For lack of a better name, I’m calling this piece the Barn Windows. Last year, we were shopping at an antique store called Blue Moon, in Indiana and found the most beautiful window frame that supposedly came out of an old barn. Our first thought was to use it as an ornate picture frame and…
Category: Arts & Crafts
Willow Sign
I realized when looking through old projects that I am really into making signs for people. It is fun and I get to play with my X-Carve and Glowforge quite a bit. For this sign, I wanted to make something nice for one of my co-workers, who just had a baby named Willow. I was…
The Conflagration of the Absolutely Fireproof Iroquois Theater Painting
A few years ago I purchased this painting from my good friend, Eric Esper. I’ve been the proud owner of it and thought I’d post about it, since it was recently featured in a documentary. The painting is full of amazing detail and deserves to be seen in person to fully absorb it. It was…
The Sky When You Were Born
I followed this great tutorial on Instructables to make a DIY star map and I thought I’d make one for my Grandson. After going through the tutorial and creating the star chart, I found that one of the stars in the sky that night was Mira. Mira is his Mom, my Daughter. Sadly, she passed…
Cecelia Sign
In honor of my friend’s mother’s passing I CNC cut this sign for her. I used some leftover wood I had that was in great shape and use a 60 degree engraving bit, as that’s all I had at the moment. Using the X-Carve was tricky as usual, and I ended up rebuilding it along…
Protokulture Sign
I forgot that I had made this sign for my friend John Michaels, at Protokulture. I had some leftover wood from another project and wanted to put it to good use. This was really a practice session to teach myself how to make signs like this. It ended up being much easier than I thought….
Merrily Sign
While cleaning a dam of dead leaves and branches in our creek, I pulled out the coolest old board. No idea where this came from, or how long it had been there (probably a couple years). It looks like the quintessential ‘rustic barn wood’ and was perfect for my next sign. I have been searching…
Prairie Lodge Sign
I needed an excuse to use my X-Carve CNC, so I made a sign for our Michigan cottage. We call it Prairie Lodge, as we live on Prairie Ave. Awhile back, my good buddy Brandon Nelson gave me some really unique pieces of wood that were perfect for signs. Using X-Carve Easel software, I quickly…