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First coat of Arm-R-Seal. I’ll probably apply about 4 coats.
02/21/2022

First coat of Arm-R-Seal. I’ll probably apply about 4 coats.

A little project I’m working on for my wife. It will be a top for her reading stand. Black walnut slabs in a coral blue ...
02/18/2022

A little project I’m working on for my wife. It will be a top for her reading stand. Black walnut slabs in a coral blue epoxy. Still a long way to go but I’m liking how it’s looking so far.

These are some huge tulip poplar timbers I processed today to start drying. That's a 12oz coke can in the front for size...
07/03/2021

These are some huge tulip poplar timbers I processed today to start drying. That's a 12oz coke can in the front for size reference. I've got 4 of these to process and this is the small one.

This piece is my latest experiment, I love trying something I've never done before. I wanted to learn how to make a brea...
06/22/2021

This piece is my latest experiment, I love trying something I've never done before. I wanted to learn how to make a bread/dough bowl. A dough bowl is a shallow oblong bowl used to kneed bread dough. You cant turn it on a lathe because its oblong rather than round so you have to carve the bowl entirely by hand.

To do this you use a tool called an ADZE and you just can't go down to Lowes and buy one, they must be be forged by a blacksmith. The adze is a forgotten tool used by pioneer woodworkers to make bowls and chair seats. It has a concave blade that is designed to shave the interior of the bowl in a downward curving fashion.

The oblong black walnut bowl on the right started out looking like the raw timber on the left. It's done entirely by hand using the adze to carve the inside and a wood chisel to create the curvature on the underside of each end. It takes a lot of time and effort, but its an art that has been lost throughout the decades replaced by power tools. This piece is not perfect but I created it to learn and I'll take what I learned and refine it until I reach the level of quality I'm looking for. Hope you enjoy the picture.

More beautiful black walnut worked up today. Still a long way to go but this wood will make stunning woodwork.
06/03/2021

More beautiful black walnut worked up today. Still a long way to go but this wood will make stunning woodwork.

This has got to be some of the most beautiful black walnut I've ever had the pleasure of working with.
05/15/2021

This has got to be some of the most beautiful black walnut I've ever had the pleasure of working with.

My latest venture. This is a 9"x 2" piece of oak that had a lot of cracks. I used a router to enlarge the cracks into "p...
05/12/2021

My latest venture. This is a 9"x 2" piece of oak that had a lot of cracks. I used a router to enlarge the cracks into "pools & lakes". I've set up a jig to encase the oak and covered it with epoxy and blue metallic tint. It has to cure for 3 days. Once cured I'll cut the jig away, put it on the lathe and cut it into a platter. Stay tuned to see how this one turns out. I'm not sure what the results will be but I've had fun working on it.

My latest project almost finished. Its for a friend who lets me fish from her lake house. This solid oak bowl had some t...
04/29/2021

My latest project almost finished. Its for a friend who lets me fish from her lake house. This solid oak bowl had some terrible cracks but the wood grain was so beautiful I just couldn't wait to see how it would turn out. I inlaid the cracks with a mixture of black stone and ebony wood shavings. Hope she likes it!

Here are some pics of my latest completed project. This was a collaborative effort between Bob Cotter and myself and the...
09/10/2020

Here are some pics of my latest completed project. This was a collaborative effort between Bob Cotter and myself and the table is custom made to fit into a breakfast nook of his home. The wood used for this table was walnut, poplar, purple heart and old growth pine. What makes this table so unique is the pine used here was found in the attic of Bobs home that he renovated. The house was built in 1938 so this pine had been sitting in the attic for 82 years. At first glance of the pine one would be tempted to burn it. What a MISTAKE that would have been!! After some milling on the jointer table and planer it literally sprung to life!! Another unique point is this table has no screws, nails, or metal of any kind. It was built using traditional joinery of mortise and tenon joints. We used an old method called drawbore joints and dowel pins to secure the joints into place. The legs are made to be removable from the table top by driving out the dowel pins. We didn't work on this piece every day, but it still took about a month of solid work to produce this table. It now takes up a very special place in Bob's home.

This high quality handmade pepper mill in solid Jobillo added to my website. See handmade bowls, pepper mills, pens, cut...
07/05/2018

This high quality handmade pepper mill in solid Jobillo added to my website. See handmade bowls, pepper mills, pens, cutting boards and a whole lot more at www.thekingswoodshop.com . Enter the code FB100 on the checkout screen for a 10% discount on your entire purchase. Discount is good until midnight Monday, July 23, 2018. Shipping is always free.

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