Last minute gift projects

The Christmas projects keep rolling in. You still have a whole weekend left to make last-minute gifts, too. Then things can begin to get back to normal!
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When people ask for gift project ideas, I always mention candle holders. They make great gifts and you can make on in a couple hours! Heres a beauty from Bill Wilson. Made with paduik and okume, its scalloped edges make it unique.

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Train whistles! If you havent made any these yet, give them a shot. All you need is a scrap of 2x4 and a dowel. Here are two from John Schutz. He used a fine-point Sharpie to draw the design, then finished with polyurethane.

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But  Robert Mclennan took the whistle to a different level of creativity with this train train whistle! 

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Stocking hangers! Still time to get these made before Christmas Eve. Hey, Santa doesnt even mind if you dont have a mantel. Pantelis Beglis (???????? ????????) made these two on the balcony of his apartment in Thessaloniki, Greece. (His second woodworking project!) He donated them to his sons  kindergartens  Christmas Bazaar where they fetched 10€ each.

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High School art teacher Kevin Babcock, up in Maine, got very creative by making five stocking holders.

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Quarto! Its all the rage this year. Mike Stone cranked out a bunch! I like the inlaid circles and the storage. Made with birch, oak, and walnut.

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Finally, Alain Vaillancourt (The Woodpecker) just made his own version. Heres his video. 

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