Mark Your Work

Wood marking
Once upon a time there was a gifted craftsman who made the most incredible products anyone had ever seen or used. Word increased about how amazing his products worked, yet sales did not increase. People looked, but simply could not find or identify his products. Why? Because his products were not marked! The moral of this story is;
“If it is worth making, it is worth marking”

Gun Rack

Black Walnut is a beautiful wood and also wonderful to work with.  It is fairly common, and good quality black walnut lumber is not hard to find, but can be quite costly – I have several huge Walnut trees in my back garden that one day may make a nice piece of...
Rustic Cherry Shelf

Rustic Cherry Shelf

Rustic Cherry ‘floating’ Shelf. Made from 100 year old beam 3″ x 4″ x 96″. Finished in Tung Oil. Top and bottom planed just enough to give a flat surface. Saw marks left on front edge.           First the beam was...
Kitchen ‘Chimney’ Cabinet

Kitchen ‘Chimney’ Cabinet

Latest project is a custom oak kitchen cabinet. As with all my projects, I start with a sketch,  usually on any piece of paper I have at hand – With this sketch, I discuss with the client any changes and confirm measurements, and then go from there… With...

Cherry Bookcase

I was recently commissioned to make a cherry book case for a gift.  The wood is old Cherry – although it was so weathered it was thought, at first, to be walnut.  The design was rustic – live edge and asymmetric. Construction: The shelves are made of two...
Windows seat – Bookcase

Windows seat – Bookcase

The Cherry had been cut and stacked for many years and was thought to be walnut – but once the boards were planes it was clear that it was Cherry. (all weathered wood is grey) A perfect match to the windows trim.