Mark decided to make easels and sandwich boards (used for advertising , like for plays and concerts) for Timberline Middle School. Mark spent a lot of time in his grandfather's shop planing and cutting wood and getting it ready for people to assemble, sand, stain, and finish.
Mark and Dad getting ready to start.
Doctor Mark Carey….
now operating on a splinter (one of Mark's favorite things)…
Planing the wood down to get as smooth as possible
Easels in a neighbor's basement, assembled and ready for staining
Almost done….
Scott and Mark loading sandwich boards and easels to deliver to the school.
Mark and the principal, Terry Hill, with the eight easels and three sandwhich boards that Mark made.
Mark with the finished product! All done! Finally!