Here are some Real Wooden Mushrooms I turned the other night.

The group of four are fairly small, see the second picture for a scale view against a Quarter.

The last pic is of the BIG DADDY mushroom.

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I made this small club out of a timber or Hickory I salvaged from the scrap pallet pile outside my work place.

Hickory turns pretty well, with just a bit of tearout, even when using a very sharp skew.

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My first commision, and the quickest build I’ve ever done.

Pine and ply had to match existing cabinets. Luckily some boards I had (salvaged shelving from my house), which were already finished, matched the customer’s existing cabinets. How luck can you get!

The case is 3/4 ply sides, with 1/2 ply shelves dadoes into it.

The face frame is assembled with stub tenons (cause I hate pockethole screws), and brad nailed to the case.

Six oak dowels run through the shelves to gently define three compartments.

This open cabinet (the customer requested it that way) will hold cookie sheets and such.

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This cabinet brought me one step closer to all wood construction.

The only plywood used is for the internal dividers, drawer bottom and cabinet back.

The panels for the sides were resawn on my new 1956 Parks 18” bandsaw. Good test for the old girl. The pine has some great figure in it, which I did my best to use to full advantage.

The door panels were cut using my new Whiteside bits and newly built router table, into which I mounted a new craftsman variable speed router. Geez, I’m starting to sound spoiled.

I hand dovetailed the drawers. I used the NK system for fitting the drawer.

I love inset doors and drawers.

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This oak stool is held together by stainless steel screws, which are covered by face grain plugs.

Long story made short. My father is law is a short guy, I’m tall. ‘nuf said.

To start off, I’m happy to get this project in front of some people who will respect the joinery. Thank you.

I built this project as a way to practice my Through – Wedged – Mortise and Tenon joinery skills. Mission accomplished.

This was a Father’s Day present and replaced a nailed together version he had been using for decades.

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This little flatbottomed skiff is almost as fun to row as it was to build, and that is how it got its name.

I learned, throught this boat and the experience of building it, the following things:

You can do anything, especially if you don’t know any better

I am not a boat designer.

It pays to follow directions.

There is very little in the world that compares with the satisfaction of cruising along is a boat that you built.

For $200 USD, it is a worthwhile project. That includes the cost of the materials to make the oars.

Give it a try, it will put a smile on your face!

Here is a set of what it turning (pardon the pun) out to be my most oft requested item.

These small (4” tall, 2” Diameter) vases hold a reed diffuser kit.

I made a few of these for Christmas gifts, a couple more for birthday gifts, and now have some at my Etsy Store.

Please noone ask me what kind of wood they are made from, because I have no clue.

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Here are a couple mallets I turned. I made one of these a couple years back, and I enjoy it so much, I made a couple more and put them up for sale on Etsy. http://wispwood.etsy.com

This box is made from some offcuts from my last cabinet piece.

The pine for this project had interesting black “eyes” in it.

The sliding lid has an anatomically shaped front edge, meant to be pleasing to the thumb and index finger.