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| Pump up your business card with caffeine! Published On 05-06-2008 , 3:36 PM  Warning to all you other woodworkers out there... this design is copyrighted. Do not steal the design from me or I'll have to introduce you to Mr. Chainsaw. KThnxbai  I owe my thanks to my son and his wicked sense of humor (that he got from me, BTW  ). He jokingly said that I should make a giant coffee bean cause I love my coffee so much.I borrowed my husband's math brain and we worked out the design on a prototype. You'd be amazed at how math phobic I am, really, it is embarrassing! Even more embarrassing is that I aced 6 semesters of Calculus! These first runs are made from Walnut (Thanks Don!) It is kinda impossible to make something half round on a lathe so these are made in pairs. After turning they are carved and textured, hand sanded, finished and buffed. I was really impressed by how closely I came to matching real coffee beans with these. Hop over to the gallery to check out all the shots. I have 2 in stock right now. As soon as I locate some more Walnut I'll be cranking out more. This actually encouraged me to get business cards printed. They are racing along in that happy brown UPS truck as I write this. I'll try to sneak this into my entries to the AAW Symposium as my card holder, don't know if it will fly or not. Comments | ||
| Mulberry is such a happy wood! Published On 05-06-2008 , 1:02 PM  My little Mulberry bowl sold so fast I had to replace it with some more. I love love love working with this wood. If any of you locals have a Mulberry tree you want removed, please notify me before you let your landscaper grind it up! I will cart away as much as I can move! (It is also a sure bet that you'll get one or two pieces out of the deal )This sweet little pot is 4" wide, 3.75" tall and a mere 1/16" thick. Please jump over to the Gallery (click on picture @ left) to see the rest of the images. Light easily shines through this baby. I turned this wet log in one session all the way down to 1/16", sanded and left it a bag of saw dust for 2 days. It is sanded all the way up to 12,000 micro grit. The finish is 3 coats of hand rubbed shellac and buffed with carnuba wax. She is light as a feather and the color is so buttery. Comments | ||
