Curved pamphlet rack
I have an interesting new project for the Seton Shrine. They want a curved pamphlet rack for the welcome desk at the Mother Seton museum entrance. The sent me the … Continue reading
Holy water font for Holy Spirit church – part 3 delivered
With the stain dry, I can prepare to put on a couple of coats of polyurethane. The only thing I really need to do for the first coat is sand … Continue reading
Holy water font for Holy Spirit church – part 2
The bowls set overnight and the epoxy has cured. Some of the epoxy was brushed onto the top surface. I used the orbital sander to sand back the top surface … Continue reading
Holy water font for Holy Spirit church – part 1
Holy Spirit church has asked me to make them a couple of holy water fonts. Their preference is to have them made entirely of red oak to match their other … Continue reading
Single piece crosier – part 3
I want a nice brass tip for the bottom of the staff. The only place I found one large enough was Lee Valley out of Canada. I ordered it but … Continue reading
Single piece crosier – part 2
My CNC ran for several hours to give me both halves of the tapered shaft that will attach to the top pieces I carved in part 1. Before separating the … Continue reading
Single piece crosier – part 1
I have had a request for a single piece crosier. The previous two croziers that I made were designed to be separated into three pieces so that they could be … Continue reading
Tenebrae Hearse for Holy Spirit church – part 2
To create the triangular frame around the centerpiece, I need to start with two fairly chunky pieces. The rough size of these two pieces is around 3-5/8″ x 2-1/2″ x … Continue reading
Tenebrae Hearse for Holy Spirit church – part 1
I was approached by Holy Spirit Catholic Church with a request to make them a Tenebrae Hearse for their Tenebrae service on Good Friday. They have a beautiful church in … Continue reading
Steve’s custom baritone
I had the opportunity recently to work on another guitar with my friend Steve. He had some ash boards that were reclaimed from a previous project and he wanted to … Continue reading
Adoration tabernacle door
I had an interesting little project to make last week. Sacred Heart Parish, In Glyndon, MD is starting All-Day Eucharistic Adoration. Instead of using a Monstrance to display the Eucharist, … Continue reading
St. Kilian chapel – 911 memorial
This project has been in the works for a full year. I usually prefer to get a project designed and completed fairly quickly but this one was unique. Saint Kilian … Continue reading
Making Christmas ornaments
I have been working with my buddy Dave recently, making Christmas ornaments for his church, holiday fund raiser. He has been laminating together veneers to make a custom plywood blank, … Continue reading
Big fish project
I had a request to do a carving for an anniversary gift. Since I do not carve by hand, I need to start with a 3d model, then convince my … Continue reading
St. Kilian chapel – Wall mounted holy water fonts
I had a new challenge sent to me from Monsignor Rowan at Saint Kilian parish in New York. He had me make four consecration candle holders for the chapel they … Continue reading
Holly engagement ring box
Congratulations to my son Ian, he just got engaged to a lovely young lady today. When he bought the ring a couple of weeks ago, I offered to make a … Continue reading
Kyle’s Guitar – day 6 – complete
After four coats of High-gloss Tung oil, the guitar is looking good. Time to move on to the installation of the hardware. I measured the output jack, and drilled a … Continue reading
Holy Oils case
I was given a project to do for my church, about a year ago. They requested that a box be made to transport the holy oils that are consecrated at … Continue reading
Kyle’s Guitar – day 4/5
I cut some more walnut to make a new back panel. I took care to try to match the sap wood on the front half. It won’t be a … Continue reading
Kyle’s Guitar – day 3
While the back panel was curing, I loaded the front panel into my CNC and started the carve. About 4 hours later it finished. Unfortunately the board was slightly thicker … Continue reading
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