Wood sculpting has become one of my favorite things to do in the shop. I first carved a wooden rose for a gift for my wife, and it is still one of our special treasures. Over the years I have carved roses out of a variety of different woods including red heart cedar, black Locust,Continue reading ““Love is like a red, red rose…””
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The treasure lies within
From an old reclaimed piece of timber, I was able to create a beautiful handmade 3D star puzzle. This Doug Fir beam came from a falling down horse barn in Northern New Mexico and was destined for the dump or burn pile. I sliced my knife into the edge, confirmed it was Doug Fir, andContinue reading “The treasure lies within”
Lumber lives in a tree
Have you ever wondered how much lumber one log has in it? Lumber of course starts out inside of a tree, and it is the job of a Sawyer to figure out how to mill each log to get the best and most lumber out of it. Below is a 17 foot white fir that diedContinue reading “Lumber lives in a tree”
Building Character
We often forget how much time it takes for a fragile sappling to become a full grown established tree, and the many storms it must go through to become so strong. Likewise, we each must go through the many storms in life to become who we were created to be. “But we also glory inContinue reading “Building Character”
Taken for Granted
Most modern American families have washing machines, dishwashers, microwaves, blenders, refrigerators, cars, and many more such modern conveniences. We often forget to appreciate these inventions that do the job for us, giving us more time to spend with family, work and play. Just think if you had to walk or take a horse everywhere youContinue reading “Taken for Granted”
Homegrown Baby Chicks
Introducing our 14 new baby chicks that just hatched last week! We discovered the two hens sitting on 32 eggs in our laying boxes. So we moved them with 10 eggs each to a better place where they could brood without disturbing the rhythm of the rest of our hens. We set them up withContinue reading “Homegrown Baby Chicks”
Learning to Mill
Noah decided to teach our very enthusiastic seven year old son how to opperate the sawmill. They started with a scotch pine log salvaged from the town of Taos, New Mexico. They put on ear protection and started making lumber. Then they sticker stacked the lumber to let it dry and cure, ready for theContinue reading “Learning to Mill”
From Trash to Greenhouse
Ever wonder what to do with your old plastic juice jugs? The sun and wind in northern New Mexico can be brutal on seedlings and we needed to give our plants some better protection this year. After a long cold spell, the days finally warmed up and we were able to transplant our seedlings to ourContinue reading “From Trash to Greenhouse”
Every man’s dream
What man hasn’t dreamed of building his own log cabin in the mountains? For some you can never start too early in life. Our seven year old son disapeared one afternoon, and we discovered he had found his own plot of land, hauled in all his own logs and began constucting his log cabin.Continue reading “Every man’s dream”
On Edge
I just finished this new medium sized cutting board to fill a custom order. It is made from maple, mahogany and salt cedar which I salvaged then milled into lumber, and created this cutting board.
Fruitful Tree 