Reveal Woods

05/13/2026

NPR reported today that engaging with art can slow biological aging. Ignite your creative expression and participate more in the arts. The reported study showed a 4% slower aging rate in people who regularly engage, about the same reduction as physical activity!

03/24/2026

Inspired to learn about Canadian war planes at this wonderful museum in Hamilton, Ontario, where WWII planes are preserved and maintained flight-ready and serve as an educational resource to all visitors. Book a flight on a flying vintage Avro Lancaster, Harvard low wing, Douglas C-47 Dakota, or B-25 Mitchell.
Wooden plane carvings were donated to the museum by Pete Morro.

02/22/2026

12/31/2025

Happy to find some great olivewood craft items at the Christmas Market in Montreal.

12/26/2025

How a woodworker wraps presents…

12/05/2025

Among the Redwoods - poem excerpt by Edward Rowland Sill, a 19th century American poet

Listen! A deep and solemn wind on high;
The shafts of shining dust shift to and fro;
The columned trees sway imperceptibly,
And creak as mighty masts when trade-winds blow.
The cloudy sails are set; the earth-ship swings
Along the sea of space to grander things.

12/03/2025

Honored to present at the Niagara Woodworking Club about my recent tour of England with a group of Canadian and American wood turners. Tour highlights included mingling with the Peterborough wood turning club in Lower Benefield, visiting MAC Timbers Sawmill, viewing the Hawley Tool Collection at the Kelham Island Museum in Sheffield, and attending the Wizardry in Wood exhibition in London.
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12/02/2025

You can hear them cracking as the wedges split the log in half. These maple logs were rescued from the fire stack and will be used for small projects and turnings. But first, I break them down with chainsaw, hammer, and wedges.

11/24/2025

A Perfect Pair! I made these matching cutting boards during a visit from my son and daughter for the holidays. I milled some walnut boards and laminated strips of maple and African padauk (pterocarpus) to create a prominent accent. The design is not my own, but the love I put in is.

11/17/2025

My first attempt at making patterns with wood, inspired by yosegi-zaiku, a traditional Japanese woodworking technique. These shapes are pine, but I can easily add other wood species to vary the color palette and combine them into patterns. One thing to watch out for- grain direction. Stay tuned and let's see where this goes...