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Alright, so I had this crazy idea the other day. I wanted to see if I could somehow, I don’t know, combine a rubber volleyball with birch timber. Don’t ask me why, it just popped into my head. Maybe I was thinking about some weird art project, or maybe I was just bored. Anyway, I decided to give it a shot.

Getting Started

First, I grabbed an old volleyball from the garage. It was pretty deflated, which I figured might actually help. Then, I went out to the woodpile and found a decent-sized piece of birch. It wasn’t a huge log or anything, just a manageable chunk I could work with.

I carried both to my work bench in the backyard. It was a nice sunny day, perfect for a bit of outdoor tinkering.

The Messy Part

My initial thought was to try and, like, stuff the wood inside the volleyball. I know, sounds dumb, right? So, I took my box cutter and carefully started to cut a slit in the volleyball. I made it big enough so I could push a few wood pieces into it.

It was…tricky. The rubber was tougher than I expected, and the birch, well, it’s wood. It’s not exactly squishy. I managed to wedge a few smaller pieces of the birch inside, but it was definitely not a perfect fit. And, of course, the volleyball was looking pretty rough at this point.

The Change

I had a new idea to combine the two items!

• I took the timber and started to cut a few flat and thin pieces.
• Then I used sand paper smooth the wood.
• And I used glue fixed them to the surface of the rubber volleyball!

Giving Up (Sort Of)

Honestly, after a couple of hours, I realized this wasn’t going anywhere. The volleyball looked like it had been attacked by a wild animal, and the birch was just…there. It wasn’t art, it wasn’t functional, it was just a mess. I decided to stick these thin wood pieces on the surface of the ball!

So, yeah, my “rubber volleyball birch timber” project was a complete failure. But hey, at least I tried something new, right? And I got to spend a sunny afternoon messing around in the backyard. Maybe I’ll stick to simpler projects next time. Or maybe not. Who knows what crazy idea I’ll have tomorrow!