Wednesday Working – Nativity Set Almost Done

Posted on 12/13/2023 by Andrew Reynolds

Here’s the where I am on cutting the Nativity Set:

I’ve got the stable, Mary, Joseph, the baby, a shepard, two sheep and one of the wise guys men. Just two wise men to go:

Here they are at my drill press ready to have the starting holes drilled. It’s taking me awhile to do these because I really only work an hour a day in the shed. I hope to have these finished before Christmas.

Well, that was my hope until I saw that Sheila has released an upgrade to the set that adds two angles, a camel, another shepard and a donkey to the set. I was forced to buy the extra patterns because when I saw the Facebook post about the new figures I foolishly said out loud to Heather, “Oh look, that nativity set I’m making for you has more figures now.”

Now the way I figure it, as tradition has that the wise men didn’t show up at the manger until Epiphany on January 6th so I have until then to really finish all the pieces. That gives me twelve more days to work on this before I’m considered late on the project. Jan 6th is also the date when I turn off my Christmas lights as that’s the official end of the Christmas season. 

But I won’t do the whole when is Christmas really is lecture right now. Maybe later, until then, if you need me, I’ll be ordering more scroll saw blades.

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About Andrew Reynolds

Born in California Did the school thing studying electronics, computers, release engineering and literary criticism. I worked in the high tech world doing software release engineering and am now retired. Then I got prostate cancer. Now I am a blogger and work in my wood shop doing scroll saw work and marquetry.
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23 Responses to Wednesday Working – Nativity Set Almost Done

  1. brilliantviewpoint's avatar brilliantviewpoint says:
    12/29/2023 at 6:40 am

    Fantastic, I love seeing this. You really have a lot of patience. Beautiful pieces.

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  2. Lakshmi Bhat's avatar Lakshmi Bhat says:
    12/21/2023 at 5:18 pm

    They are so beautiful. Happy Christmas to you and yoyr family and friends.

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  3. Sheila Landry Designs's avatar Sheila Landry Designs says:
    12/17/2023 at 11:33 am

    This is coming out so beautiful! I love seeing it getting so close to being done. Those extra pieces were requested by a customer and Keith thought that it would be nice to have an ‘add-on’ pack for those who already bought the set. Lots took advantage of the new pieces, so I guess the nativities will all be full! I can’t wait to see the finished project. It will be awesome!

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  4. June Lorraine Roberts's avatar June Lorraine Roberts says:
    12/14/2023 at 4:13 pm

    Can’t wait to see all of them together

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  5. Dave's avatar Dave says:
    12/14/2023 at 3:15 pm

    Beautiful work! You have the patience of a wise guy, Andrew. I love the stars in the sky… er, in the cradle. And sorry but I can’t help it: the wise guy you’ve finished has a Halloween mask kinda face in his crown. I can’t not see it.

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  6. Mama's Empty Nest's avatar Mama's Empty Nest says:
    12/14/2023 at 2:05 pm

    SO very nice! You really have done a great job.

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  7. Diane Henders's avatar Diane Henders says:
    12/14/2023 at 11:45 am

    Wow, they’re looking great, Andrew! What a lot of work. Maybe the additional figures could be a “surprise” gift for next Christmas. 😉

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  8. PiedType's avatar SusanR says:
    12/14/2023 at 7:49 am

    Jacqui is right. It’s an heirloom in the making.

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  9. GP's avatar GP says:
    12/14/2023 at 3:54 am

    Great job!!

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  10. jfwknifton's avatar jfwknifton says:
    12/13/2023 at 11:12 pm

    They look really good!

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  11. cindy knoke's avatar cindy knoke says:
    12/13/2023 at 9:11 pm

    Lovely. Merry Christmas!🎁🔔🎄😇

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  12. Jacqui Murray's avatar Jacqui Murray says:
    12/13/2023 at 5:29 pm

    That is now a family heirloom.

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