Four Finger Wood Art

10/20/2026

🔨 A Little Lander Pride for a Great Cause! 🤠

I’m excited to donate my latest handcrafted piece, “Lander, Wyoming,” to the Kiwanis Guns, Boots & Brands Auction on October 23rd!

Made from reclaimed wood, this one-of-a-kind piece brings together a little creativity, craftsmanship, and hometown pride.

Even better, the proceeds help support the youth of our community! ❤️

If you’re attending, keep an eye out for it at the auction!

🎟️ https://www.landerartcenter.com/2026gbb

10/02/2026

The coffee table for my daughter is officially DONE.

It started with an old kitchen cupboard door, leftover fence-post wood, and my usual inability to look at perfectly good scrap lumber and just throw the damn stuff away.

The laser-burned artwork came from a tattoo design with some family meaning behind it. I carried that theme onto the legs, then designed the sunset, ocean, palms and hibiscus scene for the center of the table. 🌊🌴🌺

Then, because apparently this project wasn’t complicated enough, I found some old surfboard wood that I believe dates back to the 1950s and decided, Well hell, obviously that needs to go on there too.

So the corner pieces got a little vintage surfboard history.

After cutting, sanding, laser burning, fitting, refitting, staring at it, deciding something wasn’t right, fixing something that probably wasn’t wrong in the first place, and applying enough finish that I temporarily considered buying stock in polyurethane…

Here she is.

An old cupboard door.
Some fence posts.
Pieces of an old surfboard.
A family tattoo.
And entirely too many hours in the garage.

Turned into something for my daughter that hopefully she’ll still have long after I’m gone.

That’s the part that makes all those hours worth it. ❤️

I suppose I could’ve just bought her a coffee table.

But where’s the fun in that?

Besides, then I’d still have that damn cupboard door sitting in my garage. 😂

09/19/2026

Coffee Table Project Update — About ¾ Finished

Down to the homestretch on the coffee table I’ve been building for my daughter.

This project started with an old kitchen cupboard door, leftover fence-post lumber for the legs, and artwork inspired by a tattoo we share. As it’s come together, I’ve tried to let the materials themselves help dictate what the table becomes rather than making everything new and perfect.

One of my favorite additions happened recently. I came across some old wood from a surfboard that I believe dates back to around the 1950s, and I was able to repurpose pieces of it to accent the four corners of the table. I love the idea that a piece of wood that may have spent part of its life on a surfboard decades ago now gets another chapter in something I’m building for my daughter.

The burning and artwork are finished, the construction is nearly there, and now I’m getting into the final sanding, polyurethane, and finishing touches.

About ¾ of the way there. It’s been one of those projects that keeps changing a little as I build it—and I think that’s what I’ve enjoyed most about it.

Old cupboard. Old fence posts. An old surfboard. A shared tattoo. And eventually, my daughter’s coffee table.

09/12/2026

From scraps to something worth keeping. 🪵🌊

My latest project is a custom coffee table I’m building for my daughter, and this one has a little more meaning behind it than most.

The tabletop started life as an old kitchen cupboard door, and the legs were made from leftover pieces of a fence post. Rather than seeing scrap wood, I figured there was still something in there worth making.

The artwork makes it even more personal. The design was inspired by a shark tattoo that my daughter and I both share, and I carried elements of that design across the tabletop and individually burned legs to tie the whole piece together.

There’s something I’ve always enjoyed about taking wood that has already served one purpose and giving it another life. In this case, an old cupboard door and some leftover fence posts are becoming something made specifically for my daughter—and hopefully something she’ll have around long after she’s forgotten how much sawdust her dad managed to create making it. 😂

Still a work in progress, but it’s getting close.

Built from leftovers. Inspired by something we share. Made for someone who means everything. ❤️

08/22/2026

There’s something pretty satisfying about standing back at the end of a project and thinking, “Yep… that turned out pretty darn close to what I had rattling around in my head.” 🪚🪵

Finished up this handcrafted bench today, and this one has a whole lot of Wyoming built into it.

I wanted it to feel rustic without being ordinary, so I played around with different wood tones, angles and patterns throughout the build. The geometric woodwork across the back became one of my favorite parts, especially that center design. Then I added the Lander, Wyoming engraving, coordinates and llama silhouettes across the front.

And because apparently I can’t just build a normal end panel, an old Wyoming license plate found itself a permanent new home. 😂

Most of the fun for me is taking an idea, figuring it out as I go, changing things when they don’t quite work, and eventually watching a pile of wood turn into something that has its own personality.

A few imperfections? Absolutely.

A few moments when I probably wondered why I started this? Definitely.

But that’s part of making something by hand. When it’s finished, those little quirks are part of the story—and there isn’t another bench exactly like it.

Made in Lander. Inspired by Wyoming. Built one piece at a time. 🤠🌲🪵

08/16/2026

There’s something pretty satisfying about finally crossing a project off the “I’ve been meaning to do that…” list. 🪵🔨

This woodshed has been on my to-do list for several years. You know the kind of project—every time you walk past it, you think, “Yep, I really need to get to that.” Then another season rolls around…and there it sits. 😂

Well, I finally decided it was time.

What surprised me most? After years of procrastinating, it only took two days to tear the old setup apart, salvage what I could, and rebuild it into something I’m pretty darn happy with.

I wanted to keep it rustic and simple, using the natural character of the logs and wood rather than making it look too polished. It’s a woodshed, after all—it ought to look like it belongs next to a stack of firewood.

There are still a few finishing touches to make, but the hard part is done, the wood has a proper home, and I can finally walk past this spot without hearing that little voice saying, “You know…you really should fix that.” 😆

Several years on the list.
Two days of actual work.

Apparently, procrastination was the most time-consuming part of the project. 🤦‍♂️😂

🪵🔨 Another backyard project in the books.

08/01/2026

Go take a walk and have a sit! I hope you enjoy this as much as I do 😍🏔️🦙

After the first two benches he built were stolen, a Lander man is giving it a third attempt. He's built yet another wooden bench and gave it to his…

06/27/2026

The replacement bench is finished and back in place.

Third time’s a charm.

This one now sits where the previous bench was taken, looking out over the same Wyoming view that made the spot worth building for in the first place.

Built by hand, shaped by a little stubbornness, and made to belong right where it stands.

I’ve been spending a lot of time back in the shop this year, and this project was one I really wanted to see through. I’m happy to finally have it finished, set in place, and ready to be enjoyed again.

Sometimes the best answer is just to build another one.

06/21/2026

Father’s Day vibes ☕🎶

Just me, a good coffee, a flaky pastry, some music, and a Wyoming sky putting on a show. Sometimes the best gift is a few quiet minutes to hit pause and enjoy the view.

Grateful to be a dad. Grateful for the journey. Grateful for moments like this.

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there.

05/08/2026

Whenever I visit other places, I make it a point to support local businesses—not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because that’s where the real flavor lives.

Today’s stop: my very favorite local coffee shop… that just happens to be a truck. Great coffee, great people, and exactly the kind of small business worth going out of your way for.

If you’re nearby, go find and caffeinate accordingly.