• Woodworking Projects

    I’ve always loved making things out of wood. Whether it’s sitting around and whittling on camping trips or making handmade presents, there’s something sublimely meditative and infinitely exciting about the art of woodworking.

    an assortment of small woodworking projects, including boxes, a grumpy cat, a sailboat, and carved utensils

    An assortment of small woodworking projects

  • Calipers Boxes
    (Fall 2019)

    One day in the shop, my calipers box fell on the ground and shattered! I decided a replacement pine box would be a fun project.

    I liked the first so much, when I got a nicer pair of calipers, I made a nicer box, too. I even laser cut the foam for a polished, professional touch.

    • two pairs of calipers, each in a box
    • two boxes, one made of pine, the other of oak and walnut
    • a calipers-shaped toolpath made in Blender

    The calipers boxes (Left and TR) and laser cutter toolpath (BR)

  • Tea Box
    (Summer 2020)

    I made this tea box as a gift. It’s made from scrap oak trim and panel from a past home renovation.

    • an oak tea box
    • two halves of an oak box drying after being finished
    • an oak tea box

    The tea box

  • Oak Shelving Unit
    (Spring 2021)

    I built this shelving unit to organize my things. It's solid, and I think quite stylish, too.

    It is built around the same basic design I used for my apartment shelves. Each shelf is glued into dados in the vertical panels for added strength. Strips in front and back mitigate bowing and racking.

    an oak shelving unit

    The shelf

    a decorative dingbat