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View fullsize It’s been a crazy week BUT I started a new day job as a carpenter at a really cool fabrication studio and I finished my first project today. Excited to hone my woodworking skills in an apprenticeship-like role and see where this journey takes
View fullsize I made Tito some fancy dog steps to get up and down from the furniture / bed as he ages πŸ₯Ή but he doesn’t seem to understand how to use them yet πŸ˜‚ (he’s relegated to looking forlornly at a treat on the lowest step until he figures it ou
View fullsize Idea: Let’s just make a simple set of doggy stairs so Tito can get in bed in his old age. Reality: Most complicated glue up yet with no less than 9 clamps πŸ˜‚
View fullsize I channeled all of my election anxiety and emotion into finishing this rustic lil’ plant table prototype today! I used spalted maple for the top and sugar maple for the legs. This was a learning process for me as I worked out the kinks on a
View fullsize Been working on some new, technical—and I think very cool— end-grain boards 😍😍. I’ll be adding these to the site soon but let me know if you want one of these patterns or something similar !! πŸ‘©πŸ»‍πŸ”§
View fullsize Dr Mika’s Wood went all-in on Halloween this year! (with help from @quinyquenquen , @craig_gronowski , and Tito of course) I found some salvaged plywood at the woodshop so I quickly glued up this coffin, spray-painted it, and then re-created
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View fullsize I turned my first cylindrical (and tapered) furniture leg on the lathe today !! As you can see, this will be one of 6 legs I’m making for two fancy spalted maple plant stands; one for me and @quinyquenquen and one for sweet bb @ethicalorthrifte
View fullsize Putting finishing touches on 3 gorgina brazilian cherry+walnut boards for 3 very special people. LOVE how these turned out 😍
View fullsize New WOOD just dropped! I hand carved and shaped this comically handsome😍 cheese board from my new favorite wood: leopardwood πŸ†! 🀀🀩 I designed the shape with “hosting a dinner party” in mind because imagine serving cheese and hors d&r