As I have said before, my dad loves building and creating things that will help make life simpler and more organized. There are many items around our house and yard that have been designed and constructed by Craig himself. He does his research on each idea he has, but in the end he is the one who customizes it to make it right for his needs.
Magazine Rack
Boccella’s Magazine Rack
This project was a collaboration between my dad and our neighbor Mr. Boccella. Mr. Boccella had an idea for a magazine rack for his home. He designed it and wanted to create it himself, however he didn’t have the right tools for the job. My dad offered to help him since he has lots of woodworking and power tools in his shed. The two worked on it and created this final product. This magazine rack was created many years ago and is still proudly displayed in the Boccella household!
Memo Holder
Memo holder
As I was interviewing my dad for this blog was the first time I discovered this little creation of his. Craig made this memo holder in order to organize his notes and papers and have them easily available and readable on his desk in his home office upstairs. To make it, he took 2 pieces of plywood that he made from 5 veneers. (This is why plywood can be so strong; the veneers add layers that give it more strength.) In order to make it at a good angle to hold the notes he used a bevel to measure the angle the wood would slant at and then the angle to cut the slits. He used a table saw to cut the slits. Once that was cut, he attached a stand to the back.
Armoire
Up until about a year ago I had a nice white armoire in my room. When I was young I kept my large population of Barbies and other toys in the shelves. I always admired how nice it was. It was only a few years ago when my mom mentioned to me that my dad made it. I couldn’t believe it! I wasn’t doubting his skills as a wood worker, but it was so professionally done I would have never known! (It is now being used to hold dishes in our family shore house so unfortunately I couldn’t get a picture of it!)
Your Dad is so talented and creative Madeline…it must be so nice to have him to make helpful and creative and beautiful things around the house. My Dad is great at many things, but handy or good with physical building/making things is not one of his strong points (he could not even install our screen door properly). The magazine rack is really impressive and practical, especially since I feel like I could definitely use something like that since I collect a couple of my subscriptions from years ago (I think they are currently just in boxes in my closet). The memo holder is also genius, as it could allow or help one aim for a cleaner and more organized desk, always a problem of mine. The armoire must just be beautiful. This is super cool!