Cut, Sand, Finish, Repeat

Making sawdust with recent projects in the shop

Neverending amounts of walnut still turning... . Similar to the last couple walnut bowls, but decided to do a footed base on this one . Almost have enough stock for my first show, hopefully coming up in May. . Stay tuned! .
Another Zimmerman cherry project, this one took weeks believe it or not. It had to be stabilized as the tree succumbed to rot leading to its unfortunate demise as a tree of rememberance. With a lot of patience and some hands on learning how to cure i
Finally got around to last touches on this Live Edge Walnut serving slab, the figure is absolutely insane especially paired with the blue throughout . Final photos coming after a couple more coats of food safe finishes and a quick buffing .
Wood Wednesday #4 (late again, I'll get it right eventually) . Today's feature lumber: Cherry, Prunus sp. . With a Janka rating of 950, cherry is durable and versatile wood. Often tight grained, with a slight wave to it depending on how it's milled.
Wood grain's best friends, wood honey by @totalboat and Wax-It-All by @howard_products for the top seal coat. . Another Walnut spurtle off to Wisconsin! .
Wood Wednesday #3 Padauk - Pterocarpus sp. . Spanning West African to Asiactic regions, known for its orangey appearance that darkens to a rich red brown when exposed to sunlight over time . With a Janka hardness of 1725 lbf, it is vital to have sh
Wood Wednesday #2 (a day late 🤷‍♂️) Black Walnut - Juglans nigra . Grows to heights of 131', it's also a hard (1010 lbf Janka rating), dense wood. . One of my favorite woods to work with, characterized by chocolate brown heartwood with cream sa
Up close and personal with these popper lures, fishing season is upon us! Definitely intend to make more of these and dial them in, but for a first round try, I think they came out great. I don't think the fish will mind a touch of crudeness. . Pine
Welcome to Wood Wednesday, a new weekly post on types of lumber I use in the shop! . Today's species is Purpleheart also know as Violet Wood and Amaranth, for the obvious reason of its rich purple hue. . Purpleheart is a tree species of the Peltoyne
Who doesn't love a good live edge Walnut slab with a little Blue Mica powder epoxy to make it whole again . This piece is destined to be an epic charcuterie board once finished . Currently down in Virginia for storm support, check back in a couple we
My first completely handcarved spoon, made of Tulip Poplar . Waiting for finishes to cure gave a perfect opportunity to try out my new @morakniv spoon knife and Bütz whittling knife, and my sliced thumb can tell you they are both very sharp and
Funk to functional . You guessed it, more walnut on the lathe. It is always a pleasure to see the grain in true form . 9"×5" Fruit Bowl . Finished with @totalboat Wood Honey and Wax-It-All by @howard_products
Finally hooked these lil froggies up, sometimes projects just get lost within the shop only to be finished a year later . These hand painted popper lures will be available once proper pictures are taken later today . Made from lathe turned plugs, acr
It really does it all @howard_products . Working through the piles of walnut I've slow cured for years, every piece worth the wait . Medium 9' fruit bowl, finished with food safe Wax-It-All . Hoping to join @mrc_customs for a vendor fair soon, where
Ready to stir up some trouble 😏 . Another walnut spurtle going out the door. Still remains to be one of my favorite domestic woods, especially with the contrast of the creamy sapwood and espresso-esque heartwood . Finished always with @howard_produc
Made possible with @starbondadhesives, beautiful Locust from a wind thrown tree from the backyard. Being an extremely hard wood it's prone to cracking as it dries, but with some starbond gap filler it was still a viable and workable piece of wood
Easy work for the Mini Mjolnir, pounded out flank steak for steak pinwheels. @salfarruggia making great use of his JBO mallet . I will be making another batch of these soon, DM to reserve one if interested! .
Certainly something different to have requested, another project for Mrs. Zimmerman. This is my attempt on a scale replica of Disneyland's Splash Mountain log flume complete with the characters . The log flume is made from gorgeous cherry, same as th
Cherry-Oak Cigar Ashtray fresh off the lathe . About 7" wide x 1.75" tall . Finished with @zinsser shellac, tung oil, and @howard_products Wax-It-All . Going to Michael at work who plans to gift it to a friend, enjoy! .