The School of the Transfer of Energy
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Inscribed Cypress Vessel
Posted on March 5, 2013
Unfinished cypress bowl on a cedar foot, inscribed with pyrography: a flying fished, sacred numbers, doors and windows. I like how the line work is similar to engraving.
Dovetail Jig (in 4/4 time)
Posted on February 22, 2013
There was a question about the jig I used to make the “dovetails” in my last post, so here it is.
Carved Bowls in Cottonwood and Birch
Posted on February 15, 2013
Carving bowls helps me to live on the land
Walnut: Trials and Joining
Posted on August 6, 2012
Utilizing the natural contours of our native black walnut within confines of a more strict geometry.
JONAH CHEST: PANELS
Building up a trapezoidal chest panel.
Ebonized walnut splines.
Rough idea of the panel with a 3/16″ reveal (ultimately) of the splines.
NATURAL EDGE FRAME
Scribed half-lap, upper left.
Dovetails, upper right.
Scribed lap joint with key, lower right.
Whole frame. The lower left corner is a doweled butt-joint.
Carved Birch Bowl
Posted on June 19, 2012
Carved birch bowl.
Using the adze, making a carving block.
Curved adze for initial hollowing.
Smoothing with a curved knife.
Shaping the outside with a hatchet.
Smoothing the outside with a hatchet.
Rustic Rocker in Eastern Red Cedar
Posted on December 20, 2011
Cantilevered rocking chair in Eastern Red Cedar. Yet to be oiled in these photos, but I like the softness and light on the forms of the unfinished cedar.
Wormy Persimmon Bowl
Posted on October 21, 2011
Two shots of a wormy persimmon bowl. It took hours with a small pick to clean the sawdust compacted in the cavities.
Natural-State Cedar Table
Posted on May 19, 2011
Some photos of the progression of the legs for a natural state Eastern red cedar table.
Single leg with scribed branch support
Fitting the top supports
Sawing leg bottoms flat
Both legs with more branch braces and top support bolted on
A couple of views of the table so far.
Cedar Slab Table
Posted on February 19, 2011
Here are some photos as I am working on the top for a cedar table.
being glued up
the edge with the bark peeled
trimming the ends
arty saw picture
beautiful red sawdust
planning the end…
…up in the air
