Shop Notes

Reject/Resist. Today's project/ tomorrow's project. Y'all stay safe out there.

Carving a capital G in a block of cherry. It's fussy work with the grain running parallel to the letter. Enjoy!

Thanks so much to the good people at BradGood.net for making this admittedly kind of screwy project happen, and thanks for following, everybody!

New work, completed as a demonstration at the Grovewood Gallery, Asheville, NC.

Curiouser and curiouser...

Done and done! "Curiouser & Curiouser," pair of lettercarved Osage Orange mirrors, 13"Ø. The lettering on each mirror is identical, but can only be read in full when the mirrors are facing one another. These mirrors are available for purchase either directly from me or through the Grovewood Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina. Thanks for following, everybody!

One last sign before I pack up for next week's big trip to NC. Happy Sunday everybody! ☕️☕️☕️ #lettercarving #madeinhouston

Watch Box got to go on a field trip today! #letsmakeawatchbox (at Hein Lam Furniture)

Done and done! “Lorem Ipsum,” white oak, oil finish. 7’ long x 21" wide X 17" tall. All the joinery and shaping was done by hand. The top was left textured from a round-bottom coopering plane. Thanks for following everybody!

Fhew. All packed up, ready for its big trip to NC. Godspeed and safe travels, gigantic bench. #letsmakeabench #nevernotoverkill

Picture day! #letsmakeabench (at Menil Park)

Last coat of oil- some people had asked about the texture left on the seat from the coopering plane. Hopefully you can kind of see it in this extra-fancy black and white picture. The idea was that it wouldn't really change the overall design of the bench, but it would be really nice to run your fingers over when you sat on it. #letsmakeabench

Duly submitted for #woodlibaryfriday : one of my favorite furniture books, which mainly focuses on the epic German cabinetmakers who settled into central Texas way back in the day. Lots of work from one of my all-time favorite makers, a Prussian gentleman named Johann Michael Jahn. If you don't know him, look him up- his work was (and is) incredible. #madeintexas

First coat of oil! #letsmakeabench

Cleaning up the top with a round-bottom/coopering plane. I thought it might be cool to have some texture on the seat? Who knows! #letsmakeabench

Joinery detail/poorly composed #handtoolthursday submission: detailing and polishing wedged through-tenons on the bench + a mess of tools being properly used and stored (in a heap, on a stool, out of focus.) #letsmakeabench

All glued up! 🎉🍺 #letsmakeabench