Apr 10

Cheeseboard #3 – Daniel D. Brown, 2018

Here’s a simple little serving board/cheeseboard I made last week as an engagement/early wedding gift for @leelihort and @jmhmsw. The shape was intended to be sorta reminiscent of cat’s ears (for their two cats). Made from an old elm log in a neighbor’s firewood pile, after it had been cut down standing dead (probably from Dutch elm’s disease). I milled it with my cheap electric chainsaw, flattened it with a router/jig, cut the shape on my little bandsaw, and finished it with filtered walnut oil. Note: this piece bookmatches with our coat hanger I made from the same log.

Apr 10

Pittsburgh/London Name Plaque – Daniel D. Brown, 2018

A few weeks ago some labmates asked me to make a name placard for their adviser/boss (my colleague and future boss) on his 50th birthday. I finally got around to trimming up some of the video I took (below). These are just quickly edited on my phone and will be incredibly boring for other woodworkers. It’s more for Adrian and others who don’t know what goes into this sort of thing. Happy birthday, Dr. Lee!
At the end you can briefly see another small one I did for a graduating PhD student, Dr. Ahmed Basudan (congrats @amab424!).

 

Apr 06

Cheeseboard #1 – Daniel D. Brown, 2018

Here’s a little cheeseboard/serving board I made for my wife this week from a pile of small scraps I’ve been collecting from other projects. Some of it is wood I collected and milled myself from around the neighborhood. Mostly ambrosia maple, walnut, mahogany, and cherry.