Cedar Arbor

I great gift for your mom.nice work.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

It’s funny how no one can see the flaws in the projects like the builder. I too just started in woodworking in the last two years, but my projects thus far have not been as bold as yours. Very nice work on all of these.

Wayne

-- "I am endeavoring, ma'am, to construct a mnemonic memory circuit using stone knives and bear skins."

Thanks for the kind words, Wayne & a1Jim. My approach to woodworking, so far, has been to add one new type of joint to each new project. I’ll admit that I jumped into the deep end on a lot of these, and there were several moments of feeling like I was in over my head, but I think there’s potential for more personal satisfaction through challenge (as well as the potential for disastrous learning experiences).

I’m pretty squeaky with my money, and it always hurts a little bit when I invest in nice lumber for a project and worry about making mistakes, but more and more I’m learning to be okay with it and to allow myself to screw up. As long as the screw up teaches me something, it wasn’t a waste of wood/money. (and as long as I remember the screw up so I don’t do it again) :)

Wayne, that box you made for your wife is gorgeous! And I’d argue it’s just as difficult to make something small, delicate and highly detailed as it is to make something with a lot of big puzzle pieces. So far I’ve stayed away from miters… I wonder if there’s an actual phobia for cutting angles…. because I have it.

-- I've been creating problems to solve since I was born.