crafts projects
Crafts projects are those that extend beyond the primary topics of pen or bowl making. This includes items as diverse as yo-yos to key chains to bottle stoppers.
In a process unlike most of my work, I had a production run of 28 of the same stylus pens. While the process it mostly identical to making …
When making a batch of bottle stoppers, I used a wide variety of materials, some new to me completely, some familiar but not written about, and some that I …
This post presents a step by step explication of the process used to make a set of bottle stoppers from various materials including pitfalls and ideas for a more …
Herein I try out a new style of pen that combines writing and stylus work in one nifty piece. This makes an essential desk tool that can be …
Highly colored and figured stabilized burl wood allows for the creation of unique turned items due to both the color and the inherently unique and individual nature of burl …
I happened to have some Hollywood Juniper rough turned bowls that came as part of a larger lot. This ornamental shrub isn't the type of wood you can …
With names like Field, Olympia, Caribbean, and Bahama Cherry, one might think they have stumbled into an Avon catalog, but these are actually color names for laminated pens blanks …