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This is one of the first WWI Whirligigs I made about two years ago. It is modeled after a German tri-plane, the Fokker, which is often linked with the famous Manfred von Richthofen, better known as The Red Baron. It earned a reputation as one of the best "dogfighters". ------------ My love of...

This whirligig is modeled after a French WWI plane produced by Societe Pour L'Aviation et ses Derives or SPAD. Renowned as a sturdy and rugged aircraft. Flown by the American ace, Eddie Rickenbacker. ------------ My love of building WWI whirligigs all started when my wife and I moved to...

The famous German tri-plane often linked with the famous Manfred Von Richthofen, The Red Baron. This one I like to leave with a natural wood finish. ------------ My love of building WWI whirligigs all started when my wife and I moved to Tehachapi Ca and noticed right away that there is almost...

This model Spitfire marked my expansion into building WWII whirligigs. The Spitfire was Britain's premier fighter aircraft. Using this plane the RAF saved the United Kingdom from coming under Hitler's rule. It was the pilot's of this airplane that gave rise to Winston Churchill's famous quote...

Had some extra time around the shop, so we decided to build this. Its made out of poplar and mdf and finished it with some dunn edwards paint. The top is walnut and finished with polyurethane. Not really my style of cabinet but I think someone will like it. Thanks for looking!!!

My latest whirligig, the "Dragon Slayer", formed the bulk of the German air force. Two-thirds of the Baron Von Ricthofin's (AKA The Red Baron) 80 kills were in the Albatross.

This French fighter was one of the aircraft that ended the Fokker scourge in 1916. Also flown by an American squadron the Lafaette Escadrille featured in the movie, "The Flyboys". -http://www.rickswhirligigs.etsy.com

Not many things say summer as much as beer, friends and outdoor games. This custom Modelo and Corona cornhole set helps to combine all three. It will provide years of fun. I was very happy with the finished product, the logos came out pretty spot-on. Three points in the hole, one on the board!

I had been wanting a decent mallet for a while. I tried the mallet's @ woodcraft and found them to be far to light for me. These mallet's were constructed as follows: Head: Glue-lam block of 4/4 Hard Maple & 3/8 Rosewood that I re-sawed from 3/4 stock. It is 5" long x 4" high x 3" thick. The...

Today is my daughter's 21st birthday and this is a jewelry box that I finished yesterday for her. When she saw the small Zebrawood and Ebony box that I made a few months ago she asked if I could make her one. As any father will know that what 'the princess' asks for she gets! Thruout the course...

Here is my attempt at making an Adirondack chair. I've made a couple of big rigid chairs but wanted to make a couple of folding chairs for the garden and to take out and about. I used the paper plans from Veritas and found the instructions easy enough to follow, I stuck them on plywood to make...

I cant believe these sell for 300 bucks. I built it for around 30 and it is very sturdy and very comfortable. It took about a 6 pack of beer and 2 hours. Being from the south I used knotty pine and am gonna sleep on clear coat, stain or paint…

Made this Mölkky set as gift for my sister. She and her family had played with my set while visiting once and asked for their own. I made this with cut offs from several different trees and used Birdseye Maple for carrying case. This game is an extremely fun alternative to horseshoes, etc. think...

I was looking around for a cart for my new lawn mower and they were way to expensive for what they were. I decided that I could do better for cheaper. Here is a video of my build. View on YouTube