In The Workshop

About 10 days ago, I started building two boxes. One is cherry with a maple and purple heart inlay, and the other is walnut with rosewood and walnut inlay (meant

Over the past couple of weeks, I built this perfectly-sized storage cabinet using knotty alder. It has tongue and groove sides with simple frame and panel doors and three sturdy

Upcycled Pine Last week, a good friend asked if I could help her build a barn door-style door. I’ve built a few and knew it wouldn’t be too hard a

19/38 Drumsander and 8” Helicalhead Jointer During COVID, I got a drumsander. In the past when I’ve needed this resource, I’ve paid one of the cabinet shops in town to

Hickory and Exotics  Several years ago, I started making picture frames for the cabin with a ½” inlay in the 1 ½” wide hickory frame. I created the inlay with

In May, I retired with 37 years of service in the Air Force. It was an amazing career with 20 years of active duty service and 17 years as an

I created another gift project! About three months ago, I retired from federal service, and I’ve been loving every minute in the shop. I’ve mostly been working on projects for

I’ve been building wooden gift items for several years now, when I’m not working on a commission. Additionally, the excessive cost of wood due to COVID has caused me to

Maple & Walnut I just finished this rustic Butcher Block Kitchen Island with a built-in chessboard. It was a custom build designed and constructed to my customer’s exact specifications. It was

I spent this past weekend working on yet another project for the cabin. It was small in comparison to most of the cabin projects, approximately 16″ x 12″ x 5″.