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Barn-Wood Dining Table

williamo21, member | May 23rd, 2013

This table is built out of 100% solid white oak reclaimed from an old mule barn on our farm. The barn is around 100 years old so it makes for some interesting wood, cool spalting in areas. The...

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Ball and claw variation

88rob88, member | May 12th, 20131 comment

An idea occurred to me while carving a spoon. Why not a variation of the ball and claw thing! The wood is Arbutus, a local hardwood notorious for drying unpredictably .

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The Adrift Series - Abram Barrett

abrameagle, member | April 22nd, 2013

The Adrift Series was made through the dead of winter. Each piece is the reflection of its birth from cold driftwood to having life in sculptural form. These forms use a process I call shadowing. A...

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voting booth the great divide

lep217, member | April 16th, 2013

voting booth walnut case and legs with curly maple doors. an artists frustration with the goverments ability to compermise

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“Gothic Cat"

DennisZongker, member | April 13th, 20131 comment

This "Gothic Cat" I carved while teaching this class this past few weeks. It was very enjoyable to carve and also to look back at the difference from when I carved the original one in...

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Water side table

AaronDye, member | April 12th, 2013

This table is about 14"x24"x30", Mahogany, sumi ink, acrylic paint,shellac, oil and wax. The stem is stack lam. It is all hand carved with gouges etc. Inspired by art nouveau. The gingko leaves are...

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Ginkgo Chairs, Kotatsu Table, and Shodo Shelf

AaronDye, member | April 12th, 20131 comment

These pieces were created mainly with hand tools. The finish includes sumi ink, oil pastel (red portions), gold leaf, and amber shellac. The inspiration comes from Japanese cultural concepts such as...

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Walnut Box w/ Carved Features

ronlatour, member | April 8th, 2013

This jewelry box is made of 1.25" thk walnut with finger joints and Birdseye maple & premade inlays. The lid has carved features from walnut & mahogany set against a Birdseye maple background...

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Bed for a Spoiled Dog

dzdoes, member | March 31st, 2013

This project was inspired by my brother, Don. He was hoping if the dog had it's own bed it would sleep in it verses his bed. Don and I went to the wood store and he selected a dramatic grained...

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Simple and Fun Flower Boxes

dzdoes, member | March 31st, 2013

I again was looking for something different to do so I've been building some Flower boxes. The CNC Carving definitely adds to the outcome. I figured I could sell these but have been giving them...

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Boxes of Boxes

dzdoes, member | March 31st, 2013

I've gotten excited about making boxes. I've tried to incorporate varity to the boxes but in the end hope to simply continue to improve on my joinery.CNC carving has also given me some inspiration...

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White oak vessel

woodtoes, member | March 25th, 20134 comments

Made from a chunk of bfall-off from a dining table, this oak vessel's surfaces have been finished off using chisels. I am not much of a carver but do enjoy it when I get a chance.

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Carved Maple Bowl

CowboyKenny, member | March 25th, 2013

Look what you can find in the firewood pile. Bowls carved with Arbortech carving wheel. Hand rubbed finish with mineral oil.

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Cherry Burl Bowl

CowboyKenny, member | March 25th, 2013

Bowl carved using an Arbortech carving wheel on a grinder. Finish up with sanding disks then curved scrapers. Watco Salad Bowl finish.

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NHL Emblems

garyswilson, member | March 23rd, 20133 comments

I transfered Logos to scrap pieces of wood and routered them out

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Dragon Process - 4 slides

Pontic, member | March 15th, 20131 comment

Sixteen foot column made with 3/4" Solid Cherry with lock-mitered joints. Dragon made with 2" Solid Cherry stock. Mounted starting 7 feet off the floor. Dragon is 78 inches long.

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The Second, Large Column Carving, of 2500 B.C. Persian King

DennisZongker, member | March 14th, 2013

This is the second carving it is of a king battling a monster. This is the second of the two Persian king carvings for a custom column that I am making for in a customers home. The carving is 18in...

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Pennsylvania Tall Case clock

GrenadaBarefoot, member | March 3rd, 2013

As many of you know the idea of building a period piece is sort of the true test of your skills. I have built many Mission and Art/Craft and contemporary pieces but building this tall case clock has...

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Ritual Chair for Elijah the Prophet

customcarving, member | February 24th, 2013

A special chair for Elijah the Prophet used in jewish ceremony and ritual synagogue chair. Inspired by contemporary chair designers such as Sam Maloof, this chair uses innovative techniques of deep...

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Torah Ark for Synagogue

customcarving, member | February 24th, 2013

Torah Ark is made to house the sacred torah scrolls at a synagogue. The design is based upon plan in the text describing the carrying of the mishkan through the desert. Solid African Walnut unique...

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Persian King Large Column Carving

DennisZongker, member | February 16th, 2013

This is the first of two Persian king carvings for a custom column that I am making for in a customers home. The carving is 18-in. x 24-in. and the stain will match the gray slat color on the...

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Ludwig

MikeSweet, member | February 15th, 20131 comment

I carved this for a client in Japan who wanted a picture of something to do with music to put by her piano. I had a 1" thick cabinet door made out of plywood. I never carved plywood before but I...

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Wave Desk 2

r_brou, member | January 27th, 20132 comments

Recently completed Wave Desk 2. Made of Poplar and MDF. 92"l x 36"w x 31"h

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Grandfather's Project : Ramayana Carve from Indonesia

tirto90, member | January 21st, 20133 comments

This is my grandfather's wood carving, an Indonesian woodworker live in Jepara and dead years ago. He left his family many woodcarvings, and this is one of them, the best knwon as Ramayana...

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Sean's foot stool

Joe Scannell, member | January 18th, 2013

My nephew's son needed help reaching the sink to brush his teeth. A 6" stool was the ticket. Made of curly alder and bloodwood. Designed in SketchUp first. The carving design was worked out in...

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BENT WOOD BOX

skex, member | December 25th, 20121 comment

This box is my interpretion of the TINA BOX which was my main inspiration . Some other styles are incorperated in this box and one of the unusual features are the lid which serves as a tray alsoThe...

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Sofa table

Leopardwood, member | December 6th, 20121 comment

Mahogany and Birds Eye Maple veneer 42"W X 15"D X 33"H All details are carved from solid stock.

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Collaborative box

shopdog, member | December 5th, 2012

This is a collaboration between Jim Barbour, the woodworker, and Margot Thigpen, the glass artisan. It is roughly eight by four inches. The box is Bloodwood with the glass medallion set in an inset...

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The Four Year Project

MarkAReed, member | November 19th, 2012

155 gal. bow front salt water aquarium stand This project took forever to build. It all started when a neighbor asked me to install a bay window for them. He had his own aquarium business, like that...

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Tea Light Holder and Carved Box

fishing46, member | November 15th, 20121 comment

My wife requested that I build her a set of tea lights for our dining room table. The problem was that we use extensions sometimes during the year to accommodate extra guests. So if I designed a long...

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Cherry Blossom Welsh Lovespoon

puzzler, member | October 31st, 20121 comment

This Cherry Blossom Lovespoon was carved from a single piece, as per tradition, The timber used was english cherry and it was finished with danish oil and wax.The spoon is about 380 mm long, 125 mm...

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Jewelry box

hammer25789, member | October 24th, 2012

This jewelry box I designed and built during two years

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