Jewelry Box

A gift for my mother. This small jewelry box is made of mahogany and maple. Box is a keyed miter construction. Finished in paste wax.

Abstract Organizers Finished product of a 5 month class utilizing 3-Dimensional abstraction as the primary inspiration for a product. This Mahogany and steel set includes a container for spoons, whisks, etc, a knife block, and my favorite, a banana hanger. These forms where developed from initial abstract compositions, turned into a product, and finally realized in hand carved mahogany and left unfinished after a sanding up to fine grit.

Abstract Organizers

Finished product of a 5 month class utilizing 3-Dimensional abstraction as the primary inspiration for a product. This Mahogany and steel set includes a container for spoons, whisks, etc, a knife block, and my favorite, a banana hanger.

These forms where developed from initial abstract compositions, turned into a product, and finally realized in hand carved mahogany and left unfinished after a sanding up to fine grit.

Simple Boxes

Had a lot of fun making these quick gifts. Mahogany boxes made with rabetted side, leather covered plywood bottom. One lid is maple, the second is birch plywood. One went into a Kris Kringle, the other went to the sis.

Gorgeous handmade wooden lamps by Michael of Castlewerks. Utilizing various techniques like veneering and bent lamination, he constructs beautiful and unique lamps, as well as other furniture and cabinetry.

Gorgeous handmade wooden lamps by Michael of Castlewerks. Utilizing various techniques like veneering and bent lamination, he constructs beautiful and unique lamps, as well as other furniture and cabinetry.

Bench by designer Toav Avinoam is made of sawdust The shavings are compressed into their shape and cast in resin with the legs in place.

Bench by designer Toav Avinoam is made of sawdust The shavings are compressed into their shape and cast in resin with the legs in place.

Interesting woodworking tool, called Low Horses, essentially tabletop sawhorses for various tasks. Click for an article on the tools and a how-to by Len Cullum

Interesting woodworking tool, called Low Horses, essentially tabletop sawhorses for various tasks. Click for an article on the tools and a how-to by Len Cullum

Mahogany Side Table

My first piece of furniture. Solid Mahogany side table measuring 16” x 12” x 12”. Mortise and tenon joinery, with spline miters, dominated by a large lapped-joint base that continues up into the thin planar legs. Hand waxed finish.

Awesome solid wood business card holders, by Vagabond55 of Lumberjocks.com

Awesome solid wood business card holders, by Vagabond55 of Lumberjocks.com

Yabane storage unit, by Parisian design team Yaki and Arnaud Cooren. Unique ash piece is easily accesible from both sides.

Yabane storage unit, by Parisian design team Yaki and Arnaud Cooren. Unique ash piece is easily accesible from both sides.

Stools by Daniel Glazman feature a leg with an integrated woodclamp that holds the other 2 legs fast in this contemporary stool design. His exploration began with two wooden legs and an un-altered bar clamp, his process after the jump.

Stools by Daniel Glazman feature a leg with an integrated woodclamp that holds the other 2 legs fast in this contemporary stool design. His exploration began with two wooden legs and an un-altered bar clamp, his process after the jump.

A intricate cabinet made by designer Freddy Hill of Bomb Factory Furniture, based in Cleveland. Working out of an old bomb factory in a collaborative environment with Forty Four Steel

A intricate cabinet made by designer Freddy Hill of Bomb Factory Furniture, based in Cleveland. Working out of an old bomb factory in a collaborative environment with Forty Four Steel

Basket-weave walled house in Nara, Japan. By Japanese studio Tadashi Yoshimura Architects

Basket-weave walled house in Nara, Japan. By Japanese studio Tadashi Yoshimura Architects

Cutting Boards feature a laser engraved image. Each board has its illustration custom-placed to interact with the woodgrain and create a sense of depth and dimension. Astronaut Cutting Board by Olze & Wilkens

Cutting Boards feature a laser engraved image. Each board has its illustration custom-placed to interact with the woodgrain and create a sense of depth and dimension. Astronaut Cutting Board by Olze & Wilkens

Gorgeous half-blind dovetails in the drawer of a tressle table built by GLJacobs of LumberJocks

Gorgeous half-blind dovetails in the drawer of a tressle table built by GLJacobs of LumberJocks

Possibly the neatest tool I’ve seen in a while! The KM-1 Kerfmaker from Bridge City Tool Works is a beautiful little device which allows you to make perfect cut dadoes and grooves on your table saw, with no trial and error. Or you could make your own! like Treeman from LumberJocks…

Possibly the neatest tool I’ve seen in a while!

The KM-1 Kerfmaker from Bridge City Tool Works is a beautiful little device which allows you to make perfect cut dadoes and grooves on your table saw, with no trial and error. Or you could make your own! like Treeman from LumberJocks…