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Hello. This is my shop apron my sister and I made for myself. It is largely based off the large apron LeeValley sells. I have wanted an apron for a while now so that I could have some basic tools close at hand and keep my clothes protected from glue and finishes. The upper pocket holds two...

This piece was ordered to be used as a "Thank You" present - I love doing projects for this purpose as it pleases more than just the client! :-) During the planning phase, I was told the person loved owls, so I found a bunch of images of them and we agreed on these "cartoony" styled owls...

Things I made on my summer vacation when I should have been installing insulation - part 2. Made Galoot style with nothing but a chisel and a hand saw from some Kwila decking offcuts which came in the wood pile I picked up last year.

This is a gate I built for my daughter. Kind of a rustic approach. All cedar. Mortise and tenon joints (glued and screwed). No finish to allow the cedar to age naturally like the tools. Stout hinges from the box store. Most are old tools that I needed to retire and some were found at...

I attended the So Cal Turner's Expo in Orange County, CA, in July. The Expo was a disappointment (focus was really pen turning), but I loved the tables of "found" wood laid out by OriginalFrisby (frisbystuff.com). He has collected driftwood, and other found wood, along the west coast for years...

I finally loacated a few of my old Log Cabin/Barn buiding tools. Some are still hiding. I'll dig them out one day soon. I have a collection of great paperback books by Eric Sloan. His drawings are so wonderful. If you ever get a chance to buy or get from a library, you will not be...

This is a sushi bowl in my tie dye series. It rests on macsur ebony. It is 8 inches in diameter. The technique is the same with the exception of the yellow interior of the bowl. I flashed the dye on the bare wood then laquered the piece.

Cedar, 10×7, finished in lacquer.

This is my entry for the 2008 Winter Awards. Its design grew from the small board of pippy/ burr/ burl oak that I'd had in the workshop for several years. I was loath to trim off either of the natural edges to hinge the lid in a conventional way, so decided to split it to open in this way...

There was a small old lathe for sale and I couldn't keep myself from buying it. After some short test runs I tried to build a simple wooden fishing reel. The shown reel is the secound reel, made some changes after the first attempt. Reel sides are made of birch plywood. All other parts are made...

This is a walnut and maple blanket chest I just made. It was a wedding gift for some friends. The picture doesn't show it, but the maple on the handles is heavily figured. It is a modified example of plans from either Woodsmith or Popular Woodworking. I lost the plans a while back and can't...

Well this project is now complete. All in all it turned out alright I think. Ran into a few snags here and there but its a learning experience sometimes. I really enjoyed making this butcher block table and have already started on some other butcher block and cutting board projects as well. As...

Been having fun the last few days working on some "old school" toys. Super simple, super rugged. I used some 3/4 birch ply I had on hand, but a 2×4 would do the trick just as well! Thanks for looking.

Just made this cherry box to try a few new things in the build process. I have been experimenting with mixig my own hand rubbed finishes and I was pretty pleased with this formula. If you look at the last pic I made a ring pad for the left compartment. I took two pieces of 6mm craft foam and...