The Times from Munster, Indiana • 66

EAST CHICAGO AX'S HOBBY I Steelworker Is Furniture Maker 1 I iM I 'i I 14 i -r 1 V-. i A steelworker whose hobby is working with wood has just about furnished his home iri Marktown with products of his spare time labors. When Eldon Scott, 4tl Grove pleasured the kitchen for cabinets East Chicago, isn't carrying: and spent three days trying to out his duties as an inspector at; draw plans. Inland Steel Co. (he's been an In- The figures never came out right Jand employ 19 years), he's usually.

so Scott leveled up the floor and His homework" is right in front "From there on it a. oasy," Scott I Suva' 1 tM.H of you as you knock on the door. jsaa- He made the front door and u- pounded out copper hinges for it.1 SCOTT seldom plans for his I furniture. He saw a buifoom night- In the hvmg room are his advertised jn a magazine, tain's chair, desk and tha.r, lamps, infol.mation with it lncludcd television cab.net, sup table hejght and Width Using. that cotfee table, fireplace and thc.

plcture Scott dupli-carved items and picture frames. jcated tne piece ()f furnltare. I Interested in guns, he has tried IN ADDITION he's made a make a stock for a shotgun, ping block on short legs, two corner j.ie fina)iy decided only an ex-cabinets, a ship's wheel Clock, perienced craftsman should tackle nightstand, ornamental pistol. base-tne work where the metal fits the ment workbench and oabmets, wood. So he turned stock into model boats and all his kitchen I a lamp cabinets.

He also likes to carve. He's made -I. The first big project for his 'a jointed Pinoccbio and several home was the construction of the! statues, including a polished bust kitchen cabinets. When he bought an African native he saw in a the duplex home in 1948, he began magazine. Right now he's carving remodeling thc kitchen.

Scott: a walnut plaque of Lincoln. if- i i iiMB rwrrrr wir i 1 1 i S. i COPYING PICl'UKE of Abraham Lincoln he saw in magazine, Scott now is carving this plaque from walnut. AFTER SEEING nightstand pictured in advertisement, and knowing only its height and widih, Scott got busy in his basement workshop and turned out duplicate for hid bedroom. Inside is miniature of coffee table Scott made.

A -i 5Ss -SPj JSl .1 ill 1 V2i II it -1 i it" 1 i' 4 1 i r. i i I vf A i wtoite. i f' mi ii n.iii...ii mrtutiMi.iim 4- OM Ifainmond Times Ptiotoa KI.OON' SCOTT likes to play chess. He combined his interest in the game with his woodworking-hobby and made this chess board which he plans to use as the center of a table. Incidentally, the East Chicago steelworker also turned out the spinning wheel lamp.

And a portion of one of the corner cupboards he made is behind him. 1 1 1 I i i a ii -1l WHAT DOES Mrs. Scott do when her husband is busy turning WORKSHOP IN Scott basement has variety of power tools, heavy workbench and plenty at storage cabinets. Gun stock Scott made can be seen in photo. The steelworker seldom throw away scraps of wood.

Out of them he can make things like birdhousc on bench. out wood items i wees to paint oy tne numuers. ner nus- TIIS IS portIon of front door 0f Scott home. Scott made pine band makes the frames for the paintings. door and hanimered out copper hinges.

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iiaimrii-f r'--" -V i i 5 1. LINED UP in the Scott living room are a few of the pieces of furniture made by Eldon Scott. The Scotts like Early American furniture, so that's the style the steelworker followed in making the step table, coffee table with drawer and captain's chair. At left is fireplace bellow mad from pieces of cherry wood. Besid it is television cabinet he made.

Both the lamp on the TV and the gun stock lamp on the step table are homemade. SOME OF smaller items made by Scott are shown here. Cribbafe board at left was one of his first achievements. He also made wood-en statues, Pinocchio and pipe stand, pistol (including: copper barrel from pipe) and brass anchors and anchor. AMONG MORE recent pieces of furniture made by Scott are the pine desk and chair.

Mrs. Scott did th brush work, putting on th varnish..