I primarily use domestic woods, but I do make some exceptions, like this gorgeous Tigerwood!
About 4ish years ago, I moved from my first little bowling alley of a studio at @westernavearts to much larger space. I received this jade plant as a shop warming gift from my studio neighbor @nancytobeystudios This is the first plant I've ever kept alive. I've even been able to harvest some cuttings, I have a few growing at home too! Hopefully I'll be able to pass some of these on in the future, and they'll carry the good luck that was afforded to me.
I've been very busy the past month so my seashell experiments have had to take the back burner. But I'm pretty pleased with my first attempt! This has a food safe finish, so could be used as a pinch bowl or a small catch-all. In about 2 weeks I should be caught up enough to get back to exploring these forms a bit more 🤞
It's a warm one in the shop today, perfect for some seated carving! Also, this ambrosia maple has some decent curl to it, can't wait to see how this turns out
Playing with texture, one of my favorite pastimes.
I found a tiiiny crack on the end of this board, just large enough to be an excuse to add a little bowtie 😉 Stay cool out there, this weekend is going to be a scorcher! 🔥
I love when I can take time to cook a big Sunday supper, it's even better when it can be shared with friends and family! These slow roasted cherry tomatoes go perfectly with burrata cheese from @millcitycheesemongers
Here's a little #tbt to meeting the legend himself, Mr. Roy Underhill. I grew up watching The Woodwright's Shop with my dad (not always willingly, I'm sure my vote was for cartoons) and would never in a million years have guessed that I'd one day meet him! It's amazing to think that techniques I've learned and used were things that I was absorbing years ago watching PBS with my dad.
I've been quiet on here the past few weeks, getting caught up on life, quick vacation, etc... but I'm back into production mode, squeezing some carving in between large projects. It's a good feeling!
I had to whip up a sample scoop for today's Grain Scoop class, the handle is always my favorite part 😁 Hopefully my students come hydrated, it's a warm day in the shop!