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The initial excavation around the tree was done with a hand-held router. Unfortunately, I was waiting in line for cataract surgery and my vision was getting worse by the day.
Bonsai Tree Carving
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1. The prepared blanks in White Oak were mounted on the lathe. The blanks were very heavy.
White Oak Dining Table Legs Process
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1. I had a picture frame design in mind for a nice print. It is hard to make something original when it comes to frames. Once approval was given and Ash was chosen as the material, the machining process began. I created a jig to hold the frame piece
Picture Frame Process
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1. The commission was for 32 White Oak newel post caps to sit atop 32 newel posts in a large residence. Blanks were glued up in long lengths before being machined to size.
Newel Post Caps Process
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1. Every design starts with a concept drawing. I wanted to make a small entrance cabinet with drawers in the style of Art Nouveau. The design was fairly ambitious so the shop drawing was kept fairly simple.
Bird Cabinet Process
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Prayer Beads for the Art Gallery of Ontario

October 14, 2018
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The initial excavation around the tree was done with a hand-held router. Unfortunately, I was waiting in line for cataract surgery and my vision was getting worse by the day.
October 13, 2025
Bonsai Tree Carving
October 13, 2025
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October 13, 2025
1. The prepared blanks in White Oak were mounted on the lathe. The blanks were very heavy.
August 4, 2024
White Oak Dining Table Legs Process
August 4, 2024
Read more →
August 4, 2024
1. I had a picture frame design in mind for a nice print. It is hard to make something original when it comes to frames. Once approval was given and Ash was chosen as the material, the machining process began. I created a jig to hold the frame piece
August 4, 2024
Picture Frame Process
August 4, 2024
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August 4, 2024
1. The commission was for 32 White Oak newel post caps to sit atop 32 newel posts in a large residence. Blanks were glued up in long lengths before being machined to size.
August 4, 2024
Newel Post Caps Process
August 4, 2024
Read more →
August 4, 2024
1. Every design starts with a concept drawing. I wanted to make a small entrance cabinet with drawers in the style of Art Nouveau. The design was fairly ambitious so the shop drawing was kept fairly simple.
August 4, 2024
Bird Cabinet Process
August 4, 2024
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August 4, 2024
1. A prototype was commissioned by the customer for approval.
August 4, 2024
Corbel Process
August 4, 2024
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August 4, 2024
I decided to make a prototype first and have it approved before I started in on the legs. There was so much work involved that I wanted to be sure my customer, another builder, knew exactly what he was getting and what level of quality. It wouldn’t
January 22, 2022
Federal-Style Mahogany Tapered Legs
January 22, 2022
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January 22, 2022
Here I am breaking out all the veneer for and preparing to make up panels for pressing.
January 22, 2022
Living Room Furniture
January 22, 2022
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January 22, 2022
The design always starts with a drawing. I used images from Gustave Dore’s famous drawings and composed the panels by combining and re-arranging the different images. I ended up changing one end panel well into the process because it was simply too
September 17, 2021
Carved Mariner Box
September 17, 2021
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September 17, 2021
I was able to use the last of an old walnut flitch I had in the shop on the outsides of the carcasses. The material was laid out so the grain ran continuously around the corners. The customer wanted to use an existing knot as the defining feature on
August 3, 2021
A Bedroom Suite of Tables
August 3, 2021
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August 3, 2021

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