![The "Galaxy" joint](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1673571168199-351FRYWL6FLA56XA33WJ/image-asset.jpeg)
The "Galaxy" joint
Two halve from a split in the tree, joined along their irregular edge.
!["Galaxy" Walnut trestle table.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1673571041819-U478CVHUF2P5OFHRI18X/image-asset.jpeg)
"Galaxy" Walnut trestle table.
Two halve from a split in the tree, joined along their irregular edge.
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1644459213337-DYU1TXFOXN3H8EKV92P8/image-asset.jpeg)
![Walnut Dining room Table](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1633897410629-OTFX9LMXS7RQ7USKAS3V/image-asset.jpeg)
Walnut Dining room Table
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1633899139975-V9H09KRBG41C4QPRRE2W/image-asset.jpeg)
![Walnut slab on ash legs](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1644458972719-OG81BFV6YASUFIOWZNW5/image-asset.jpeg)
Walnut slab on ash legs
Live edge walnut with beveled oval ends.
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1633899225359-1XR3U3BAW58F1N16ERC1/image-asset.jpeg)
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Figured Walnut end table
Figured Walnut end table
Bookmatched cherry coffee table
Bookmatched cherry coffee table.
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1633901498256-PWWZ837TLHDNNXJ42FK4/image-asset.jpeg)
![This walnut slab came from a discard pile at a sawmill. It is the outside bend of a tree, producing sapwood contrast around the whole outside edge.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678529324-W0WIDHY80UY0UQ4UMN7E/20171208_121537.jpg)
This walnut slab came from a discard pile at a sawmill. It is the outside bend of a tree, producing sapwood contrast around the whole outside edge.
![Hand carved Root bowls.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1548538209235-QQHD9EL68ADDOIDQSBM7/bowls.jpg)
Hand carved Root bowls.
Bowls, hand carves of Honeysuckle Root, pictured on a bookmatched cherry table.
![Sugar maple coffee table. Joints are all wood, the slab leg slides in a full length dovetail.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678832717-WVMINKIHZIQW5SYPJASV/f20180226_115341.jpg)
Sugar maple coffee table. Joints are all wood, the slab leg slides in a full length dovetail.
![This pair of matching cherry tables were commissioned to be made from special lumber of sentimental value.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678579214-GR7MQWO10LSSH7DEC1WQ/Cherry+twins.jpg)
This pair of matching cherry tables were commissioned to be made from special lumber of sentimental value.
![Clamping Shelf](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1548900775823-LU28QCB6805CX19MZGC8/clampshelf.jpg)
Clamping Shelf
Reclaimed mahogany shelf, held to the wall with a clamp made of oak. Shelf can be positioned anywhere to the left or right of the clamp. As pictured, it is strong enough to hold 8 pounds at the end.
![Photo frame of Maple and Cherry.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1548538132781-F8K2RE5JEA2ONLELNICK/frame.jpg)
Photo frame of Maple and Cherry.
![Osage sides with oak rails, custom matting.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1548900489156-PHJ6GA399FJ379CAJ4HE/20190129_171501.jpg)
Osage sides with oak rails, custom matting.
![A crib made from red oak and Brazilian jatoba.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678787515-ZEE73OQLKC277CJROOJ5/IMG_20150717_124048.jpg)
A crib made from red oak and Brazilian jatoba.
![I have yet to determine a use for this beautiful cut of walnut. Until then, it deserves to be appreciated.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678716421-W79US4GB4HHIDPQYUBDZ/wallslab.jpg)
I have yet to determine a use for this beautiful cut of walnut. Until then, it deserves to be appreciated.
![This commissioned Hnefatafl board was made from a book-matched slab of cherry, with walnut/pine striped inlays. There is a hollow center with a latched hatch to store the pieces.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678642650-BAL903NDYK65W2DM04AT/IMG_20170314_172530.jpg)
This commissioned Hnefatafl board was made from a book-matched slab of cherry, with walnut/pine striped inlays. There is a hollow center with a latched hatch to store the pieces.
![Assorted kitchenware of cherry, walnut, and sugar maple.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678672045-CG4V7MJ0TS7TB5OCXDCI/IMG_20170510_185241.jpg)
Assorted kitchenware of cherry, walnut, and sugar maple.
