Dart Boxes
I developed this little design in my first year at Sheridan College, as a small production item. They're made of purpleheart and quarter-sawn swamp ash. This design has a special place in my dusty woodworker's heart because it was really my first official sale. (Other than making a deck, installing a door, fixing a chair...). You see, through Sheridan, I was graciously allowed to have a few pieces put in The Guild Shop in Toronto in a humble student section. I remember the moment when Don McKinley strolled into the bench room and said: "Congratulations Jim, one of your dart boxes sold." Well, there's probably still a dent in the ceiling where I hit the roof in excitement. He smiled in a way that I realized later wasn't just a "Oh geeze, what a newby!", but more of a "Enjoy the moment, tuck that feeling away for a rainy day, and meanwhile, get back to work and start thinking about the next design."
I did, I did and, I did. Thanks Don.
