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Wood Turned Maple Bowl

The rough turned maple bowl that I wanted to finish next had cracked. The crack was at an angle to vertical when the bowl was sitting normally. I cut out...
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Lawn Chair 2

This film is the making of a lawn chair from milling the lumber to finishing the chair. The story is told with no dialogue through stop motion animation. The concept for...
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Lawn Chair

This lawn chair is made from sequoia that I cut up with my friend Brian about 2 years ago. The chair consists of a frame roughly defining a cube. The seat...
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Jelly Studio Part 4: Boxes

Jelly asked me to make two boxes for the downstairs area of his studio. This area is also the home to Limbo Inc., a juice and smoothie bar and organic...
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Maple Clock

I milled a huge piece of maple last summer. I got two big cross cut slabs out of it. I also got an assortment of smaller pieces from the two ends. ...
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Calvin’s Desk Part 1

Calvin needs a new desk. After a lot of sketching, we decide on a design that consists of a three drawer cabinet under a desk top with a shelf on the...
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Nesting Stacking Toy

I had the idea for this nesting toy last summer when I was recording the sound of the big band saw by cutting scraps of wood. In thinking through the shapes...
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Woodturning a Segmented Christmas Ornament

To make a segmented, woodturned Christmas ornament, I started by sketching what I wanted to do which was a Christmas tree figure on a sphere. I structured the sphere by layering...
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French Cleat Closet System

We have a broom closet just off of our kitchen. It was not cluttered, but it needed a makeover. We wanted to use the space of the closet more efficiently....
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Woodworking Camp: making a boat

My son, Calvin, is almost 7 and it is time that he starts learning about the wood shop. To be clear, this video is for entertainment only. You should understand your...