![A walnut “bulge” that I had cut off another slab caught my eye. I kept it around the shop for over a year before the 3 knots struck me a a perfect home for a trio of weather gauges.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678712768-SR0ZSW1VCYN2OWWNUWHQ/weather+walnut.jpg)
A walnut “bulge” that I had cut off another slab caught my eye. I kept it around the shop for over a year before the 3 knots struck me a a perfect home for a trio of weather gauges.
![This end grain cutting board was made from a walnut log “rescued” from a firewood pile.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678749042-98556SW8BQBUOXAFOLI4/IMG_20161211_145930.jpg)
This end grain cutting board was made from a walnut log “rescued” from a firewood pile.
![This centenarian leaded stained glass window was in need of a frame so that it could be hung and displayed. Cherry was used, and the saddle joints at the 4 corners were pinned with brass rod.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678776231-QV9FD8KN0LSTVJMFTE6T/stained+glass+%281%29.jpg)
This centenarian leaded stained glass window was in need of a frame so that it could be hung and displayed. Cherry was used, and the saddle joints at the 4 corners were pinned with brass rod.
![A use for the invasive honeysuckle. The colors and forms of their wood grain mix together in their root ball to create stunning and infinitely unique patterns.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678840294-UDO8RFRYBVKLV2472LSJ/bowl.jpg)
A use for the invasive honeysuckle. The colors and forms of their wood grain mix together in their root ball to create stunning and infinitely unique patterns.
![This was a chance finding in an old dead Elm Tree.I turned it into a display and gifted it to the Greenacres Foundation education department.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678845425-W7TAC3BC2S07RQDHZ8OX/20171128_192932.jpg)
This was a chance finding in an old dead Elm Tree.I turned it into a display and gifted it to the Greenacres Foundation education department.
![Hand carved Osage spoon.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678853505-AJPMF4E1DU5DWGAYC1KY/20171203_163951.jpg)
Hand carved Osage spoon.
![Live edge walnut serving board, shown here with faux sushi.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678887130-CIYOJI2KA00M8LTYC88Z/20171207_210416.jpg)
Live edge walnut serving board, shown here with faux sushi.
![A bed that I made for my son. This is unique in that it has no screws or glue. Every joint is a mechanical puzzle of wood.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678908919-VB1KBVYMFQD1H11J96XO/IMG_20161219_194332.jpg)
A bed that I made for my son. This is unique in that it has no screws or glue. Every joint is a mechanical puzzle of wood.
![Little Forest coat rack…](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678922236-BGH0QJW1P7KLPFE00Y46/IMG_20170409_101625.jpg)
Little Forest coat rack…
![Hand carved and painted tree python head, part of a gift relating to the children’s book; Verdi.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678930959-NJT3FEY7JXICPUWMFS0E/smallsnake.jpg)
Hand carved and painted tree python head, part of a gift relating to the children’s book; Verdi.
![Swing set knocked together from two dead ash trees, and two large mortise and tenon joints.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678979905-5D5FSG2INYJCZDYEKBKU/IMG_20140629_175437.jpg)
Swing set knocked together from two dead ash trees, and two large mortise and tenon joints.
![Cellphone holder made from Honey Suckle. Complete with speaker openings and charging port.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542679143810-N028XUSVWEMLKKTONOAQ/cell+holder.jpg)
Cellphone holder made from Honey Suckle. Complete with speaker openings and charging port.
Children’s rockers. Horses are far too common, so I have been making dinosaurs. Yes, that’s Grimlock.
![Live edge console table, cherry top with scorched aspen legs.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542679858827-ODGIXG2363EV9XBE27WE/console+outside.jpg)
Live edge console table, cherry top with scorched aspen legs.
