This pincushion rocks!

More hobby woodworking.  This time Uncle Axel's.  There were several of these little rocking chairs in existence at one time.  

This remaining one is a bit the worse for wear.

The pincushion is fine.  You could still use the little slot in the top for scissors, I suppose. Four out of six pegs to hold spools are broken off, and the little drawer has a weak floor. 

But, hey, I don't keep it around in order to use it, do I?

Here's a picture of Axel for good measure.

Somewhere there is also a picture of the Santa and Reindeer wooden cutouts that he made for lawn decorations in the 1950's,  back before it was possible to buy all your Christmas decorations made of plastic with LEDs.

EDIT 1/24/12:

Now THAT's interesting.

I found the picture of the Christmas display.  It is not Santa at all!  Memory is pretty strange.

EDIT 6/19/2012:

HA.

My memory is not completely goofed up, after all.

There really was a Santa display at Axels' house.

 

In the Doghouse

 

Does anybody use that expression any more?

Anyway, this is one of Uncle Ed's projects.  Apparently he thought it would be funny to be able to see at a glance who in the family was "in the doghouse," so he made these for several of  his relatives.
The one for his own family hung in the hall just outside their kitchen for as long as I can remember.
If ours was hung at all, it was someplace inconspicuous.

Ed made a lot of things.  I don't think we should remember him primarily for this one.

EDIT:  This treasure is no longer in The Stuff.  After consultation with brothers, I 'lost' it, so don't go looking for it.