A piece of Bois D’Arc (bo dark), also known as Horse Apple Tree, carved into a cross. Cross is approximately 16” tall. Finished with tung oil and buffed to gloss with a brown paper bag.

Humidor is made of Hickory with Walnut trim and inlay. Box is approximately 11×9 x 5. Finish with sprat laquer and tehn waxed and buffed.

This is a humidor made for a local business that includes their logo in the box lid. The box is made of hickory. The edge banding and handle are walnut. The inlay is from walnut and poplar. The inlay was cut on the scrollsaw and the cavitiy in the lid was routed using a dremel.

Hi, my name is John and I am a cutting board aholic. About 6 weeks ago i made a cutting board for my wife and over that time that one board multiplied into about 30 boards of various woods and sizes. I can’t remember everyone’s name whom I borrowed (stole) their designs. Once my wife came out and saw all the boards, she suggested i should sell them. I love to work wood but have never sold anything I made, I always just gave it away. So, I gathered up all my “inventory” and headed to a local market day. I had cutting boards, bread boards/serving trays, a few boxes, a couple crosses I carved from stumps and inlaid with turqoise, a bandsaw box, wine balancers, and a few pyramids. It was an enjoyable day. I was surprised how many people asked me if I bought my “product” somewhere else and was only re-selling it. Once they understood I actually made everything I sold, they were very appreciative of the quality and craftsmanship. My prices were fair and only one person asked me to come down on my price, which I didn’t do and they still purchased. This was a great experience and I think I am hooked on making a little money doing something that I truly love to do.

Box is 12” high, 19” wide and 9” deep. This is a conituation into my fascination with marquetry and inlay. Though my skills are improving, I am still not completely satisfied with the results. As with anything practice improves upon skills. The box is made of white oak with blood wood for the handles and the trim. The inlays consist of maple, walnut, pecan, poplar, blood wood, and spanish cedar. Finish is danish oil with satin poly and a coat of wax.

This is a box or case or whatever you may like to call it. Really has no specific use, just built for my own amusement and expanding my abilities. The case is approximately 18” tall, 22” wide and about 12” deep. One other statistic, the case weighs in at 43lbs. The top, base, and sides are hickory. The drawers and dividers are made of spanish cedar. The drawr front and pulls are walnut. The inlaid roses are blood wood and hickory. The rose stems are spanish cedar.

Though I haven’t yety made Andy’s Art Box, this is my example of a larger Palm Box. All boxes are made of walnut with hickory lids and fininshed with danish oil and waxed.

My picture taking skills are still no better, my Blackberry is all I had available at the time.

I made this for a friend. The box is hickory with walnut splines, banding, handle and inlay. The inlay is the emblem of the 4th Infantry Division. The 4th ID was responsible for the capture of Saddam Hussien. A commerative gun was made in their honor, a SIG P229. This box will hold one of those guns. Interior block cut out is spanish cedar.

Finished with wipe on poly and several coats of wax.

pecan with maple banding, the bookmatched top was an accident that it was shaped like a heart.

Made from a block of walnut, inlay initial using Inlace.

Personal humidor of hickory and walnut banding.

Humidor for a charity auction.