Dedicated to Smitty and the other guys who gave me advice. I probably won't finish it until December, at least I started it. I took a 7" piece of pine and will turn it into a pencil popper. I don't know about through wiring, maybe I'll put screw eyes in to get it done quicker (it took 2 weeks to get it to this stage ). All hand sanded, and I'll use a couple of spray cans on it to finish. Sorry it''s all I have for now, but at least Smitty and the guys will know that I feel you helped me and motivate me to get started. Thanks, everyone.