My Third hawk to be posted. It is made of a good grade of Tiger Maple. The carvings in the handle make a great grip and the balance is outstanding. The Smith who makes the heads is first class artist. He is out of California and can be found online under forrestforge.

My second Tomahawk posted. It is made of some great Birds Eye Maple. My carving seems to get better the more I do it (just like anything else in life.) It is a real joy to make these and I really enjoy the variations I can think up. I wish I had the room for a smith shop so that I could produce my own heads but alas, I will settle for my wood shop instead. Hope you enjoy.

One of several Tomahawks I have made this past year. I just finished this one today. The haft is made of high quality Tiger Maple. Finger grooved to make for a better grip. Larger brass heads on the top row and smaller for the next two. I rounded out square stock on the lathe. I then run it through the table saw 3/4 of the way up the haft. I rasp and file until the wood feels like a used bar of soap. The top portion is left rounded because the particular Hawk head maker (Forest Forge, one of the best out there) makes them round. Lots of hours and love go into these. The finish is Tung Oil. How I get that finished Pop on the grain will stay home (with me)for now. I may try and sell a few this year.

I needed a side table in my office and decided to build this one. There are no mechanical fastners. The joints are mortise and tennon. The wood is Cherry and the acorn inlay is made of Becote for the top and Maple for the lower half. I have found that if I cut the inlay about a quarter of an inch thick and route it into the top, I can then plane the entire board (if it is glued in well) and because of the 1/4 in thickness strength, my inlays never tend to break when going into a tight fitting router inlay hole.

Same printer table I entered earlier in the month but pictures taken with better camera and finished with poly coat. These were the pictures I should have used in the first place. Used Mort and Tenn Joints. Attached the top with wood screws through elongated holes in glue blocks. I needed to place two printers on a table and did not have a table that size so I built one.

Wife wanted a bigger box for our fire wood. She wanted something more than just ply wood. It was made of 1/2” plywood and wrapped in bead board. It is built to be more functional than fashionable. Used wipe on Puritan Pine gel stain and wipe on poly coat. Nothing to write home about, but it does suit my purpose.

I needed a small table to place two printers on at my work office. I had some pine I purchased from a local Log home sawmill. I on purpose, used the wood on the front apron that had sap holes in it, to add a little character to the table. I used mortise and tenon joints. I used a home tapering jig on the legs. The finish is Cherry gel stain, which I have found does not tend to blotch as badly as other finishes and leaves a slight red hint that really brings out a rich tone to simple pine wood.

Made quilt rack for wife. Thought arch would look nice…

Cherry Queen Anne, Oak leaf inlay out of Flame Maple. Mortise and tenon work. Finished it on Christmas day.