Slide of the Month: Vacation Slide

  January 2026

  Time to make: 3 hours

  Finishing: 1 hour

  Original design:  Bill Macfarlane

So ever wonder what a carver like me does on vacation. Well there's nothing like sitting out in front of our room with my wife in the early morning enjoying my tea and letting the wood guide me. Incredibly relaxing.

This will be the first in a series of Vacation slides. Now I'd love to say this slide was influence by the surroundings but in truth it's based on a planter (maybe its a cup?) I saw somewhere.

Carved from basswood I brought with me and sanded. When I got home, I finished it off with some golden shellac.