Below are some pictures of the carved bottom rail of frame for an oil painting. The carving, in process, features two ring necked pheasants, as well as the subject’s name, and a few other decorative elements yet to be executed.
Go On, Job, Bread and Water (Proof)
This is the first proof of the linoleum block of Job.
It takes a while to get used to the new reversed image. Here is the block itself inked up.
On the press…
Go On, Job, Bread and Water (2)
Midway through cutting the linoleum.
Go On, Job, Bread and Water
Here is the early progress on a new linoleum cut of Job in a the cave of the Erth.
Natural-State Cedar Table
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.
Finished Three Legged Post-Oak Stools
Here are some pictures of the finished three legged stools in post oak. The finish is danish oil and wax.
Milling Red Elm
Milling a very hard but beautiful Red Elm tree (Ulmus rubra), also called Slippery Elm, on Sunday.
In the Margins
Photos of some business taking place in the margins of larger projects.
drawings of Ezra…
Persimmon bowl…
One Dozen Rustic Rockers
Below are photos from the past week and one-half, building a dozen rocking chairs with a friend of mine for the Bighorn River Lodge in Montana. The lumber is from a centenarian barn destroyed by a tornado last year.
Just one has the back for photography, they stack much better for shipping w/o.
dovetailed lower cross brace
mass-production
etching the zinc from the hardware
finishing
Brother Stool
Below are some pictures of the second three legged stool of post oak. They are a pair but with differences. The rungs on this newest stool are in a “T” rather than forming a triangle connecting leg to leg as in the first. Also, the legs in this stool are a bit more cantankerous.
The legs dry fit with rungs.
Reaming for the legs.
The seat. I counted over 100 annual rings in this seat.
Fully assembled, and awaiting finishing touches.
Both stools together. Here you can see the difference in the rung layout, the “T” on one and the triangle on the other.
The School of the Transfer of Energy 