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Working On An Antique John Deere Tractor. I’m working on a new replica of a John Deere A, circa 1948. It’s very challenging – probably the most intricate piece I’ve ever done. Very time consuming, but it’ll be worth it! I used to stay with my uncle on the farm in the summers back in the early 50’s. He had an “A” and I used to ride with him to mow hay and plow with an old two-bottom plow. I got to sit in front of him and steer and I was the happiest kid on the planet! 3783 to 5228 pounds. 1 gal [3.8 L].
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Sad Day at Grandpacharlie’s Workshop. So, to those of you who did purchase one, you now have a “limited edition.” I hope you will enjoy them for a long time to come. Posted June 23, 2013 by grandpacharliesworkshop. This Monster Truck is experiencing a recent up-tick in popularity on my Etsy shop. It’s about 10 inches long, 6 inches wide and 8 inches high. I make the body from cherry – four plies of 3/4 inch pieces and the wheels from walnut – two plies of 3/4 inch pieces. 8221; “Used to be.R...It remi...
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Max and Oliver | grandpacharliesworkshop
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Got an order a couple of weeks ago from a gal in Australia, Lauren Watson — she wanted one of my Walton Truck replicas for her son whose 1st birthday is coming up in May. Her son, Max, was born 13 weeks premature last year, and they weren’t sure whether he would survive! Happy to report, he is alive and doing well and the family is looking forward to celebrating his first birthday, with BELLS ON! Here’s wishing the Watsons much happiness and, especially the boys — happy play time! Enter your comment here.
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May | 2012 | grandpacharliesworkshop
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Archive for May 2012. This Monster Truck is experiencing a recent up-tick in popularity on my Etsy shop. It’s about 10 inches long, 6 inches wide and 8 inches high. I make the body from cherry – four plies of 3/4 inch pieces and the wheels from walnut – two plies of 3/4 inch pieces. I’ve had two Monster Truck orders in the last two weeks. Looks like people like ’em. Posted May 13, 2012 by grandpacharliesworkshop. Sometimes I’d Like to Give ‘Em Away. It reminds me of the one I used to drive. It’...Sometim...
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Process vs. Product | grandpacharliesworkshop
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Process vs. Product. My son is coming over this week to help me figure out a reasonable way to mass produce 10 of these John Deere rocking tractors. In the past, I’ve gotten individual orders and made them one at a time. I painted them by hand and at first, I was unsophisticated enough to fabricate and assemble the whole tractor, then paint it. Posted April 29, 2012 by grandpacharliesworkshop. Laquo; Max and Oliver. Homemade Egg Rolls – Yum! Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. You are co...
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Sad Day at Grandpacharlie’s Workshop | grandpacharliesworkshop
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Sad Day at Grandpacharlie’s Workshop. So, to those of you who did purchase one, you now have a “limited edition.” I hope you will enjoy them for a long time to come. Posted June 23, 2013 by grandpacharliesworkshop. Laquo; Sudden Popularity. 9 responses to “. Sad Day at Grandpacharlie’s Workshop. Subscribe to comments with RSS. November 23, 2013 at 1:59 pm. October 28, 2014 at 10:32 pm. January 3, 2015 at 3:06 pm. January 3, 2015 at 3:28 pm. Is it possible to pay for the pattern? April 14, 2015 at 5:57 pm.
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April | 2012 | grandpacharliesworkshop
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Archive for April 2012. Process vs. Product. My son is coming over this week to help me figure out a reasonable way to mass produce 10 of these John Deere rocking tractors. In the past, I’ve gotten individual orders and made them one at a time. I painted them by hand and at first, I was unsophisticated enough to fabricate and assemble the whole tractor, then paint it. Posted April 29, 2012 by grandpacharliesworkshop. Got an order a couple of weeks ago from a gal in Australia, Lauren Watson — she wa...
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Sometimes I’d Like to Give ‘Em Away | grandpacharliesworkshop
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Sometimes I’d Like to Give ‘Em Away. Last fall I was selling my wares at a craft show in Des Moines. I had my usual stuff on the shelves — wooden handmade cars, airplanes, helicopters, antique replicas, etc. One of my items was this replica of an eighteen wheeler, a “big rig.” I call him “Rubber Duck” named after the truck in the sixties song,. That afternoon, he came back. He studied the truck carefully. After he had been there for at least 5 minutes, I said, “Are you a trucker? Sudden Popularity ».
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Homemade Egg Rolls – Yum! | grandpacharliesworkshop
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Homemade Egg Rolls – Yum! Our family has had a tradition for a number of years -making homemade egg rolls whenever we get together for holidays, reunions or any other time we can find an excuse. Number 1 and number 2 daughters go to the local Asian store and get the supplies — wrappers, sticky (sweet) rice, vegees, dipping sauce, etc. etc. This is the look of total bliss after you’ve devoured a half dozen egg rolls and a few hunks of sticky rice…. need I say more? Laquo; Process vs. Product. You are comm...