own Business . He took my rig into his shop, diagnosed the problem, fixed it, plus he even topped off my Air Conditioning unit with Fluid. When I asked him what the charges were he said "Nothing"! He wouldn't let me pay him for his time and efforts nor for the use of his shop! He said "That's what Family does for Family! He is a Native American and his spirit animal is a Bald Eagle, so when I saw this pattern on Steve Good's website I just knew immediately that I wanted to make it for such a special relative in thanks for his help! Dick Jim McDonald, RabidAlien, barb.j.enders and 12 others 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pet-design Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 Impressive Story and fine Cut... Thank you for telling and showing! Greatgrandpawrichard and dgman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 Nice work. I’m sure he loved it. Good friends and relatives are a treasure for sure. Greatgrandpawrichard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak0ta52 Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 Great job on the piece and a great story. Glad it turned out good and you learned the morality of a family member. Greatgrandpawrichard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 A very good story and mighty fine gift. Greatgrandpawrichard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preprius Posted March 26, 2022 Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 Dick, i agree stories and gifts are great. I must be getting of age. A maple leaf for a native american? Must be in maple sap area. Vermont? But I do like maple leafs. Me. Mark Eason Greatgrandpawrichard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe W. Posted March 26, 2022 Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 I'm with the rest of the folks - good cutting & even better story. Greatgrandpawrichard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted March 26, 2022 Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 awesome story and job Greatgrandpawrichard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 Lovely story. I bet he was blown away by your gesture as you were his. Marg Greatgrandpawrichard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirithorse Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 Great that people can help one another; family or otherwise. Great cutting! God Bless! Spirithorse By the way, my Native American name is actually Horse With Spirit Heart, thus the Spirithorse user name. Greatgrandpawrichard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 The contrasting woods make it pop. Great cut. Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatgrandpawrichard Posted March 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2022 On 3/25/2022 at 5:22 PM, preprius said: Dick, i agree stories and gifts are great. I must be getting of age. A maple leaf for a native american? Must be in maple sap area. Vermont? But I do like maple leafs. Me. Mark Eason Mark, Here in Western Washington we do have Maple Trees. We Have Vine Maple trees and Broad Leaf Maple trees. I think they are one of the Most Beautiful Trees alive. When our first Great Grandson was born I took a drive to find a bunch of Fall Maple Leaves, I gathered them up, dried them out and then used them for Background Portraits of him. The Leaves were almost as big as he was. Dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatgrandpawrichard Posted March 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2022 On 3/28/2022 at 6:07 PM, spirithorse said: Great that people can help one another; family or otherwise. Great cutting! God Bless! Spirithorse By the way, my Native American name is actually Horse With Spirit Heart, thus the Spirithorse user name. I used to work for a small fledgling Archery Company Called Lakota Archery, I Field Tested their bows, gave them my ideas on making the bows better, plus I represented them at Major Trade Shows and on different Archery Sites on the Internet. our goal was to build a Great Bow for a Reasonable Price and to Employ Native Americans on the Lakota Reservation to build the bows because there was an 85 % Unemployment Rate. Sadly, the company Failed due to One Greedy and Dishonest man that made off with all of the money, leaving the company without funds! I was deemed by the Lakota Tribe to be an Honorary Member of the Lakota and giver the name Wahkia ( Speaks With Thunder) for my efforts to Help their members. An Honor that I Proudly wear every day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirithorse Posted April 2, 2022 Report Share Posted April 2, 2022 That is fantastic! (Except for the thief) I wish I could find out how to say and print my name in Lakota or Algonquin. God Bless! Spirithorse Greatgrandpawrichard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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