Ahoy Woodworks

Happy Veterans Day! Finish this up a little while ago, my first humidor! Cherry sides with a Spanish Cedar lining and solid Mahogany top. Really happy with how it came out!

Sometimes something just sounds like a lot of fun to make! Coworker walked by the other day and casually said I need a pair of nunchucks. After a little bit of research, I made these. Solid sapele with a cherry band at the bottom and 550 cord chain. I found a clever method online for installing the chain that requires no additional hardware, keeps a super low profile, and leaves. Leaves no knots visible when you're done. Super happy with how that came out, now I just have to fight the urge to swing them around and hit myself in the face.

New Tool Day! I absolutely love the tool kits from @taylor.toolworks . Just finished making handles for my new Narex Richter chisels. Had a piece of lychee in the scrap wood pile that had so many cracks it was going to be unusable. After filling the cracks with some black epoxy, it worked out perfect for some chisel handles. Funerals were made out of an old brass pipe I had, first time doing a deep engraving. Overall I'm super happy with how they came out, and man are they sharp!

When you're a woodworker, and your wife asks you for a phone stand do you go for the Walnut? Of course you do. 😁

Not sure if I can even still call this a @paul.a.j.sellers router plane since I so drastically modified the body design. I fell in love with a little vintage router plane that I found on eBay. When I first started, but they wanted $150 for it and I knew I would never be able to afford that. This is the Paul Sellers router kit, I modified the body to match that little vintage plane I could never get. Didn't have any 1-in thick stock that I used some spare lychee wood and purple heart I had in the scraps. Super proud of how it came out and happy with its performance. #woodworkingmasterclasses

Sometimes you make something just because you need it, but that doesn't mean you can't have a little fun with it! Part of my daughter's war against washing her hands was the excuse. "But I can't find a towel!" Problem solved. The ring is solid cherry wood, and 3/4 in wide. To combat the fact that part of the Ring would be short grain and weak I re-sawed the board through the middle, rotated half of it 90°, and glued it back together so the grain on the front and the back are perpendicular. Was it necessary? Probably not. Will this ring last until my daughter is old enough to be embarrassed by it? Definitely!

Making my first saw handle for a Disston D-8 restoration.

I made this marking knife for myself a while back and have absolutely loved it. Figured I would make a few more to see if anyone else was interested. The blade is .1" thick AISI 420 corrosion resistant stainless steel and hardened and tempered to HRC 57. Handle was made from lychee wood, and attached with epoxy and brass pins for an incredibly strong connection. The octagonal design feels good in the hand and gives you a good reference on how the blade is oriented at all times. Just for funsies. I'm making some engravable Walnut gift boxes to hold the knives as well.

Got to love that first coat of oil! So smooth! I'm finishing up a batch of cutting boards right now, this one is Walnut, Maple, and Sapele. I do three coats of pure tung oil, and I absolutely love the way the wood grain comes to life with that first coat. Coat. Finish it off with a tung oil beeswax blend and you have a oh so smooth cutting board. :-D

CPO Inspired Challenge Coin display! Got to make this one for a good friend! 😁