Frank Fusco
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This request for ideas is a very personal matter to me.
In 1996 our son, Brent, died unexpectedly from natural causes at age 27.
We got permission from the funeral home to plant a tree in his memory.
The tree was a special Sugar Maple, also known as Fire Maple.
We picked that because he was a writer and did some promotion for a band that had a signature song called the Fire Maple Song, it was Brent's favorite.
A couple years ago I did some pruning on the tree to give it better shape. Then I tossed a branch into one of the dark recesses of my shop to dry and, subsequently, forgot about it. Last week, while doing some shop rearranging I discovered it. Fortunately I had it labeled or wouldn't have remembered what it was.
It is about 3 1/2' long and less than 2" in diameter.
Now, I would like to do something with it but am stuck for ideas. Pens for friends and relatives comes to mind but other suggestions would be welcome. I didn't post this in lathe land because any ideas are welcome, spinny or otherwise.
Thanks.
In 1996 our son, Brent, died unexpectedly from natural causes at age 27.
We got permission from the funeral home to plant a tree in his memory.
The tree was a special Sugar Maple, also known as Fire Maple.
We picked that because he was a writer and did some promotion for a band that had a signature song called the Fire Maple Song, it was Brent's favorite.
A couple years ago I did some pruning on the tree to give it better shape. Then I tossed a branch into one of the dark recesses of my shop to dry and, subsequently, forgot about it. Last week, while doing some shop rearranging I discovered it. Fortunately I had it labeled or wouldn't have remembered what it was.
It is about 3 1/2' long and less than 2" in diameter.
Now, I would like to do something with it but am stuck for ideas. Pens for friends and relatives comes to mind but other suggestions would be welcome. I didn't post this in lathe land because any ideas are welcome, spinny or otherwise.
Thanks.