DAAN Compaan (77) van Astonbaai staan met sy rug na die straat, onbewus van verbygaande motors en inwoners \u2013 die motorhuisdeur wawyd oop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy o\u00eb skrefies teen die fyn stof, sy growwe hande besig met sy nuutste kunswerk en \u2019n tevrede glimlag pluk-pluk aan sy mondhoeke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Op die tafel langs hom is \u2019n vliegtuig, \u2019n vragmotor sonder wiele \u2013 di\u00e9 moet nog gemaak word \u2013 \u2019n trein met sleepwa, en \u2019n outydse koets. En stukke hout . . . groot en klein. Toe onder \u2019n laag houtsaagsels- en stof. Want hier word gewerk \u2013 of eerder gespeel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elke dag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 voormalige siviele ingeneur en lugmag-kaptein maak vir die afgelope drie jaar speelgoed van hout \u2013 alles van prentjies en sonder \u2019n uur se opleiding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wanneer iemand een van sy hangemaakte houtspeelgoed koop, brand die trots en lekkerkry warm in sy binneste. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit gaan nie oor die geld nie, hoewel dit welkom is. Ek wil mense, veral kinders, spesiaal en gelukkig laat voel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit maak my gelukkig . . .\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maar Daan het nie altyd houtspeelgoed gemaak nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
En van hout weet hy maar \u2018baie min\u2019. Behalwe dat hy die dennehout van herwinde palette vir sy speelgoed gebruik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Saadjie<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Waar is di\u00e9 houtsaadjie vir Daan geplant? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
By \u2019n onblusbare lus vir tee en \u2019n vrees vir hekel en brei \u2013 ongeveer drie jaar terug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daan lag: \u201cAfgetree en met niks om te doen, het ek gedurig vir \u2019n koppie tee gebedel. Tot die groot ergenis van my vrou, Elize (77) \u2013 \u2019n kundige op die gebied van brei- en borduurwerk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tot die dag wat sy genoeg gehad het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gewapen met \u2019n bol wol en naalde, was sy vasbeslote om hom te leer hekel en brei. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maar watwou hekel en brei. Daan het dadelik koers gekies kelder toe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En h\u00ed\u00e9r inspireer \u2019n eenvoudige prent van \u2019n ossewa hom om sy hand aan houtwerk te waag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Twee weke later is sy eerste ossewa van hout klaar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vandag kan hy di\u00e9 ossewa in net twee dae bou. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
En \u2019n koets wat aan die begin ses weke geneem het om te maak, bou hy nou binne twee weke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Voor hy hom kon kry, maak hy allerhhande speelgoed van hout \u2013 selfs vir \u2019n plaaslike restaurant se speelarea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Speelgoed<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daan, wat sy lewe lank handig is, glimlag trots: \u201cDie eerste paar karretjies was net blokkies met wiele<\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cToe maak ek \u2019n vliegtuig (sy gunsteling speelding, van die Spitfire tot die Tiger Moth, en selfs die 707 Boeing) . . . en toe word die eenvou-dige karretjies spoggerige motors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cToe volg ses verskillende vliegtuie, ossewaens, trekkers, treine en stoeltjies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cElke handgemaakte speelding is uniek en anders \u2013 en verander soos dit vorder. Wat as \u2019n Amerikaanse Hummer begin, eindig dalk as \u2019n tenkwa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEn al die foute sit op verskillende plekke \u2013 maar net \u00e9k weet van di\u00e9 foute.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Daan, wat sy werkswinkel van die grond af moes opbou, werk etlike ure per dag in sy moturhuis \u2013 besig om te skuur, saag en nuwe speelgoed te maak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDie asem is min en die bene wil nie altyd lekker hou nie. Vernaam as ek by die draaibank wieletjies maak. Dan is ek die hele dag op my voete.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n Terapie<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Daan, wat sy groot verskeidenheidspeelgoed by die Milkwood-mark agter Fountains Mall in Jeffreysbaai verkoop, s\u00ea: \u201cEk geniet dit vreeslik om die speelgoed te maak. Dit is soos terapie en hou my hande besig en my kop aan die gang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs iets verkoop, is ek bly. Daardie ekstra geldjie is ook nie onwelkom nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs dit nie verkoop nie, sal baie kinders Desember speelgoed kry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEk speel defnitief lekkerder as die kinders.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" DAAN Compaan (77) van Astonbaai staan met sy rug na die straat, onbewus van verbygaande motors en inwoners – die motorhuisdeur wawyd 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