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Here are a few of the Cocobolo wine stoppers I have made recently. I found a good source of cheap (relatively) material locally and was able to get some really nice pieces! These are all finished with a shellac and BLO mix.

Here is the 2010 version of my yearly travel box. This one has seen a year of use. It is made of cherry with cocobolo miter keys and a bookmatched cocobolo panel for the top. This one has butt hinges and a magnetic catch at the front. Finish is Armor Seal as I recall… This was a simple box to...

I had the good fortune to be temporarily unemployed last year and took that time to make some sawdust. I made two different styles of beard combs. One is a black walnut case/handle with maple tines and teak lamination with a cherry pin. The other is cherry with maple tines and cocobolo...

House warming gift for a friend. Used pecan, black walnut, maple, cocobolo, Brazilian cherry.

Queen made from cocobolo. Finished with HUT EEE wax. I'm not real happy with the hut wax, but it's the only thing I have for larger turnings. Suggestions for alternative finishes welcome!

Here's the second form from the large piece of cocobolo i bought before xmas Its 6.5" tall x 5" wide with a 5/8" hollowing hole It's finished with lemon oil and was sanded to 1500

The making of a wand. First picture is the exotic woods turned to rough diameter with block of maple end caps not yet cut or turned down. Next is the maple caps stick after it had been cut down and turned. 3rd picture is drilling connection hole and part off location. With a small exacto blade...

This is a handmade humidor decorated with the marquetry art .For the decoration of the humidor we used the best veneers as ebony,teak and spanish cedar for the inside and also real mother of pearl pieces.The design of the humidor is inspired from a ancient greek pottery.This is a handmade...

Hello all! This is my first post. I've come across lumberjocks so many times and have seen so much good work that I wanted to share a little bit of what I do and the woods I like to work with. Cheers! Woods in order of pictures: Myrtle wood / Black lamination / Mahogany back / Burled Wenge...

Here is yet another small box (my first box post though). I really like to make them now and then as I get to practice joints and skills necessary for alot of other larger projects….and I do not have to spend a fortune on wood. This box is based on the MLCS fast joint system. I got some...

This one took awhile to finish and has 237 different pieces. I tried to take some pictures to show the depth of this piece because I used a lot of shims and used wood from 2 inches down to 1/2. The face looks blue, but it is really wenge and it is the way the light hit it for the picture. No...

As soon as I purchased this black bamboo didgeridoo (Aboriginal Woodwind Instrument) and played it for an hour it CRACKED almost the entire length of the bamboo. So after an epoxy repair that looked really bad I decided to veneer the entire thing. I had no plan I just started cutting and...

the toothpic shows how small the bowl is

Finally, a project that was more or less just for fun. I made these boxes for my wife and daughter for Valentines Day. I wanted to do some sort of puzzle box but couldn't find a plan, so I designed these boxes with a semi-hidden latch. I also wanted to incorporate their first initials in the...

I made this dulcimer for my wife. Although she doesn't play yet, she has wanted on for a long time. The woodworking club I belong to chose a dulcimer as a club project, so I couldn't put off making one any longer. This is my first stringed instrument, and was loads of fun to make. I started...

These necklace pendants were made for my daughter, daughter-n-law, and ex-wife as christmas gifts.The one with the chinese symbol was for my ex, and is made from cocobolo w/sterling silver inlay. The one with the celtic cross was made for my daughter-n-law, it's cocobolo with a mother of pearl...

I created a round kitchen breakfast table to fit into a nook in our kitchen to replace an older table that was unstable. It was a fun project and took about a week to complete. Woods Curly Cherry top with a Cocobolo base Cherry pegs for accents and increased stability Finish Shellac wash coat...

This is a multi-segmented lathe turned bowl that was inspired by the work of Hal Metlitzky. It is made up of hundreds of individual pieces of exotic and domestic hardwoods (I have not actually counted them). I call it the swirl bowl. All woods appear in their natural colors.

I was going to make a bunch of these and sell them on my site, but the cost/time/profit margins were just not there. This took about 45 minutes to make, and I think I could maybe get 40 bucks for it with a leather case. The corners are a bit harsh against your skin when you wear it, and it's...

This is my second handmade cigar humidor decorated with marquetry art. It is made with a combination of materials as wood veneer, bronze and mother of pearl pieces. For the outside decoration of the humidor we've used ebony veneer for the image of Alexander the Great and for the flowers we've...