6 different species of hardwoods arranged end-grain, no feet, no juice grooves. Simple chamfer on the edges, sanded to 1/8″ round-over. Measures 20×16 @1-1/8″ thick. Barnesville, GA; July 2024
Category: Woodcrafts & Furniture
Our fellow Shadowhawk Trieu commissioned me to make him a 21″x24″x2.5″ cutting board. I explained that his desired thickness was a bit overkill and that I could make him a matching set with an additional lazy susan, coasters, maybe three … Read the rest
Fully end grain cutting board measuring 20″x14″x1.6″ and made from walnut, madrone and maple, with a spalted maple border. Not to toot the ole horn of mine too much, but I do declare that this is the prettiest thing I … Read the rest
Made of reclaimed doug fir trim boards from the old upstairs window sills from my house. Five hooks for coats and hats, a small shelf with box slats for mail or cellphones, and four inlaid stacks of neodymium magnets for … Read the rest
Edge grain reclaimed hardwood; this thing is a beast, measuring 24″x16″x1-1/2″, and it is heavy. Built to be a family heirloom. Barnesville, GA; May 2024
Made with Baltic Birch 13-ply 3/4 plywood, Maple, Oregon Black Oak, Walnut, and macacauba. 22″ in diameter, made with 12″, 1000lb-rated steel bearing. Sanded to 320 grit and finished with three coats of satin polyurethane. “W” shape for her last … Read the rest
6 species, end grain, 18’x 16″ x 1-1/8″ thick. Made for brother Sean and Quianna as a wedding gift, built to last a lifetime.
After searching around on the internet for interesting geometric patterns, I chose this one and decided to experiment with some scrap material to see if it could be possible to make this pattern. It was a challenge, and once i … Read the rest
Made from a single plank of Hormigo Rojo (aka Macacauba, macawood) with 1/2″ x 1″ strips arranged long-grain for the pressing surfaces. Rabbeted a piece to the top/back with the tablesaw and glued in place.
Stainless steel hinges provide pivot … Read the rest
Bev and I have some awesome friends named Frank and Andrea, who we call FnA. Frank was a devil-dog and has a titanium rod in his knee because of it. Andrea went to my college graduation, Bev officiated their wedding … Read the rest
My first piece of furniture. I was working with a sawmill guy in Olympia, milling up a few old maple logs, and after the first cut into the second log, this guy’s eyes lit up like times square on New … Read the rest
For the bathroom renovation, this little bench is great for putting on jeans and shoes, and it matches our built-in live-edge cedar shelves. Brownie points, baby oh yea! Fastened with a pocket hole jig and screws, finished with sanding sealer … Read the rest
In 2015, just out of the Navy I inherited this banjo from my father’s father Grandpa Russ. By the time it made its way into my hands, the case was shredded; constructed of pressed particle board and some sort of … Read the rest
My cousin Greg was in the market for a cutting board and I was looking to learn to make one for somebody. Took a bunch of cut ends and scraps, glued them together on edge and cut them on the … Read the rest
12″ diameter susan made of reclaimed plywood, patterned in a hexagonal “vector” (whatever that means) which i like to call a Tri-Hex Weave. Macacauba exotic hardwood base, six cork pads on the bottom. Finished with sanding sealer and five layers … Read the rest
I made this board game for Bev as a Christmas present. When we were living in the Olympia apartment we had dinner with our neighbors Jannah and McKinley, and McKinley showed me their board game called Quarto. We played … Read the rest
New house, new toilet, new “squattie pottie.” Had to match this one to the new toilet, and I was curious to see how much better I could do on this second attempt at one of these. Brien the sawmill man … Read the rest
Japanese-made Fender Stratocaster Pyrography
While stationed in Japan, only two short years after the Fukushima meltdown began, I was sharing my barracks … Read the rest
One of my first pieces of furniture, if that’s what you’d call this. I was splitting up a bunch of maple rounds into firewood for my landlord Sally, and noticed a few pieces were nice and dense with beautiful spalting. … Read the rest
