There are now no more making days until Christmas. Friends, Jackie and Paige came by with gifts they had made and it is wonderful that some are keeping crafts alive at Christmas time. I am looking forward to seeing Lucy's reaction to her new tool-kit. I did a bit more chain sawing today, milling a white oak log into planks for making some rustic benches. By standing the log on end, I was able to make ripping cuts nearly to the end, and keeping it together as a log held it stable for each cut. I think you will see what I mean in the following photo. The chainsaw is a 30 year old Stihl 041AV. It is a monster saw, and the 30 inch bar makes it a bear to handle except in these vertical ripping cuts.