I have just returned from a trip to Savannah, GA where I finished working on a project for a new altar table for Christ Church in Savannah, GA. I have been working with Greg Guenther (www.guentherwoodgroup.com) – take a look at some of his work – it is really top quality custom furniture. The past 2 […]
Ball and Claw Class

Had a great weekend at Roy Underhill’s School in Pittsboro, NC. Everyone successfully completed a really short leg with a ball and claw foot. The longer I do this teaching and travelling thing, the more I enjoy it. I love to see the tentative cuts that the students are making on the first day, […]
Ball and Claw Class at The Woodrights School

I spent the day today teaching how to carve the ball and claw foot at Roy Underhill’s school – The Woodright School (www.thewoodrightschool.com). This is the first day of a 2 day class. Roy has the PBS show “The Woodright’s Shop” that is now in its 32nd year. His shows mainly focus on the traditional […]
Celtic Design for oak table

Today was a very busy day working with messy, dusty machines. If I know I have to use grinders, routers, or whatever it is, I try to do it all in one day to get it over with. I really could do without doing this part, but I guess it gets me to the fun […]
Duplicating details for an altar table

I am in Savannah, GA working with master furniture maker and restorer, Greg Guenther (www.guentherwoodgroup.com). He is making a new altar table to match an existing one, and I am going to be carving the details. There will be 2 large capitals, egg and dart going around the entire table, and some leaf molding at […]
Final photo of Elmira College Sign

Wayne Ferree sent me a photo of the finished carving of the Elmira College sign I helped carve back in December. I spent a week focusing on carving the building, and they finished the landscaping and tree carving after I left. It’s exciting to see the finished piece – lots of blood, sweat, and tears […]