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Treadle sewing machine with Inlayed Dovetails
This treadle sewing machine belonged to my wife’s grandmother and was in very poor condition. It was stripped down to bare metal and all the wood was replaced. To make it a unique piece...
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RYOUSHIN (Japanese for parents)
.hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } This keepsake box is made out of maple and mahogany with hand-sawn dovetail joinery. My...
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Wife's Demilune Table
1 commentMy wife asked for a Half-moon table. She asked if I could make the top out of Zebrawood, of course I said yes. This gave me a chance to work with a type that I have notnbspused...
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2008 Christmas Gifts
I made 24 of these small desk clocks for Christmas gifts. Most are for my husbands employees, but a few went to family and friends. The clocks were my own design, made from maple. The majority of...
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Small Sake box
2 commentsI made this box as a gift for my mother. It will be used to package a Sake set, but after that she can use it for whatever she likes. Lacewood sides, birds eye maple for the top (and keys...
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Rotary Gouge Holder
1 commentWhen you need the chisels and gouges close at hand, this comes pretty handy. Holder plates from Jatoba and Mapple for the center post (mortise and tenon) mounted on a Lazy Susan disc. Finished with...
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Golf bal display
I asked my step dad if I was to make something for him what would he like. His request was for a golf ball rack. So I asked him if he had any idea what he wanted it to look like. He...
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Amy's Box
2 commentsThis is a jewelry/keepsake box that I made for my new sister in-law. The top is produced out of solid pieces of Quilted Maple, Honduran Mahogany and Wenge. It's been beveled to lighten the edges and...
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Keepsake Box
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Soild Walnut gun case
Here is some pictures of a Walnut gun cabinet that I made for my brother. This was the first large furniture project I have attempted and it took over 80 hours which seemed more like...
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Tiger Maple Keepsake Box
This 5" cube tiger maple keepsake box is designed to hold a smaller very nice gift for my wife. The construction is hand cut dovetails with no metal or mechanical fasteners other than the small...
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Octagonal jewelry box
Stained basswood relief on maple with cherry inlay. Inside lined with cedar and red velvet. Approx. 8 inches across and 6 inches high. This box was made for my daughter.
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Wall light for my wife.
3 commentsI basically adapted an Asian table lamp design that I ran across to a wall light. I changed the dimensions and some of the detail. I don't remember where I saw the original...
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twins double highchair
4 commentsThis is a solid maple highchair that I built for my twin boys. The design is my own, although it is loosely based on a dining chair that I saw. I turned or carved or shaped every single...
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simple maple boxes
Small stacking boxes, milled from maple wood from a storm-damaged tree. They're meant to be used as a pot for growing a small herb or flower. Each box is hollowed with a router from...
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Maple/cherry cutting board
1 commentMaking a cutting board is a good way to practice both biscuit and pilot hole joinery. Making the Christian fish is a geat way to improve hand eye coordination on the band saw. Fourteen...
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Phases of the Spoon
1 commentSpoons of tiger maple from 7" to 18" each shape hand drawn then used a bandsaw, rasp, gouge, scraper, hand sanded and finally finished with tung oil. A small burl in a piece of firewood...
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Drawing Board
This is a 22" square drawing board. It was made for my granddaughter to allow drawing while laying on the floor. She likes butterflys. (Drawing paper provided by others.) The...
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Table Top
This 4'x6' table top includes a center decoration adapted from "The Art of Wood Inlay" book. Marquetry was used for all of the decoration. The panel was then inset into a cavity created...
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Congratulations to our two winners!
Congratulations to our two winners Keith Burns from Collierville, TN for his
Segmented Leopardwood Hollow Form and Jordan Durbin from Arcade, NY for his Double Highchair
