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TOPOMAX CHALLENGE #3: A little more done
I glued the box together, sanded it, then did the padauk border at the top and bottom. I tried t...
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TOPOMAX CHALLENGE #2: Made some more progress
Well here is some new progress on the Topo Challenge. It is NOT glued together at this point. Ju...
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TOPOMAX CHALLENGE #1: Blame Topomax....MUHAHAHA
Alright Topomax you’ve gone and done it!! Your “facetious” comment has given me...
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hand carved redwood bench #4: a smidgen of progress
Well we were able to put about 6 more hours into the bench project this weekend. The display cab...
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hand carved redwood bench #3: more progress
Well ladies and gents here are some more progress pics. I think this may be the end for awhile. ...
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hand carved redwood bench #2: Some progress and an introduction
Well the bench is coming along about as slow as possible. Working full time now doesn’t le...
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hand carved redwood bench #1: The materials, site, and thoughts
I’ve been building a fence here at the house I’m renting (see blog). I ended up gett...
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Fence #2: Completed back section
Well the street side of the property is completely fenced off. I think it came out good for not ...
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I'm gonna be a Star!! #4: the panels
I finally found some time to make a little progress on my star door. I did a bit more chip carvi...
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Fence #1: The first section is complete
I thought I would share what I am working on. As everyone knows my house forclosed and I ended u...
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I'm gonna be a Star!! #3: Chip carving #1
So the chip carving has begun. I thought I would share a little bit of how to with you. I don&#...
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I'm gonna be a Star!! #2: Mucho progress!!
I wasn’t supposed to work on this today because I’m supposed to work on a fence for t...
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I'm gonna be a Star!! #1: the beginning
So off we go onto a new adventure. One of which I have not embarked upon. I’ve done hundr...
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shotgun #4: The result
I finally am at the end of this project. It took quite a bit longer then my initial thoughts, wh...
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shotgun #3: second part of the carving
Well here I am now. The carving continues. I believe now that I am done with this first side. I...
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shotgun #2: moving forward
I’ve decided to spend some time on this shotgun. It was a tough decision, providing that I...
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shotgun #1: This is my rifle, this is my gun............
After making the pistola I decided that perhaps he needed a rifle. Who knows maybe I’m sta...
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Asian Inspired Cane
Recently I was commissioned to make an oriental style cane. I posted a question here asking what...
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you asked..........RING TUTORIAL
I wanted to start off with a big THANK YOU to everyone who commented on my jewelry, and to those ...
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Rings .............
This turned box is the next step in my rings of things series. This is a project in progress and...
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These things with rings of things......
These things with rings of things seemingly align, attempting to become a single form. Sometime...
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From Dowel to Hinge
I was asked how I made the hinge on my recent box project and have decided to attempt to write a ...
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Things with Rings
We realize that stuff, as silly as it may seem, always begin with things. Things become stuff. I...
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Trapped
We go through life wondering why things happen. Everything happens for a reason. But what is the ...
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Things
We come across these ideas, ideas which lead us to create things. Pieces of things that need adju...
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Carving Tutorial
Okay now it’s time to tackle this carving thing. First you will need an artistic vision. ...
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An artists perspective #2: Sharpening Straight chisels
To start this off I want to say that I am in no way an expert sharpener. The method I am going t...
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An artists perspective #1: The plan stan
Last night I finished up my carving of the green man I posted and was thinking (jokingly) that I&...
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and then it becomes....... #11: The final frontier (Parental Discretion is Advised)
Well today I got the first coat of my mixture of tung oil, blo, and poly. I am posting it here n...
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and then it becomes....... #10: Just a little longer
Well I’m on the home stretch on this project guys. The main door is hung, the interior is i...
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and then it becomes....... #9: interior arch and columns
Well here I am again. Joy to the world. LOL. I am working on the interior of the box and here i...
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and then it becomes....... #8: Completed Door
Well it’s been a while since I started the marquetry on the door. It’s now complete,...
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and then it becomes....... #7: Progress pics
Just thought I’d snap some progress pics for all to see. These pics show the marquetry on ...
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Christmas is here!
I’m posting this here as a blog because I wanted to talk a little about it, but also I didn...
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and then it becomes....... #6: marquetry conquest
Well it has been a while since my last posting on this project. As promised I will show my way o...
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A LumberJocks Journey (fictional) #3: The inspiration part 1
Well I took some time when I delivered ‘ol Roys memorial bench to the fishing hole. There&...
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A LumberJocks Journey (fictional) #2: the shop
As I drove down the hill with my load of hard worked for logs, I realized that maybe what I was g...
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and then it becomes....... #5: Padauk
Well after I returned to the shop with my padauk from Austin hardware and lumber, I cut the mater...
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A LumberJocks Journey (fictional) #1: The beginning (fiction)
My eyes scope the hillside as my feet push my body up the trail. The soles of my feet tired of t...
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and then it becomes....... #4: Austin
Well in my little world things change on a regular basis. As I said before I don’t make dr...
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and then it becomes....... #3: base
I didn’t want anyone thinking that there wouldn’t be progress on this project. So he...
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and then it becomes....... #2: behind closed doors
It’s been a while since this blog started. My mind has been full of so many projects, most...
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ummmm.....
Just like a river I tend to change course, moving from one project to the next, keeping the dista...
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and then it becomes....... #1: You never know
When things become confusing, and I’m talking about the design aspect now as I have yet to ...
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the box #4: the end
So the inlays are in, and the box is finished. I won’t get into detail about anything. I ...
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the box #3: the top
Now that the box was complete it was time to make the top. This part is fairly easy so I wonR...
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the box #2: next step
The maple was outstanding! It wasn’t brilliant like a billet blank, but it was mine. And t...
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the box #1: the box part 1
I have always wanted to do this and do that in the craft industry. Toying around with several me...
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