Off-Leash Woodworking

Off-Leash Woodworking CNC-based and traditional woodcrafting

Retirement plaque designed by Johnny Baltz
11/15/2025

Retirement plaque designed by Johnny Baltz

From Proverbs 3:5Carved from second half of discarded bench found in alley.
09/13/2025

From Proverbs 3:5
Carved from second half of discarded bench found in alley.

02/13/2025

A piece of a projection sculpture. Lori liked the result. 😍

Carved from a broken bench I found in the alley. This quote is from Pastor Endean a few weeks ago re: David's confidenc...
12/01/2024

Carved from a broken bench I found in the alley. This quote is from Pastor Endean a few weeks ago re: David's confidence in facing the giant. 🙂

Requested by a friend. 🙂
05/16/2024

Requested by a friend. 🙂

What's heartwood vs. sapwood? These birch examples show that heartwood is the older, dry, dead center of a tree, which ...
02/14/2024

What's heartwood vs. sapwood? These birch examples show that heartwood is the older, dry, dead center of a tree, which tends to be darker and have heaver grain. Sapwood is the outer, living, lighter colored wood. Both are beautiful depending on the desired appearance of the piece!

Painting an engraved sign requires "scrubbing" the paint into the letters. It looks like a 3-year-old's painting (top) ...
11/02/2023

Painting an engraved sign requires "scrubbing" the paint into the letters. It looks like a 3-year-old's painting (top) until the front is sanded flat, restoring the sharp lettering (now with color!).

Walnut inlay on live-edge basswood. Lettering deep-carved with 60-degree bit.
10/18/2023

Walnut inlay on live-edge basswood. Lettering deep-carved with 60-degree bit.

Today in the shop, a 12x24" triptych carving. So detailed it required 9 hours on the machine. Still needs corners band...
09/10/2023

Today in the shop, a 12x24" triptych carving. So detailed it required 9 hours on the machine. Still needs corners bandsawed, edges routed, and slots stained.

Designed by Darla Stricklin, Lori Stricklin Lampron, and Richard Lampron, and carved in birch as a gift. Music is from ...
04/27/2023

Designed by Darla Stricklin, Lori Stricklin Lampron, and Richard Lampron, and carved in birch as a gift. Music is from the Jeffrey Cobb arrangement.

Another take on the "sea foam" carving. Stained, painted, and walnut-shell blasted to make the wood grain stand out in ...
04/11/2023

Another take on the "sea foam" carving. Stained, painted, and walnut-shell blasted to make the wood grain stand out in relief.

Fun transformation of a $14 pine tabletop from Lowes. Some stain should turn it into a nice wall hanging. 🙂
03/29/2023

Fun transformation of a $14 pine tabletop from Lowes. Some stain should turn it into a nice wall hanging. 🙂

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