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It's been a couple of years (life is way too busy) since my last segmented bowl projects, a Southwest style bowl, and my Ugliest Bowl - which I made to link the past with the present. Since then, I've been seeking inspiration for a new project, and I found it in an unusual place. It too...

I have no idea what kind of wood this is I found an old rotting log while at work one day and I brought it home and I found this beautiful wood on the inside.

This cutting board was made as a gift for my sister-in-law. She wanted a South-Western themed (whatever that is) cutting board so my wife and I came up with this. The walnut around the outside was placed to resemble a Western Diamondback snake (sort of). The rest was just kind of a mixture of...

4.25×3.75 Cherry.

This was one of them fun beds. It is a design from a customer. They had one of our baseball beds on order and wanted us to create another theme type bed. This is a combination painting and bed. I am not an artist so we brought in a local artist to do the painting. We built the bed and left...

I built this dresser for my oldest son, but it was built when he was just a year old, 15 years ago. It was the first big project that I had put together, and it taught me a few lessons. You can tell it was the 90's when I put it together, the forest green paint and the southwest inspired...

I promised a bigger project than pens for my next post… Then I tore my Achilles Tendon playing Rugby. Now, two weeks after surgery I can't lift or balance much heavier than a pen. So… I present my Southwestern Cigars: First is Manzanita Burl and Cocobolo capped with Turquoise Tru-Stone and...

Decorative window valance using a design from a Captain's Desk. I got the idea from Rick Gonzales who is a woodworking instructor at the El Rito Heritage Retreat Center at Northern New Mexico College in El Rito NM. The frame is a rope cut design that is used in southwest style furniture. I...

On our travels we've seen southwest style chandeliers but they are quite expensive, so I decided to take a shot at making my own. I made a sub frame of plywood for all the parts and then cut hickory to make a 1/4 inch veneer. The ones for sale are typically finished plywood or oak. The "wings"...

It's been a while sense my last project post because this one took a while to finish making the pattern and making two pieces from it. I found a picture on the internet and really liked it, so I went to work on a pattern. When I had it made I started thinking, that I always make a piece and...