by Rick | Jul 25, 2021 | Blog, Woodworking
Once upon a time there was a tiny little seed that fell from a giant tree. The tiny seed whirled and twirled and swirled on the Kansas breeze, then, kerplop, it fell on the ground. The tiny seed sent out a root that went down, down, down into the dark, rich...
by Rick | Jul 21, 2021 | Blog, Woodworking
I understood the power of art for the first time when I sat in Bob Regier’s Into to Art class my freshman year in college. He turned off the camera and whirr-click-whirr-click-whirr-click of the slide projector threw stunning images up on the screen.I never...
by Rick | Oct 4, 2020 | Blog, Woodworking
A burl on a tree looks like a wart, but it’s actually scar tissue. At one point in time, the tree has been damaged by an object hitting it or some kind of insect or disease. If you cut off the burl with a saw, you will find a mass of colors, grain directions and...
