You say "puh-cahn", I say "pee-can"

This is a small serving bowl made from pecan wood. It only took about four hours from start to finish, not bad. The finish is just canola oil.

Trees Company

A few years ago, our son Allen decided he wanted to build a tree house with a couple of pulley systems for the conveyance of snacks.  Of course, once it was built, he moved on to other things, like getting his driver's license and hanging out with friends. But now that he's in college, we've rediscovered it as a lovely retreat for an afternoon glass of wine. Last year, I built my Folly next to it, so now Allen and I both have Follies in the garden!

The pollen count was great today

The honeybees in the garden did really well considering I got them very late in the season.

Cane rattler or a pain in the asp

Just about finished with this cane, made of maple (see below). I'm still adding scales (one-by-one) and will add a lacquer finish.

Raising cane

I started working with this piece of maple wood about two weeks ago. It's going to be a cane.