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This piece is about 18" long, with a bowl about 7 1/2" across. It is made from a maple burl that I discovered while gathering firewood a couple of years ago. The primary shaping was accomplished with a single-beveled carving/hewing hatchet and a couple of adzes. The rest of the work was done...

Pics 1&2 - This a serving spoon hewn and carved from Apple. it is approximately 8 1/2" long pic 3 - This spoons is made from Manzanita, a nice, dense burgundy-colored wood native to the South-West. It is about 6 1/2 " in length. Pic 4 - This is a vase for arranging dried flowers. It...

Dogwood Flower Pendant; oops, that was supposed to say Boxwood, 1 1/4 inches square Behind quiet Minds; Basswood, 13 In. tall Aequilibris; Buckeye, Black Walnut, Basswood, qppx 36 in. high Detail of Aequilibris Vase #2; Buckeye, American Holly, qppx. 36 in. in vertical measurement Vase #1...

I make all of my spoons and bowls without he use of power tools. I use hatchets for most of the rough work and then use knives, gouges, and scrapers before sanding and finishing. I find most of the wood that I carve myself. 1- Whose Watching the Cat?; Cherry, 14 in tall. 2- Noah's Raven...

This is one of a couple of gallery's I am posting of spoons I've made over the past couple of years. All are hewn and carved with traditional tools. 1) Celtic Knotwork Spoon, American Holly, appx. 8 1/2" long 2) Knotwork spoon with Two Captured Balls (traditionally called Devils in a Well)...

More older hewn and carved spoons. 1) Geranium of Life, Cherry, 10" long, inspired by Tree of Life forms from Celtic artwork 2) Sugar Rose, Cherry, 7" long. This is the view of the back of this sugar spoon. 3) The Joker, Sassafras, 13"long. 4) Ball Within a cage Within a Cage, Maple, 12"...

Not quite spoons: 1) Musical Spoons, Cherry, 12"long. Inspired by an old story of a group of Chinese brothers, each of which had an unusual skill. One's talent was the ability to inhale an ocean and hold it in his mouth. 2) three more Musical Spoons, Cherry, 12" long. A fiddle head, an...

1 & 2) Pond Scene. Pine, 3'+ long, 1" high. This piece was roughed out with a chainsaw, then worked with hand tools. The idea came from the placement of a couple of knots in the wood, which became the eyes of the frog. Then the idea of a pond came to me, but I didn't wand the "pond" to just...

Here's a simple reclaimed mantle we put in a historic home in Phoenix. The customer came to the yard and picked out the beam that we cut this from. You'll see the pictures of how we made a french cleat for it in the shop and installed it in their home. This is my favorite way to float smaller...

The cross is made from Red oak with the contrasting word art in purpleheart. The purpleheart cutting is so fragile that I broke the center of the f when cutting. Fortunately I was stack cutting 2 of them so I still had one good one left. Entered this into the Rockler "Adventures in Wood" contest...

This picture frame was built by hand using wood from a storm-damaged poplar tree. The process started with a section of the log that was riven into smaller 'boards' using a froe. The boards were allowed to air dry (the poplar quickly began to change from green shades to light brown) and notches...

After reading over the rules, I took off the week of the 4th of July and started work on what I thought would be a great project. I was going to use some 120 year old heart pine from my great grandfather's old store and make a coffee table. I worked about 3 or 4 days and then for some reason...