Most of the materials I work with are acquired either as leftovers from mechanical repairs or projects or are found in my day to day travels.  On occasion things just fall into my lap, or in this case, they fall in my yard.  The cycle of time brought about the demise of several trees in … Continue reading Jeep Frame Bench

Go big or go home. Or, go big and go home.  Prior to moving to our home in Texas, we lived in a small apartment in Upstate New York.  Our “dinning room table” there had been a 2 foot by 4 foot Ikea ‘desk’, and it had fit our needs quite nicely.  However, when we … Continue reading Elm Top Diesel Table

A friend gave me a couple of leftover chunks of cedar that he didn’t need, so I turned a blind eye to my aversion to wood and fired up my chainsaw.  The heartwood of this piece was exceptionally close to the edge, and I started thinking about how it made me think of a waterfall. … Continue reading Automotive Grade Cedar Barstool

A core concept in all of my work is that the parts I’m working with are already beautiful, all I’m doing is restructuring them to highlight that aesthetic.  In the case of this side table, that meant removing more material than I added.  I took a 5″ thick cedar slab and slowly routed out a … Continue reading Cedar Topo Table

When a friend asked if I could use this planed cedar log for something, I didn’t hesitate to clear room in my shop for it.  At almost 8.5′ long but only a little over 9″ deep, I was faced with a choice between cutting it apart or doing something big.  As is usually the case, … Continue reading Cedar Top Standing Bar

I’m not a great fan of pink.  My wife on the other hand is convinced it’s a great accent color.  So when I brought home a pink marble top side table from my Great Grandmother’s house, my wife was insistent that it be fixed up and moved to our living room.  I drug my feet … Continue reading Marble Top Spinning Table