One thing that always stand out about my father is his use and knowledge of tools. He wasn’t a master carpenter or electrician, but he always seemed to know how to do things around the house and underneath our cars. Now that I’m a father and a homeowner, I naturally want to have the right tools for the job.
I was perusing the local Home Depot the other day and saw my next purchase….the Dremel Cordless Pumpkin Carving Tool. It might seem like over kill to my wife especially since I’ll only use it once a year, but you better believe that I’ll have the coolest looking pumpkin in town. And it’s orange! Perfect.
Gone are the days of using semi-sharp knives that are too big to create the detail that you really want. You can even download templates straight from the Dremel website here. I can’t do anything too scary since my daughter is only 2, but I think I can get away with Scary Pumpkin or Ghost and Bats. This will be a great Halloween! Thanks Dremel for giving me an excuse to buy a tool just to carve a pumpkin!
(Photos and .pdf’s are Courtesy of Dremel.com)
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Here is a pic of one of the Anglican rosaries I made; it is a 33 bead rosary:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/lovehound/Holy%20Rosary/rosaryanglicanhowlite.jpg
But the pic isn’t very clear, at least not on my monitor. Can you see it ok?
T.L.:
Yes – I can see it okay…it’s a bit grainy but from what I can tell it looks very nice.
On your blog, you mention making a rosary out of hemp — I’d love to see that one if you get a chance. Sounds very earthy and simple.
Thanks,
Tyler
I’ve posted a few other shots of hemp rosaries. Have a look, see what they look like, and say the word and I’ll just make one for you. The hemp ones are so easy to do and the materials so inexpensive, it’s almost a crime to charge for them. The crosses are wooden – very simple. It can be some rough material, but if that’s ok I’ll knot away. Let me know how many beads/knots to do. I can do the typical 5 decade type or the 4 week Anglican ones. I don’t have any Mary medals for centers at the moment, but a large knot usually serves that purpose on knotted rosaries.
Man, that kicks butt. What a great idea!