Egret in water made from box elder.
Nativity scene of various woods
The trains and the frame are made out of Pine. The darker wood frame (on the inside) and the tabs on the back are made out of Dark Walnut. The background is Black poster board and the back is plywood. The name tags are laser etched.
Memorial Flag Case using curly cherry and curly maple. Finish is Odie's Oil.
Toy duck and grasshopper of oak, poplar, and pine.
This maple vase is a segmented turning made from 10 rings of 12 segments each. Each ring started out as 3/4 thick with a final thickness of about 9/16 after flattening. The two trim rings near the top are thin veneer strips. Overall size is about 7 across and 5-1/2 tall.
This purpleheart and maple puzzle is comprised of nine interlocking pieces. Very difficult to put together. When assembled it is a 6 cube.
Cedar garden beds. These are made of green (aka not dried,) rough cut red cedar 2x6 boards. I planed the outside surfaces, jointed the edges, and also routed the top trim pieces with a 1/4 roundover.
A diagonal at the bottom of each corner adds considerable strength
Cross bars keep it from spreading in the middle.
Dibbles (aka dibbers, aka dibblers,) made from Osage Orange. The grooves mark depth in inches. Turned in two parts, I made a tenon on the vertical piece, and drilled a hole in the handle with a 3/4 forstner bit, and glued together with Titebond III.