Large Ashtrays

While smoking a cigar one day and having trouble finding a place to rest my stick, I had a light bulb moment. Why not have ashtrays large enough to hold cigars? So this is what I came up with.

Small Humidor

Here is a humidor my son recently made for a friend. They made a deal, a custom humidor for a custom painting. It was made from walnut and maple then lined with spanish cedar. The top was inlayed with the owners initials.

 

Carving signs

Here are a few things I made with my new machine.  

Foil Die

I worked in tool and die and never got to build my own die. So I decided to make one out of wood. This is a simple foil die that makes little cups out of a piece of tin foil, as you can see from the pictures. 

tin foil before being formed

Finished cup

Comparing Size

When taking pictures of these it is really hard to show the size of each one individually. So I took a picture with everything together for comparison.

Cabinet

My wife wanted a cabinet for our entry way but she couldn't find anything she liked at the store. So I came up with a design and made one myself. 

Fishing Lure Trophy

This was made to be a traveling trophy for fishing, the person who catches the biggest fish gets to take the trophy home until the next time. It was made about 2 years ago.