My latest kitchen creations - a stunning array of knives, meticulously handcrafted to elevate your culinary experience! This gallery showcases knives designed for precision slicing, dicing, and everything in between, transforming everyday fruits and veggies into works of art. While this batch features a mix of high-carbon and stainless steels, I'm excited to announce that... Continue Reading →
Fresh Off the Bench: A Look at My Latest Custom Knives!
Bushcraft knife in OD green micarta with mosaic pins Hey everyone! I'm excited to share a gallery of my latest custom-made knives, a true labor of love from the workshop. This collection features a diverse mix, including rugged bushcraft knives, precision woodcarving blades, and versatile EDC (Everyday Carry) knives. Each one is crafted from high-performance... Continue Reading →
The Rustic Table: The Beauty and Pain of Laurel Oak
It all started with a request from my wife: a "rustic" dining room table to perfectly complement our '20s-inspired farmhouse. She wanted something that felt traditional but also had that wonderfully primitive, worn-in look. I knew just the wood that would deliver the goods: locally sourced laurel oak. The completed rustic table My dad and... Continue Reading →
The Dream Bench: My Anarchist’s Workbench Journey
Complete! The Traditional Woodworker's workbench Every woodworker dreams of it: that perfect, solid, traditional workbench. For years, it was just that—a dream. But a few years back, when I finally moved into my new shop, the stars aligned, and it was time to make that dream a reality. My design is heavily inspired by Christopher... Continue Reading →
Woodworking Adventures: A Few Projects from the Past
A Poplar Hand Saw Till It's time for another catch-up session, and this time we're diving into a collection of miscellaneous woodworking projects from the past few years. Let's take a look! Simple Cypress Corbel First up, a simple and elegant corbel crafted from cypress. Sometimes, all you need is a touch of decoration to... Continue Reading →
Rob’s Anarchist’s Tool Chest
Well, well, well, look what the cat dragged in! It's been a minute, hasn't it? Before I dive headfirst into the exciting world of knife making (get ready for some sharp content!), I wanted to take a quick stroll down memory lane and revisit a woodworking project from way back in 2020. Ah, simpler times.... Continue Reading →
A Unique Layered Wood Ring
This is a one-of-a-kind ring I made as a gift for my wife. It started life as a small laurel oak cut off from my dad's garage cabinet build (photo at bottom). It was very small, cracked, and one side was showing the start of rot. However, from the worst pieces come the most unique... Continue Reading →
Matching Earth Rings
I don't really know why I call these "earth rings". I think it's because the greed and the brown. Anyways, these are spalted laurel oak mixed with a custom blend of green epoxy. The wood on these were from the ends of a laurel oak board I had from a larger project. It was pretty... Continue Reading →
New Hybrid Wood “Surf” Ring
This ring is the result of a new experiment of blending a wood ring black and custom mixed epoxy. The inspiration came from the wood surf board look that the maple/walnut laminated veneer rings have. I thought it would be interesting to put them into an ocean wave type setting. I love the look of... Continue Reading →
Buying Quality Tools as a Woodworker
I recently had an experience that got me thinking a lot about the quality of tools available on the market. A few months back, I had a few Amazon gift cards that stacked up so I decided to use them to purchase a shoulder plane; knowing that I would be needed one coming up. I... Continue Reading →
