Buckjob
My Friend's Call Me Drew
Well as some of you may know i have been gathering quite a bit of nice putters lately and i honestly do not have anywhere to keep them all so i was thinking about trying to build a nice putter rack to keep them on. Here in lies the problem im sure i could build one i mean i know how to use tools and stuff but theres a lot of things i would want to do and i couldn't do it alone such as engraving and some other things i just am not all that comfortable with. So i decided to ask my dad to help me build it for a couple reasons, first off my father is amazing when it comes to building things especially wood working he has built about 10 Kentucky long rifles by hand and a set of dueling pistols with amazing woodcarving and engraving in them. after asking him the other day He told me hes glad we are finally getting a chance to do some stuff cause he has over 100 woodworking tools and he thought i should know how to use them. i guess he likes tools like i like putters.... The other big reason is that i really wanted to spend some quality time with my dad.... My father has had liver cancer for over a year now and it hasn't been going really well of late so i thought this would be a great time to spend with him and do something he enjoys and ill have something i can always cherish knowing we built it together. My dad is really a great guy, He always supported me with my golf and helped me practice when i was younger. i remember he used to cut a fairway and green in the field behind our house even when the grass was over a foot high so i could hit balls and shag them later. My dad used to play golf and even when i was younger he was always so proud of me, (prob cause i beat him even back then) and even though he hasn't played for years now he is always interested in hearing how i am progressing. So anyway After spending some time with him recently to discuss our ideas and take some measurements, he's really excited and we are planning on starting tomorrow after he finishes his Chemotherapy and prob work on it most of the day saturday unless he isn't feeling well. We already bought the wood that we are using, we picked out red oak it looks great. My dad and i both ended up drawing rough drafts of what we thought would work and got together to bounce ideas off each other and we pretty much finalized the idea of what we are gonna do. The Putter Rack we are gonna build is gonna be pretty big cause i already have a lot of putters but this should hold approx 20 putters, 21-27 headcovers depending on what design looks better and about 12 balls or ball markers/divot tools. Heres a pic of my rough draft feel free to post some ideas of other things we could add or things that might make it better. i'm just glad i'm able to spend some time with my pops since we always didn't see eye to eye when i was younger but i guess when you grow up a lot of stuff changes and you realize whats important in life. Anyway ill be taking some pics with the progress and the finished product whenever that may be. it may be a little while since ive never carved wood or anything like that before so guess we will see how it goes.