![The "Galaxy" joint](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1673571168199-351FRYWL6FLA56XA33WJ/image-asset.jpeg)
!["Galaxy" Walnut trestle table.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1673571041819-U478CVHUF2P5OFHRI18X/image-asset.jpeg)
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1644459213337-DYU1TXFOXN3H8EKV92P8/image-asset.jpeg)
![Walnut Dining room Table](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1633897410629-OTFX9LMXS7RQ7USKAS3V/image-asset.jpeg)
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1633899139975-V9H09KRBG41C4QPRRE2W/image-asset.jpeg)
![Walnut slab on ash legs](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1644458972719-OG81BFV6YASUFIOWZNW5/image-asset.jpeg)
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1633899225359-1XR3U3BAW58F1N16ERC1/image-asset.jpeg)
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1633899290330-MYZU7GWLTMY0TC4G63HP/image-asset.jpeg)
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1633901498256-PWWZ837TLHDNNXJ42FK4/image-asset.jpeg)
![This walnut slab came from a discard pile at a sawmill. It is the outside bend of a tree, producing sapwood contrast around the whole outside edge.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678529324-W0WIDHY80UY0UQ4UMN7E/20171208_121537.jpg)
![Hand carved Root bowls.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1548538209235-QQHD9EL68ADDOIDQSBM7/bowls.jpg)
![Sugar maple coffee table. Joints are all wood, the slab leg slides in a full length dovetail.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678832717-WVMINKIHZIQW5SYPJASV/f20180226_115341.jpg)
![This pair of matching cherry tables were commissioned to be made from special lumber of sentimental value.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678579214-GR7MQWO10LSSH7DEC1WQ/Cherry+twins.jpg)
![Clamping Shelf](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1548900775823-LU28QCB6805CX19MZGC8/clampshelf.jpg)
![Photo frame of Maple and Cherry.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1548538132781-F8K2RE5JEA2ONLELNICK/frame.jpg)
![Osage sides with oak rails, custom matting.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1548900489156-PHJ6GA399FJ379CAJ4HE/20190129_171501.jpg)
![A crib made from red oak and Brazilian jatoba.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678787515-ZEE73OQLKC277CJROOJ5/IMG_20150717_124048.jpg)
![I have yet to determine a use for this beautiful cut of walnut. Until then, it deserves to be appreciated.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678716421-W79US4GB4HHIDPQYUBDZ/wallslab.jpg)
![This commissioned Hnefatafl board was made from a book-matched slab of cherry, with walnut/pine striped inlays. There is a hollow center with a latched hatch to store the pieces.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678642650-BAL903NDYK65W2DM04AT/IMG_20170314_172530.jpg)
![Assorted kitchenware of cherry, walnut, and sugar maple.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678672045-CG4V7MJ0TS7TB5OCXDCI/IMG_20170510_185241.jpg)
![A walnut “bulge” that I had cut off another slab caught my eye. I kept it around the shop for over a year before the 3 knots struck me a a perfect home for a trio of weather gauges.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678712768-SR0ZSW1VCYN2OWWNUWHQ/weather+walnut.jpg)
![This end grain cutting board was made from a walnut log “rescued” from a firewood pile.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678749042-98556SW8BQBUOXAFOLI4/IMG_20161211_145930.jpg)
![This centenarian leaded stained glass window was in need of a frame so that it could be hung and displayed. Cherry was used, and the saddle joints at the 4 corners were pinned with brass rod.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678776231-QV9FD8KN0LSTVJMFTE6T/stained+glass+%281%29.jpg)
![A use for the invasive honeysuckle. The colors and forms of their wood grain mix together in their root ball to create stunning and infinitely unique patterns.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678840294-UDO8RFRYBVKLV2472LSJ/bowl.jpg)
![This was a chance finding in an old dead Elm Tree.I turned it into a display and gifted it to the Greenacres Foundation education department.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678845425-W7TAC3BC2S07RQDHZ8OX/20171128_192932.jpg)
![Hand carved Osage spoon.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678853505-AJPMF4E1DU5DWGAYC1KY/20171203_163951.jpg)
![Live edge walnut serving board, shown here with faux sushi.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678887130-CIYOJI2KA00M8LTYC88Z/20171207_210416.jpg)
![A bed that I made for my son. This is unique in that it has no screws or glue. Every joint is a mechanical puzzle of wood.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678908919-VB1KBVYMFQD1H11J96XO/IMG_20161219_194332.jpg)
![Little Forest coat rack…](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678922236-BGH0QJW1P7KLPFE00Y46/IMG_20170409_101625.jpg)
![Hand carved and painted tree python head, part of a gift relating to the children’s book; Verdi.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678930959-NJT3FEY7JXICPUWMFS0E/smallsnake.jpg)
![Swing set knocked together from two dead ash trees, and two large mortise and tenon joints.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678979905-5D5FSG2INYJCZDYEKBKU/IMG_20140629_175437.jpg)
![Cellphone holder made from Honey Suckle. Complete with speaker openings and charging port.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542679143810-N028XUSVWEMLKKTONOAQ/cell+holder.jpg)
![Live edge console table, cherry top with scorched aspen legs.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542679858827-ODGIXG2363EV9XBE27WE/console+outside.jpg)