Sometimes you just have to get after it. Last week my wife got a phone call that resulted in a major shift in our tempo. The principal at our kids school called and told my wife she had a teaching job for her, if she wanted it. This has been pretty high on the family …
My family returned from our yearly beach vacation this weekend. During the trip we enjoyed lots of sand, sun, and good food. I’ve developed a personal tradition of whittling on driftwood while sitting on the beach. Last year, I switched from a pocket knife to a spoon carving set. Driftwood spoons really aren’t functional. The …
One of the great things about wood turning projects, is they don’t take a lot of setup. All you need is a blank and a way to mount it on the lathe, and you’re good to go. I was waiting on a delivery this weekend, and figured a quick turning project was a good way …
Full disclosure, I completely stole this idea. I’ve mentioned Dave Fisher’s work before. I’ve never met or spoke to him, but in the green wood/bowl carving world, he’s kind of a big deal. I’ve read through his blog three times and learned several things each time. My wife needed a small gift for a friend …
After talking to my 9 year old last week we decided we needed to make some projects for several family members. We talked about it and came up with a good idea for a few of them. My son loves pen turning, so we wanted to do something around that. I still have some acrylic …
Sometimes you make something just because you want to try something different. I’ve seen several versions of these, and decided to make one. I’ve had this slab of cypress for a little while (from the friend with the sawmill) This slab has a couple of knots and a few splits and checks. After marking the …
By now, I’m sure my wife is used to me saying “Don’t throw that away, I can use that.” My wife also loves this one Christmas scented candle from that place in the mall. She doesn’t fight the crowds on Candle Day. She catches them on sale a few days before, so she already has …
My youngest kid has a complete lack of trust in the Sandman. I can’t say I blame him. I mean, the guy glues your eyes shut while you sleep. Overall, he’s cool with the Tooth Fairy though. So after a trip to the dentist resulted in the pulling of a loose tooth, he needed a …
So just to prove I have power tools in my shop, here’s a picture of a quick project from tonight sitting on my Grizzly bandsaw. Honestly, I had a little time after everyone else went to bed, and worked on something that most certainly was not anything greenwood related. After a hour and a half, …
A few days ago, I closed out my post on greenwoodworking with a spoon blank I roughed out of a crook from a Bradford Pear tree. I finished that spoon this weekend as I was waiting on the finish to dry on another project. I thought I was done a couple of days earlier, but …