Lynn Eberhardt
Bellville, OH
Special deliveries. Inspired by Toy Trucks from 2×4s (Oct/Nov 2016) and his daughter’s request for help gathering small Christmas gifts for needy families, this retired engineer and hobbyist woodworker cranked out a fleet of trucks that holiday. Since, Eberhardt estimates he’s made 800 vehicles, expanding his line to include designs of his own – dump trucks, cement haulers, fire engines, and even a 1948 Willys Overland Jeep truck comprising more than 30 parts. Except a handful given to family members, each of Eberhardt’s trucks have parked under the tree of an underprivileged child, and Eberhardt has no plans to stop. Keep on truckin’!
Donald Lemma
Gladstone, NJ
What goes around comes around. When a friend gifted him a rough oak log, Lemma designed and built this unique infinity table. A 19” cube with a glass top, the main structure is assembled with bridle joints, while mitered diagonal rectangles add extra rigidity to the table’s frame. Although not terribly difficult to cut, Lemma says the cutting and assembly is unforgiving; if you are off by 1⁄16” on each piece, the cumulative error grows to more than an inch for the whole table.
Paul Crevier
St Augustine, FL
A sleighful of Santas. Crevier was just one of several readers to build and share photos of their Chimney Advent Calendar (Dec/Jan 2023), but his was certainly the largest collection. After making one for his wife, she sent him back to Santa’s Workshop to make one for each of their children and grandchildren. His seven months’ worth of sliding Santas are made of cherry and radiata pine, finished with Danish oil. He’s certainly made our nice list!
Dee Baxter
Broken Arrow, OK
Rounding out his skills. Baxter says he built this Round Jewelry Box (Jun/Jul 2022) simply because he was intrigued by the many techniques it called for—bent laminations, carving, turning, milk paint, and more. He crafted the box from wood he harvested himself, using walnut for the case and choosing cherry for the splines. Baxter said the build was fun, though he confesses the many parts made assembly flustering for someone without five hands. After building the box for fun and challenge, Baxter gifted it to his daughter who liked its looks.
