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Kraken Woodworking

Named after my dog.

Thanks to the presence of a large shop at my house (and inspiration from my old man), I took up woodworking. For the most part, I make things for friends and family – this isn’t a way for me to make some side money. Which, to be honest, would be just a waste of time, as there’s no way I could sell these things for anywhere near what they’re costing me in time, tools, and material. On the other hand, I have fun, which is the important bit.

And yes, it is true that every project needs a new tool (and that you never have enough clamps).

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Tables

Ash and mahogany bench. For a friend. WA
Maple and mahogany kitchen table. For a friend. Ohio
Maple coffee table. Wedding present for a student. WA.
Maple, birch, mahogany table. My office. WA
Maple coffee table. Gallery One art auction donation.
Maple and walnut (and a TX at centenary coin) coffee table. For a friend. AZ.
Oak and walnut coffee table. Inset petrified wood. Promotion present for a botanist friend. WA.
Cherry, mahogany, walnut, and padauk kitchen table. Retirement present for a friend. ID.
Elm and walnut coffee table. Wedding present for former students. WA.
Elm and walnut coffee table (just the top). Another former student wedding present. CA.
Jatoba and walnut stand/sit desk. For my wife! WA.
Another jatoba and walnut table. Also for my wife! WA.
Matching lacewood and maple side tables. My office and my wife’s office. WA.
My office table – Cherry and Walnut. WA.
Martini table with all the woods. Retirement present for a friend. WA.
Walnut, oak, and mahogany bench/table. Inset otoliths. Present for my nephew. OR.
Walnut stand/sit monitor/keyboard table. For me. WA.
Maple and walnut coffee table. Wedding present for former student. WA.
Walnut, maple, and epoxy kitchen table. Wedding present for a former student. WA.
Scrap wood table. In our apartment. WA.
Scrap wood table. In my wife’s office. WA.
Cherry, padauk, and walnut side table. For a friend. WA.
Maple and walnut desk on a singer sewing machine base. For a friend. CA.
Walnut coffee table. Wedding present for a friend. WA.

Shelves

Oak bookshelves. Donation to the CWU Friends of the Brooks Library. WA.
Pine hex shelves. Wedding present for a former student. WA.
Walnut and turquoise bookshelf (with guitar holders). Iron Horse taproom, WA.
Oak and walnut tabletop junk drawers. Wedding present for cousins. CA.
Birch and mahogany magazine stand/shelf. My office. WA.
Mostly maple cabinet (base for a popcorn maker). Iron Horse taproom. WA.
Wormy maple bookshelf. Retirement present for a friend. ID.
Pine hex shelves. Wedding present for former students. NV.
Pine and walnut tensegrity table. Just for fun. My office. WA.
Walnut and cherry coffee table/shelf. My office. WA
Walnut shelves. For a friend whining about Ikea furniture after a divorce. AZ.

Cutting Boards

(a small sample… I’ve made and given away sooo many cutting boards….)

Walnut, maple, and padauk.
misc…..
Two mirror imaged walnut and maple cutting boards.
Maple and walnut.
Classic drunken cutting board. Walnut and maple.
Bacteriophage cutting board. Made my microbiologist wife very happy.

Turnings

One of many billy clubs, tire thumpers, or fish sticks I’ve made.
Maple and osage orange bowls – which ended up in Kabul. Plus a walnut/malachite coaster.
Walnut and mahogany gavel. For a former student.
A big hammer. Because I like playing Thor.
Walnut and maple bowl. Wedding present for former student.
Apricot bowl. Ended up in a charity auction in PA.
My best bowl ever. All the woods.
Another scrap wood bowl.
Tap handles. Can be found at the Red Pickle and at the CWU craft brewing program.

Misc. Stuff

Oak and walnut birdhouse. Because I was bored making cheap ones from pine.
One of dozens of clipboards.
walnut and maple “book” box.
Cherry+ box. Drawing award at a party.
Oak and walnut box. Now in Hungary.
A cheese press. Request from a friend.
Maple and walnut coat rack thing. Graduation present for a student. AK.
Diploma frames for students. I’ve made many of these……
A grow lamp. To keep my plant alive in a windowless office.
Maple and walnut bread box. Anniversary present for his wife. WA
Maple and walnut magnetic knife block. Retirement present for my old secretary. WA.
A pretty maple frame. Made two of these, one for me, the other for the student mentioned in Science.
Map of Australia showing a trip my wife and I took. In her office. WA.
Remember the scrap round table above? This is the leftovers with a peace sign in it. My office.
50 birdhouses. Made for a Gallery One art show (people decorated them).
Walnut and maple. “nine planets plus the sun, moons, and asteroid belt. One is in my house, the other was a party giveaway.
Native bee house.
Walnut and maple coffee filter holder thingy.
Fun with a laser engraver. Gifts for the last officers of the AAAS-Pacific Division.
Mahogany and maple scarf rack. “Got a new job” present for a friend. CO.
Present for a friend whose nickname is “Cap’n America.” AZ
Snoopy atop my pump house. Because fun. Decapitated by high winds, unfortunately.
Maple and walnut step stool. Gift for an old friend. NC.
Throne and staph of power. For my awesome wife. WA.
Mixed wood toy box. Present for a buddy’s first child. TN.
Mahogany frame.

Booze!

Maple and walnut “best of” scotch display thingy. For a fellow scotch nerd. ID.
Walnut. My original wine rack. For my wife. WA
Walnut. V. 2. Given away at a party. WA.
Wine rack. Curly maple. Wedding present for a former student. WA.