I’m making a longboard skateboard deck as my first experiment with forming elm into complex contours. I like thinking of the deck’s shape as continuing in the evolution of the morphology of weapons pictured above (not because they are weapons but because they have a common ancestor in the stick, or branch). My plan is […]
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Wood of the Gods
Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara) “In the stands of Lodhra trees, Padmaka trees and in the woods of Devadaru, or Deodar trees, Ravana is to be searched there and there, together with Seetha. [4-43-13]†Nothing compares to the thrill of making the first passes with a sharp hand plane over freshly milled cedar to reveal the […]
Black Acacia Blooms
The rains have returned and the air on the way to town is sweetened by newly bursting blossoms of black acacia (Acacia melanoxlyon). A relative of koa, wood from black acacia is dense and reddish-orange, with deep streaks of burgundy brown, and white sapwood. Properly cured, the wood is stable and resistant to rot and […]
Brooks Brothers Rags
I scavenge thrift stores for Brooks Brothers shirts, which are the most comfortable for woodworking and just about everything else I do. I tend to wear them hard, after which I recycle them into the most superior rags for finishing. will ivermectin kill lungworm _uacct = “UA-4252294-1”; urchinTracker();
Brain Stand
The sea perch have been running so I spent the incoming tide surf-casting at Doran Beach. I had major strikes at every cast but was unable to land any because I did not have any #6 hooks on hand. ??????? I noticed how fishing seems more poetic when no fish are caught, more of a […]
Hum of Home
We’ve had a rare stretch of balmy clear nights and I find myself seduced into staying up late to watch the stars and be lulled by the polyrhythm of crickets and the smell of the watered garden tinged with redwood trees still breathing the morning fog. We’ve heard peeper frogs during the rainy season since […]
Real-Time Relationships
letter draft to a client Whether intended or not, making things is always about relationships. This kind of communication is as important to me as the integrity of the joinery.