Not the normal...

...but I'm pretty stoked with how this turned out.  This sofa table features a beautiful quilted maple top and genuine mahogany legs and skirt from Hearne hardwoods.  The bottom shelf is a piece of salvaged mahogany from a remodel in OC with Royal Paulownia supports...It is finished with seven coats of danish oil which gives it a great satiny finish. It is for sale if your interested drop a line...Becca is stoked on it so i'm making her one but more on that later...

The belly slider

I've been tinkering with this board for close to 8 months...It is made from Royal paulownia features 5 mahogany stringers and salvaged Koa fins.   It has concave top and bottom...the shape is a combination of larry goddard and bill simmons influences.  It was such a blast to make...I did not want to botch the glass job so had Ryan at Surfer's Supplies in Ocean City,NJ take care of it...figure its a great way to use some gift certificates.  The glassing schedule was 4 ounce top and bottom and then super gloss coat.  The bottom pictures are preglass to show the contrast but to get the full effect it has to be seen in person.

So yeah...I've neglected the blog

But I'd like to think I've een pretty busy...We've come up with a new hand plane strap system  that enaples tooless strap adjustment with velcro and then added a nice cushiony piece of Repurposed neoprene.  I've also experimented with some new shapes and some crazy glue ups.   The geometric cedar, paulownia and poplar hand plane is one of my all time favorites....oh yeah theres a couple more things i've been working on but more on that later...I promise