Finishing up the easels for Japanese school went really well. Between the hickory I used for making them, the half laps pinned with homemade dowels and the glue, they’ll probably last for generations. I threw in a few bow-ties here and there, and the kids loved them – said the looked like ribbons.
Then I got a quick commission from my fishing club – we badly needed a new trophy base because the old one had been damaged over the years. This was done with Mahogany and some kind of maple for the lighter color. Glad I did a prototype with some pine before I started with the Mahogany. May need to incorporate that process again in the future for other projects.
Next up on the list were some cutting boards. The one I did for my sister lead to a few others for coworkers. And if you’re going to do one, you may as well do a few.
Scraps and Cutoffs 