Tight Joints woodworking

We're back with another batch of one of a kind cutting boards! Please Dm us for pricing.

Better at dados than miters. Plus im lazy and i dont like using a mesuring tape

Art n things

Just framing things in a new way. Actually just lazy and better at dados than miters.

Chef Knife #5 Finally made one I'm truly proud of.
After some trial and error I think I have my technique figured out.

Reclaimed hardened steel set in canary wood, Walnut, oak, asage orange, and mahogany. I actually joined the pieces around the handle to cut down on the need for shims. The neck is capped with reclaimed piano ebony and the pommel with ivory of the same. Finished with Claphams Salad Bowl Finish and polished up to 1200.

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Chef Knife #4. Reclaimed hardened steel with full tang pressure fit in sapele, Maple, and reclaimed teak finished with Claphams Salad bowl finish.
The pommel features 100 year old reclaimed piano ivory. This one didn't turn out as nice as I was hoping but still a worthy effort and is available seconds for a heavy discount. On the bright side it set the stage for my 5th effort and one that I'm truly proud of. I'll be posting that shortly.

My neighbor asked me to make some shelving for his store. I ran him through some material options. Reclaimed Cedar boards, teak pallets, recycled knotty pine bed frame etc. In the end I decided to sacrifice a 100 yr old Maple piano I had recently dismantled.

I am so happy I did because the worn antique finish was the perfect canvas to do something I've been experimenting with. Gold spray paint applied sparingly and then quickly wiped with mineral spirits. I next smeared some heavily thinned matte black over top with a rag and scrubbed. The result is this subtle oil spill galaxy looking irredecent mess. The edges that were cut on the table saw also needed to be finished in a way that matched the worn original. So I wiped the surface with silicone and immediately dabbed with Matte black. Silicone and paint don't roll well together and it ends up looking like 100 years of wear. Nailed it.

Check this out! I made my take on a traditional Japanese umm.... letter opener (Tantō). The hilt/sheath is joined sapele and walnut carved out with a pressure fit reclaimed steel blade that I fashioned from an old carpenters square. The inlay is reclaimed ivory and I finished it with my magic blend of non food grade oil based finishing products. I have only sharpened the tip as this is a letter opener however it can be sharpened just incase; that letter contains news of how your army's defeat on the field of battle has brought great shame upon your house.

Knife #3: 10" reclaimed hardened steel Chef Knife.
Full tang pressure fitted into a Sapele and Birdseye Maple hilt. Capped with 120year old reclaimed piano ivory. The Blade features a boat tail shape and a recessed finger notch. I kept the gradients from the 100 year old carpenters square so that next time chef asked for a 3" julienne you can be sure they will get a 3" julienne. Finished with Claphams Salad Bowl Finish.

Very proud of this one. I feel like I have come to the intersection of traditional Japanese Knife asthetics and gutterpunk dumpster dive culture. More to come shortly.