Cherry burn bowl

It's a chunk of fruitwood hollowed by using charcoal from the campfire, then sanded and oiled. Has a free carved shape for sure. Smells good.

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Pinhole

Often described as simple, it has taken me years for me to assemble the required pieces to make a pinhole camera and develop the images.

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Greenland Kayak Paddle Test

It started because even the slightest chill makes my Kayak paddle feel damn cold.  It's also slightly too big around for my hands.  I just couldn't afford to spend hundreds of dollars on a good wooden paddle....so I decided to give carving one a shot.

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Real Old Redwood

The only lumber to survive the old McCormick lumber fire over forty years ago. The growth rings assuming even a 3 ft tree diameter would make the tree that this wood came from at least 420 years old.

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