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• A find of not-so-epic proportions... - 110 days ago | 23 comments

  (an excerpt from http://greystonegreen.blogspot.com) My wife and I took a trip across the rive...

• Temporary Grave Marker #2: The challenges of a commissioned work... - 237 days ago | 17 comments

  Wait a second… Is it really a commissioned work? Maybe not. I agreed to make the cross, ...

• Temporary Grave Marker #1: He works in mysterious ways... - 271 days ago | 3 comments

  Funny how He is always challenging me, especially when I think I’m at my limit and barely h...

• First Commissioned Piece #5: Finished but not finished... - 283 days ago | 4 comments

  Finished but not finished? What does that mean? It means I spent some time this evening apply...

• First Commissioned Piece #4: Give a box a top... - 284 days ago | 2 comments

  Back in the shop this evening… I’ve made some headway on the box, with just a minor ...

• First Commissioned Piece #3: Keyed miters - 285 days ago | 7 comments

  The box so far:- I’ve dimensioned the lumber and cut the miters- I cut the lid and bottom p...

• First Commissioned Piece #2: Status Update - 286 days ago | 2 comments

  Ok, why is it so difficult for me to remember my camera when I’m working on this thing? La...

• Multi-tasking my shellac mixing... - 300 days ago | 5 comments

  I like to do a light (1 lb.) shellac sealer coat on fumed wood to help bring out the color after ...

• First Commissioned Piece #1: My First Commissioned Piece - 314 days ago | 7 comments

  Well, it isn’t really my first commissioned piece, but it is the first one commissioned by ...

• Stan Hywet Hall - 349 days ago | 6 comments

  For my wife’s birthday (7/13), we took a trip up to Akron, OH, to visit her family. The we...

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