Fallen Into Knowledge

One of my favorite things about living in the new house is that I have cats. I love cats. Of course, I shouldn’t really say I “have” the cats - cats are far too independent for that: rather, I live here, and so do two cats. The one in my lap right now is Tucker, the younger of the two, and Mortimer is undoubtedly sleeping somewhere. Mort is an old crotchety thing, and Tucker is slightly neurotic, but they are both quite affectionate: I can hardly sit down without them fighting for the lap-space. I love it.

After looking at the cool (but expensive) carving mallets in the tool catalogs, I got inspired to make my own. Cheaper than buying one. Mahogany and Maple. I coated it with epoxy, but then realized that I screwed up the proportions. So I sanded it back down, removing the epoxy mess. As of these pictures, I haven’t re-applied any finish. I may not.