erin bed

This is one of my first projects a couple years ago. It was made for my daughter, Erin. It is a beech queen bed stained cherry. All the mortises are hand chopped and the tenons hand cut. The wonderful quilt was made by my mother, Monica Beery. The afghan was knitted made by my sister, Karen Kelley.

step stool

A step stool I made for my daughter, Erin. It is white oak with walnut accents. My first attempt (public) with handcut through dovetails. It is finished with boiled linseed oil/varnish and waxed.

hallway table

A hallway table I made for our home. It is African Mahagony with an ebony pull. Mortise and tenon joinery. Hand cut, half-blind dovetails for the drawer. It is finished with boiled linseed oil and varnish mixture.

Entry Table

An entry door table I made for our home. It is walnut (from the Millers) with ebony accents. It is finished with boiled linseed oil/mineral spirits/varnish mixture. Mortise and tenon joinery.

Moira's Bed

A bed I made for my daughter, Moira. It is walnut with ebony accents. The quilt was made by my mother, Monica Beery. The walnut is from George and Susan Miller's Tennessee tree in the 1970s.

Moira's Table

A table I made for my daughter, Moira. It is walnut with ebony accents finished with boiled linseed oil. The walnut was given to me by George and Susan Miller from a tree they felled in the early 70s. May my friend George rest in peace.

writing desk

A writing desk that I made for my daughter Erin's birthday. It is cherry with walnut accents, finished with boiled linseed oil/varnish/mineral spirits mixture (equal parts) and waxed.

Madeline's Baidarka Frame

A view of Madeline's baidarka before sewing on the "skin".

(You can learn more about this design and construction at www.skinboats.org)

Double Baidarka

A double Aleut Baidarka I made with my daughter, Erin. It is 20' 3" long, 29" at beam made of red cedar, yellow cedar and fir with an oak coaming and nylon/urethane skin. That's me in front and my friend, Paul Harrison in the back. I also made the traditional paddle that I am using.

(You can learn more about this design and construction at www.skinboats.org)

Madeline's Baidarka

An Aleut Baidarka I made for my wife, Madeline, for her birthday. It is made of red cedar and yellow cedar with an ash coaming and nylon/urethane skin. It is 15'2" long, 22" at beam and weighs 27 pounds.

(You can learn more about this design and construction at www.skinboats.org)