Andy, thank you for creating this beautiful resting place for my brother Sean. My family and I truly appreciate all the thought, care and skill that went into this most special piece. The way that you treated my parents throughout the entire process speaks volumes about you, not only as a craftsman and business owner, but as a man. Again, thank you.
Hey Ryan, congrats on becoming a father!! Best thing in the world! I really appreciate the comment and was honored to build it. I've learned a lot about Sean from your parents and I feel we would have been good friends. I grew up on the soccer field and it sounds like he was a very talented soccer player. I have a great amount of respect for your parents, they're good people.
Andy, thank you for doing such an outstanding job on the urn for Sean. It is absolutely beautiful. I am Sean's aunt and I thought the world of him. He has a very special place in my heart. I want to thank you for doing such a great job for him and his family, so he can rest in peace
You're very welcome and thank you for the comment! I've gotten to learn a lot about Sean from his parents and I have a great amount of respect for them. I was honored to build this for them.
Andy Rawls' builds are my favorite on YT to watch b/c it's so relaxing just having the build process speak for itself. A beautiful urn and tribute to the family and hope they are doing well.
Wow. I am crying 😢 Thank you for such a beautiful resting box for my nephew. You would have loved Sean he had a beautiful soul, just like you. My sister and brother in law are forever grateful for the awesome job you did making this very special Urn. Auntie T (That’s what’s Sean called me)
Great to see all the work by hand as well as machine. There is something about working with well tuned hand tools that brings great satisfaction and pride to a project.
Andy, we were honored to work with you on what is the final resting place for our son who was lost way too early. You are an amazing person and craftsman. You were so respectful of my wife and I throughout this sensitive and emotional time. We sincerely appreciated your professionalism and the empathy you displayed. You certainly put all of your heart and soul into this project and it shows in the beauty of the final piece. Thank you for your great skills and talents and most of all your values and personal characteristics.
Thanks for the comment Dan! I was telling my wife the other day how I felt God had placed us together for this project and I'll remember it for the rest of my life. I was honored to do it and I consider you and Donna good friends.
The family certainly chose the right person to make this important piece. As always, your skills are reflected in this awesome result. Thanks for sharing this build.
Sorry to hear about your son, a good friend of mine passed away, we grew up together, the pain it caused his family was great. I miss him very much, because when life got hard, he was there to help me through it.
Would love to see some native Texas hardwoods like live oak and osage being used for projects in the shop! I wonder how the equipment fairs against them. Maybe even a processing video? Like if you agree!
Seeing u cut the miters on a table saw is interesting. I cut mine on a copsaw but I really struggle for them to come out perfect. If I don’t have dominos or a kreg jig what’s the suggestion?
Aqsome well done looks incredible i can just feel the tension through the build lol I know the stress of a one off complex piece one mistake could meen start again lol
I don't raise the grain but I do sand between coats. I was actually trained as an apprentice to raise the grain but at some point I stopped because I couldn't see the advantage to it.
@@AndyRawls was trained to raise grain in high school 50 years ago, we also wet sanded between coats of varnish, usually 10 or so coats, then we hand rubbed with linseed oil and pumice, was smooth as glass when done. I still have the night stand I built out of black walnut.
Why would this be a one off? I'm sure s simpler design would be desired as well. I was recently to a memorial and the box was simple but personal from it's appearance and I know family didn't make it.
As said at the beginning the family came to him with the design. Its a one off because its a personal piece to the family. He's not going to start batching out 100 of these to sell
I don't remember saying anything about batching out anything, let alone the one he completed. But a personalized and simpler design would be nice. @@sebastiantreloar6045Why speak for him?
