In my never ending hunt for different and unique types of woods, I ran across some Birdseye pine the other day. After watching it sit against the wall for a few weeks, I decided to make a simple box with it. I didn’t want anything to fancy, b/c I felt the wood could speak for itself. Hope you enjoy.

The wood that I used to make this box came from an old crosstie that had lined my drive
for about 16 years. Since getting into woodworking about 2 years ago, I keep my lookout for unique wood. Whenever I walked from the house to my shop, I would notice that one end of that crosstie was different from the others. One day, when my wife out of town, I got out the chainsaw and sliced off about 3’.
I carried it to the shop and began to slice off 5/8” boards. As I suspected, the wood was really beautiful but the smell was horrible. That end must have been in the crotch of the tree….Lucky me!The flames are just breathtaking but I have no idea the type of wood. If anyone knows please let me know. It is finished with Wipe on poly.

Thanks
Sam

I built this for my son and his new bride as a wedding gift. It’s a replica of a 19th Century beside chest. The case is African mahogany, crotch veneer for the drawer faces and maple seconds. It is one of a pair and I hope to complete the other one by the end of the summer. I have to say it was probably the most fun project I’ve done to date

Thanks for viewing and I hope you like it.

This is an oak burl business card holder I made for my son. It is finished with walnut colored danish oil then a wipe on poly.

I just finished this jewelry box, for practice, working with different wood/color combinations. The woods used in the box include: pine, ash, white oak, quilted maple veneer, yellow heart, walnut, cedar, white oak burl, poplar, birch plywood, African padauk, cocobolo and maple burl veneer. There are 2 hidden compartments accessible by removing the front drawer and taking the pin/key and swing the sides in. It was a fun project and surprised me how well the different woods and colors worked together.

This is a gun case I made for my son. It was my 1st woodworking project and it took me about 6 months (I’m slow). It’s made from African Cherry (Makore). My local wood dealer had only 2 boards left and said it was the last he was going to buy. I thought the wood looked really nice so I bought the 2 boards. He said it would irritate the lungs and sinuses when working with it and I saw what he meant when I started this project MAN!.

I built this box over the weekend for a co-worker out of some ? wood that came from an old pallet at work. The wood worked very well and is finished with light pecan stain and then hand waxed. Can someone help me identify the wood?

Here is a my first attempt at a bandsaw box. It is made from a piece of oak burl which I found on my land. It is finished with 5 coats of american walnut poly.