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Barking Blade Design Co. Equipped for CNC milling woodwork, as well as laser engraving! All fully custom designs!

BEFORE AND AFTERCheck your tools.Check your machine.Check your work surface.I recently made a cut requiring 3” of depth ...
10/11/2026

BEFORE AND AFTER

Check your tools.
Check your machine.
Check your work surface.

I recently made a cut requiring 3” of depth and a 1/2” ball nose from High Country Tools just to get that deep - only to get a lot of chatter as the bit hit the sides, forcing me to stop.

I realized more than ever the importance of tramming your machine & conducting maintenance. After an 18hr finishing pass, I found that my spindle connection collar was loose, a plug inside the Z motor causing an error, and just some all around things I should be checking before and after a job.

I got hold of Onefinity CNC for the best way to fix the issue. These folks know their stuff.

I spent nearly an hour with a tramming gauge, 1-2-3 blocks, and the High Country Tools 2.5” Ripper surfacing bit. This was pretty spot on, with a .002” variance in some spots. Not too shabby.

MDF in NC loves the humidity… not.

Catching up on commissions Part IIGot tagged to make a wedding sign for some friends of ours!I feel like this needs no e...
10/08/2026

Catching up on commissions Part II

Got tagged to make a wedding sign for some friends of ours!

I feel like this needs no explanation 🤣

Catching up commission posts - Part IFinished up this Ash & Walnut flag for one of the AFSOC folks. I included a hack I ...
10/08/2026

Catching up commission posts - Part I

Finished up this Ash & Walnut flag for one of the AFSOC folks.

I included a hack I found out for painting complicated designs. This one required a textured carve with stone texture paint.

After cutting the first pass out with the Onefinity CNC Redline CNC combo, I painted everything black and did the second pass for stripes.

Rather than tape the whole thing up, I offset the design in LightBurn Software and cut a stencil using my AEON Laser USA Super Nova, some double-sided tape, and let’er rip with a rattle can!

This is my cue to invest in an airbrush…

First topography carve in the morning sunshine. My first (publicized) work with sapele, these are for an anniversary gif...
08/26/2026

First topography carve in the morning sunshine. My first (publicized) work with sapele, these are for an anniversary gift headed out this week. These files from Kinetic Carving had amazing detail when carved out with a 1/16” TBN from High Country Tools.

As I finish the last few jobs in my backlog, I’ll transition to different processes as I learn them.

Due to personal reasons and a growing family, I’d decided to put my tools down for a while and focus on myself and my fa...
08/16/2026

Due to personal reasons and a growing family, I’d decided to put my tools down for a while and focus on myself and my family.

I’ve dedicated a lot of time in learning many skills and have had endless inquiries, which I’m very grateful for. However, it is time to take a step back. If you need recommendations, let me know or check out Kinetic Carving’s Maker Directory link in my bio. I’ll be putting some of my build files up on my website for purchase as well.

Thank you, for these last four years of learning. Maybe I’ll start up again next year.

It has been my honor and privilege to call Platoon Daddy a friend. The opportunity to build his retirement flag was not ...
06/29/2026

It has been my honor and privilege to call Platoon Daddy a friend. The opportunity to build his retirement flag was not lost on me.

What you don’t see on the back end of Platoon Daddy’s work, is the Father, Husband, and Son that works tirelessly to continue to find purpose. A big part of that is helping others find theirs. While most folks see memes and marketing, they don’t see the part where all of it gives someone a reason to stay in the fight.

I’m sure he’ll be humble about it, but I guarantee he can’t count the amount of individuals he’s helped - personally or professionally.

As you close another chapter, I pray this next one only builds for you. You deserve the best, my friend.

Knocked out this bottle and a set of wh***ey glasses in between project. These are headed south for a retirement gift. I...
06/14/2026

Knocked out this bottle and a set of wh***ey glasses in between project. These are headed south for a retirement gift. IYKYK.

Four horses at the fence, ears forward, waiting. Heads lifted to a sound only they can hear. It is the oldest posture in...
05/10/2026

Four horses at the fence, ears forward, waiting. Heads lifted to a sound only they can hear. It is the oldest posture in the pasture — the one every rider learned by heart, the one that meant I am here, and I have been waiting for you.

This relief honors Pete, Picket, Lark, and Norman, four horses lost to the program in 2025 after long lives in service to the children, veterans, and families who came to them for healing. Together they gave tens of thousands of hours of patient, wordless work. They carried grief and laughter in equal measure. They steadied hands that had not been steady in years.
They gave comfort without words, strength without demand, and presence without condition.

Carved in solid ash, for horses who bore the emotional weight of their riders without breaking, offering a steady hoof and strong, gentle eyes. Framed in black walnut, for the quiet dignity they carried into every ring, every lesson, every hand that reached for them. This piece is offered as a gentle yet stoic reminder of the four of them, together again, now waiting at the gate.

A lasting tribute to the horses, and to the family that gave them their purpose.

This piece will be available for auction at the Bridles & Boots event held on Saturday, May 16th. Tickets are still available here:

👉🏻https://www.dreamcatchers.org/events/bridles-boots-2/

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Fayetteville, NC
28306

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Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

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