I wanted to do a version of my butterfly bowl that was solid wood. The tree itself was probably cut down when my parents built the house I grew up in; so sometime in the... [read more]

View on YouTube: Making the Butterfly Bowl This thing is awesome! This is my first complex bowl shape. It took a lot of careful design to make sure everything would work out, and even after... [read more]

This bowl started out with the idea of using cracked pieces of wood. Unfortunately, it turned out pretty ugly. I didn’t quite calculate where the broken areas would show up, and it became way too... [read more]

Check out the making of this bowl on my Tormach PCNC 1100. I call it the Chaos Bowl because it is chaotic with broken wood pieces. Direct YouTube Link: The Chaos Bowl.

I did this a while ago, and forgot to post it on my site! I had it over in my Portfolio at the Redwood Monkey Workshop. Slice of California madrone CNC engraved with my Tormach.... [read more]

This box turned out fabulous. I’m very happy with it. Watch the video to see how I made it. Made from sustainably harvested black oak in the Santa Cruz mountains. The tree fell down in... [read more]

On my Epoxy Suppliers page I used to state which epoxies advertised as “food safe”. I removed this, because it is confusing. A lot of people are asking the question: “is epoxy food safe when... [read more]

I made a copy of my original alder batman joinery box and did it in reclaimed redwood. Be sure to checkout the Batman Box Dovetail CNC Joints video over on YouTube. Made with my Tormach... [read more]

I’ve been using my Alaskan mill to create a lot of my own lumber from trees that fell down or are dying. My neighbor had a California madrone that was dying and needed to be... [read more]

I’m really excited about this box! It started out as a way to create unique joinery. I was playing with basic shapes: circles, squares and such. Nothing was looking quite right, and then I had... [read more]

This is a sped up video of me making this CNC wood bowl on my Tormach PCNC 1100. Check out my last post for how to make the shell cnc bowl.

September 2020 Update: I’ve been refining this process a lot! Be sure to check out my more complete tutorial on how I create bowls on my CNC machine: CNC Woodworking Drip Bowl Tutorial on YouTube... [read more]

Last updated: February 2021 What kind of epoxy should you use? What type of epoxy? I’ve been taking notes on various places to buy epoxies, and the general things that are important to people who... [read more]

Update: August 2023: Osmo PolyX and Osmo Top Oil continue to be my goto finishing options for most my projects. I also updated a few of my notes based on long term use. I’m on... [read more]

I decided to experiment with creating a CNC wood bowl. This is my first jump into doing some more complex shapes with a CNC router, although, I have a proper CNC machine and not just... [read more]

This box started out by finding a few huge pinecones that fell off a sugarpine tree in Truckee, California. I thought it would be cool to cast the pinecone in some tinted epoxy and then... [read more]

I decided to aggregate most my woodworking projects to one portfolio page. It is not everything I have ever made, but does contain a lot of stuff from the past two years. Check it out:... [read more]

When you use red and yellow, the river boxes become lava boxes. Mixing the colored epoxies takes more time; you have to wait until just the right time before you try to combine them. If... [read more]

This is a simple end grain cutting board made out of hard maple. I made a few of these to experiment with engraving and epoxy filling. It is difficult to fill the engraving without staining... [read more]

  I previously wrote a post on my epoxy river table bar top, but it just focused on a video of me making it. This piece is made from a California black oak tree that... [read more]

    My friend commissioned me to make a custom box for her upcoming wedding. This is the second box I’ve made in this style, with the first one being called a “waterfall box“. I... [read more]

I’ve been working on making some end grain cutting boards. Apparently end grain boards are more durable than lengthwise grain boards, but I haven’t ever used one for a period of time to find out... [read more]

I’ve had parts of my kitchen done for a while now, and it has given me enough time to reflect on what I think turned out good and what isn’t so good. I did a... [read more]

Direct Link: Epoxy River Table Bar Top This epoxy resin bar top is really the icing on the cake for my DIY kitchen remodel! Two years ago when I started planning the kitchen I had... [read more]

YouTube: Making Wood Epoxy River Placemats It’s been a little while since I’ve posted any new videos, and I’m quite excited about this one! I came up with the original idea of making a “river... [read more]

Last year I started the ultimate DIY kitchen remodel. I wanted it to be a high end kitchen built with quality materials. So many kitchens these days are made from cheap flimsy junk without any... [read more]

I thought it would be fun to make some business cards for my epoxy woodworking by using epoxy and wood! (That was a mouthful!) And a quick plug: Redwood Monkey Workshop     These started... [read more]

The Redwood Monkey Workshop has a large quantity of hand made business card holders. Spalted oak sustainably harvested from the Santa Cruz mountains and some blue tinted epoxy. Available at the Redwood Monkey Workshop.

First, some photos, because these things are really cool.       I made these by taking a piece of wide (~1”) spalted oak from my property and re-sawing it in half on my band... [read more]

Another cool epoxy art project that I made a few weeks ago. I sold this one to a friend, but I will have some more at the Redwood Monkey Workshop at some point in the... [read more]

I’m still working on making small woodworking products to sell at the Redwood Monkey Workshop. This is one of the more recent items: a basic business card holder. Nothing fancy about it — just a... [read more]