"Sreaming Eagle"
This eagle was scrolled out of baltic birch plywood and the backboard was painted black. For the eagle I used a pecan colored stain. This ended up being the hardest item I had scrolled to that date. I...
View Article"Good Morning"
I really liked the simplicity of this particular pattern. Sometimes these simple ones have more options of what can be done with them. I see this as a kitchen clock , except I am not into the clock...
View Article"Clash of the Titans"
The two pictures of the horses are named the “Clash of the Titans.” The pattern was found in the January issue of Creative Woodworks and Crafts, a name you have and will see over and over again in this...
View ArticleHorse and Dog
This is the finished project of a stack cutting that I had started before Christmas that I had forgotton about. Not being able to stand unfinished items, I worked on them yesterday. On my blog I...
View ArticleI can't believe I finally got it done.
I had a minor mishap in my shop about 2 weeks ago now that pretty much stopped me from getting to my shop for a few days. I had already started on this elephant, he was already pretty much done when...
View ArticleMy two cent's worth
First of all I would like to thank everyone for the nice comments I received on my last project I posted, the elephant. In that post however I had meant to say more about the fact that it was from a...
View ArticleThe Grinning Gator
I am posting these gators (there’s another one when clicked on) because of a question that eagle just asked me regarding the difference between intarsia patterns and stained glass patterns. These...
View ArticleTweety?
I made this for a girlfriend of mine (along with the worm in the apple that I have posted here)for a Christmas gift. My son and I flew down to southern Ca, for Christmas and when we arrived one of my...
View ArticleGag Gift?
I first would like to say I am am posting this for what it is and was. A gag gift for my father. I mean no disrespect whatsoever. My 87 year young father had seen this saying on the back of some man’s...
View ArticleTrees
In this stage of my working with wood journey I have come to the conclusion, (and I am not even kidding) that mathematics is a VERY major part of the working with wood experience. Of course I realize...
View ArticleIndian Intarsia
Well I got him done. There was something about the original pattern that bugged me, and that was the shoulders or “clothes” as I not so lovingly have been calling it at home!!! I just decided to post...
View ArticleIndependence Day in the U.S.A.
This is a very sly way on my part to not only show the pride I have in my mom, but it gives me the opportunity to wish those here in the U.S.A. a Happy Independence Day. Because I live in the United...
View ArticleGrasshopper and Alligator - The finished project
Honest to goodness I do not know what was harder, cutting these two puzzles or trying to get a decent picture of them. I do not know why I was having such a hard time getting a decent picture of them...
View ArticleJust my feel good project
I have already made this dog before and it sits out front of my dads house in front with flowers sitting on it at his doorway. The other day I was looking over some of my old patterns when I saw this...
View ArticleCork Flooring Scroll Project
The other day I was able to get my hands on some cork flooring from a friend of mine whom is a carpet layer/floor installer. He had some left over pieces of a cork floor and asked me if I wish to try...
View ArticleTable Saw Gag Gift
Here at LJ’s awhile back I posted a gag gift I gave my son and his wife for Christmas. It can be found here. It was called a “Buck Saw” It is from a designer who has his projects in Creative Wood works...
View ArticleIntarsia Heron's
Last month I made my second intarsia Heron for a girlfriend of mine in Southern Ca. She absolutely loves the bird (Heron). Awhile back I made my first one out of a piece of pine destined for our wood...
View ArticleIntarsia sailboat mirror
I really wigged out awhile back about my band saw blade busting and I wrote about it here. I pretty much have not been in the shop since. I don’t consider myself that big of a sissy la-la but I guess I...
View ArticleWedding Box
3 years ago my 3rd born son Troy was married. He asked me to make a box for them to place in the church and the reception for those that wish to give monetary gifts an/or cards. I am always seeing...
View ArticleAnother Heron
This is another Heron that I made. Another one is here in my projects. Not a set pattern, more like one I took from several different pictures and patterns of HeronsOut of the two I have here on LJ’s I...
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