A toadstool. This one was some whimsical fun but also an experiment using spalted hackberry for a chair structure. It works very similarly to ash, white with greenish undertones. I used liming wax to brighten the white and mute the spalted lines for a more shroomy effect.

Shop dust love notes from my little girl ❤️

I’m hanging on by some roots and some time and all of the stories that live in my spine the wind came a blowing I tried to let go something said hold on theres more here to grow so keep hanging on hanigng on the climb may be steep and the forces stay strong hanging on. - Desirae Dawson

New Saw horses for the shop.

People are unrealistic, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway. -Mother Teresa

"We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests," President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, January 6, 1941

Shaping cherry legs for ladderback rockers. . . . . #ladderbackchair #boggsrocker #chairmaking #chairmaker #woodworking

“Democracy is based on trust. If you systematically destroy trust in institutions - media, academia, justice - the only thing that can still work is a dictatorship.” - Yuval Noah Harari

Let the enemy rage at the gate; let him knock, pound, scream, howl; let him do his worst. We know for certain that he cannot enter our soul except by the door of our consent. -Saint Francis de Sales

The Stool Project. I’ve been working on a stool design specifically for classes and teaching. Find out more about it and how you can make one along with me in my blog post on Substack

I’m ready for spring.

Stool parts headed to @mattadamswoodwork.bsky.social for plans to be drawn.

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Another door headed out. Not sure how I started making doors… maybe just because I live in an area with lots of historic homes that need replacements made but, 2025 has 13 of them so far.

"If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. -Jesus of Nazareth

I am resolved not to allow their darkness to take away my hope.

Some buttery white pine being milled up for Dutch tool chest kits.

Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy. -Jesus of Nazareth

May I never be so disconnected from the lives of my neighbors that I choose to compromise their safety to eliminate my inconveniences.

“It is the responsibility of leadership to work intelligently with what is given, and not waste time fantasizing about a world of flawless people and perfect choices.” - Marcus Aurelius

“The hope of the world lies in what one demands, not of others, but of oneself.” -James Baldwin