by maidonww | Nov 22, 2023 | Advertising, Blog, Butter Boards, Cutting Boards, Kitchen
My dental hygienist who had gotten an edge-grain cutting board from me earlier this year wanted a bigger and end-grain one. I went to the wood store to get some Walnut, Hard maple and Purple Heart. I also used some Padauk, Patagonia Rosewood and Canarywood that I...
by maidonww | Oct 1, 2023 | Benches, Blog, Garden Buildings & Furniture
I built this bench for Sue, a family friend of my son-in-law. She and her late husband, Dan, shared a passion for drag racing with him. Dan passed away in January of 2019. I used KDAT lumber for the bench and planed it to make it smooth and splinter-free. I carved...
by maidonww | Aug 21, 2023 | Blog
Last year when I was taking my PT for my rotator cuff surgery, some of my sessions were performed at Results Physiotherapy in Clayton. Pam Tutten was still my therapist. She works several days a week at the Results location in Clayton and the remainder of the week at...
by maidonww | Aug 21, 2023 | Shop Tools, Tables and Benches
My wife bought me a Dewalt DW735 planer for my birthday and Christmas last year. It’s too heavy to pick up and carry around so, I built a table to roll it to where it is needed. I planed some 2x4s to give me a flat side on each one. The 2x4s were then glued...
by maidonww | Aug 15, 2023 | Advertising, Cutting Boards
I built 2 extra boards to take to the GACE Fall Conference in Augusta, Ga. One of these boards is for one of the GACE board members. The Board member’s board has a strip of Canarywood along with Walnut, Padauk, Cherry, Hard Maple, Ambrosia Maple and Purple...
