After a couple of weeks with no posts here, I am back with some pics and description of the backgammon sets I am making. I had some side jobs that took me away from the really fun stuff. They weren't as creative as I would have liked, but they did turn out nicely and the customers are very happy. But now I am back doing the more creative stuff and I want to catch you up on the steps it takes to realize a project. A quick story... Many years ago, I convinced my son to help me build some Adirondack style chairs to give to his Mom and to Joy for Mother's Day. At one point in the preparation of the many parts (literally a couple of dozen parts for each) for the four chairs -  cutting, milling, sanding, sanding and more sanding - he protested, "How can you stand doing this?!" Clearly, the work isn't for everyone, but I find great satisfaction in making each part correctly with the result that all the parts come together at the end to achieve the original vision. The challenge is to have a vision of a finished product and see each [...]