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I have been on hiatus from here since the spring. Apologies. A lot has happened both good(lots of fishing) & not so good(My dear mother passed), but I am still heavily engaged in the sport. The custom net biz has been quite good, and my backlog remains out into 2014. I feel mighty blessed...

Candy dish, 9 inches across. Bordeaux transtint dye and Libron Wax for the green textured edge.

Oak Burl Canister with Live Lid. This was and idea I was using for smaller ring boxes, but decided to use a bigger piece of this burl to see what it would turn out like.(no pun intended) Normally I would hesitate to use so much of this awesome piece of timber. As you can see, It has voids and...

Just thought I'd show you all my version of Lumberjock MJR's knife. The blade part was cut from a 10" circular saw blade; I was surprised how well it cut and sharpened with a grinder! The handles are made from spalted oak burl, finished with shellac. I do just want to say this is NOT my idea, I...

This was over a year ago. We were called in by a tree service to salvage this monster! It had some major rot, and metal issues unfortunatley, but we still have some excellent pieces including the burl as seen in the picture. At the time of cutting it the burl weighed in at around 180 pounds or...

Spent this last week finishing up a stubborn piece of firewood with the live edge. Took a long time to get the finish as smooth as I wanted. This is my first live edge bowl and it ended up very thin and I feel luck to have completed it. I'm not sure of the species, it is very yellow. Could be...

This is a 6×4x3 Oak Burl box I made for my Dad for Christmas last year. It is finished with Blonde Shellac using the French Polishing technique. I haven't known my Dad very long. I was adopted. I was fortunate enough to meet him and develop a relationship. I also have two new younger...

This is a series of five wall hangings depicting the rise and fall of civilisation. Bottom left is chaos, top right is civilisation. It is up to the viewer to decide where we (humanity) are and in which direction we are heading. Dimensions - 160mm square x 8mm thick (x5) Materials - MDF...

This is a small Oak Burl box measuring 5X4X3 finished with blonde Shellac using the French Polishing technique. Last spring I was riding my 4-wheeler through some Mesquite flats in West Texas. As I drove past a lonely Post Oak tree I drove over a branch with my front left tire. I couldn't...