The folding knife (with clip) is 7-7/8” long; 3-1/4” blade; made with Figured Walnut
The straight knife is 9” long; 4” blade; made with Walnut and African Ebony for the accents.
Used a clear epoxy to attach the wood to the metal, I didn’t want to use the mounting screws that came with the kits; I think it looks better without them
Coved jewelry boxes from a plan out of Woodcraft magazine. Made from hackberry, spalted oak and pear - all from trees harvested after Hurricane Ike.
The bookshelf is solid Birdseye maple and measures 22” x 48” x 10” Per customer request it was delivered unfinished and sanded to 220 grit
The table measures 41” x 26” x 30”. The top is a 1” thick piece of quartzite that weighs ~150 pounds. The finish is a General Finishes High Performance Water-based Top Coat, Semigloss. Seven coats were sprayed over a Varathane “Kona” stain.
This is a Kathy Wise Intarsia
pattern for a panda and cub. It is comprised of 86 pieces of Aspen, Ebony, Poplar, Walnut, and Western Red Cedar. The black pieces are Aspen dyed black.
The 20 inch Celtic Cross is a Dennehey design made of walnut and maple. The Nimbus is made by gluing three 1/8 strips of maple around an 8 1/4 plywood jig held in place with clamps until the glue dries. The finish is Minwax Performance Series Varnish
Mesquite table top made from a log milled by the Club.
Sap wood was preserved as a natural edge by cutting off a 5 strip
Live edge was patched together across the perimeter of the table
Table is finished with four coats of polyurethane
A set of LSU tv tables. Black walnut and maple for the letters
Large outdoor bench, 8'8 long, 4' tall in the back, 34 deep and seat at 22. Finished with 2 coats of Behr semi-transparent stain.
Made from white oak with mortise and tenon joints and frame and panel for the solid faces. The seat is hinged to access space below.
Added a flip up stick in the
middle to hold the seat in the up position.
Little League sized bats for giveaways by the HDPE manufacturer
Big bowl, 13 1/2 by 5 deep. It is Spalted Pecan.
Music stand is a commission by a clarinet playing couple for their tenth wedding anniversary
They met while at Kansas University, so the carvings of wheat on the front, and their anniversary date on the back.
Since they are clarinet players the tilt adjustment handle and the bolt centers are African Blackwood, which is called Grenadilla by instrument makers and is used for clarinets and oboes.