Author Archives: Still Learning

This little adventure was full of many firsts. A coworker approached me after seeing a few of the other cutting boards I’d made and asked if I could do one for him. Sure! You want it a little more custom? Ok- I do custom work! Carve the state you’re from into the top of theContinue reading “Q2 Update”

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 IContinue reading “Q1 update 2023”

2022 ended well for me with my first commission from a local school. It’s great to get something out of this money pit of a hobby! Here’s a quick pick to see what the finished project will look like: (times eight) I also did my first cutting board, and that turned out well too, AContinue reading “2023 Great things begin”

Scraps and cutoffs is a pretty humble name to choose for a woodworking brand. The name itself basically refers to leftovers after all the good wood has been used. Alot of people wouldn’t save these leftovers or salvage reclaimed wood because there is way more work in piecing together shorts and milling up small piecesContinue reading “Humble beginnings”