I push myself to try new creative things as much as possible. They don't all turn out as planned but here's a few that just seem to work.
Wood Work
 Hand-turned BowlsI bought a lathe a couple of years ago and my first successful project was a small bowl, turned from a piece of red oak. Since then, I've been hooked on turning wood and have made a few more bowls along the way. |
 Adirondack ChairsThese chairs were my first attempt at functional furniture and they turned out all right. I even had someone place an order and buy a couple, which is always a nice compliment. |
 TreenwareI took a class on sculpting treenware out at Majestic Ranch. This 12" serving spoon I crafted from solid mesquite. A piece of treenware is a kitchen utensil made entirely of wood. Who knew? |
 Bangle BraceletsWhat you won't see here are the busted scraps of black walnut that lay on the shop floor, all failed attempts at turning bangle bracelets. However I will show you the beauties that actually turned out. |
Video
 Sugarfoot SlingbladeI jumped at the chance to Paul Bunyan this tree in my parents' back yard and "filmed" the whole thing. I took a thousand still photographs over a span of 3 hours with my Nikon D200. Special thanks to my blue oxe, Kyle Ingraham.  |
 Cedar FeverHere's a quick look at 18 holes of golf with Andy Padron, my great and worthy opponent. Recorded with a Flip HD camcorder New Year's Day, 2009 at Cedar Creek Golf Course in San Antonio, TX.  |
 Shades of Orange
In 2010, Kathryn Cornelius and I carved this prize-winning pumpkin lampshade for Halloween. I made this video with iTimeLapse, on my iPhone 3GS. 628 photos over the course of two hours.  |
 One Swiss FebruarWe spent February 2013 in Zurich with the Amazee Labs team. I thought it would be fun to shoot some video of our stay and toss it together will a little Willie Nelson number. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do our time in Switzerland.  |
Before & After
 Ripple Stone StaircaseMy parents hired me to architect this ripple stone staircase to the backyard. The trick was getting all the steps level and congruent in height, which I managed to do without the deck collapsing (yet). |
 Concrete StainingWhat could be more fun to DIY than my very own house! After four weeks on my knees with a six inch razor blade I learned that projects worth doing take time and hard work. |
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