Cherry is one of my favorite wood species to use for a build. The color and the grain are just beautiful.

As a personal challenge, this desk was built entirely with hand tools - no electricity was used (except to power the radio).

I started by building the sides and underlying structure.

In addition to dovetailing all of the drawers, the cubby structure is held together with this timeless joint.

Dovetails were created on the sides of the drawer fronts, the tails being hidden, or “blind”, from the front.

The flip top edge was decorated using moulding planes.

Once the build was complete, all that was left was to apply a beautiful shellac finish.

Ready to tie flies!

A custom sized island to add a little more work area and storage in a small kitchen.

Clean lines and sturdy joinery make up the structure of this build.

Everything is done except for the finish.

Solid maple slats are pinned in place to make up the two shelves.

The customer picked out these beautifully simple drawer pulls.

Hand cut dovetail joinery on the drawers.

This practical but stylish piece is the perfect custom addition to the kitchen.

Starkweather Tattoo Shop asked for a custom shelving unit/room divider to display items behind their counter.

I sourced the lumber from The Wood Cycle, a partner business that mills lumber from local trees..

They say you can never have enough clamps.

The customer designed this asymmetric look, which I really enjoyed bringing to life.

The customer wanted two matching bookcases that would fit on either side of a window.

I again sourced the lumber from The Wood Cycle, a partner business that mills lumber from local trees.

I milled all of the lumber to rough size…

…then the metal work began.

Once everything was built, all that was left was a natural finish.

The bookshelves look great surrounding the window of the customer’s home office.