C Genius

03/05/2026

03/05/2026

Teakwood gentleman’s valet.

03/05/2026

03/05/2026

I hadn’t planned on making any more gentlemen’s valets, but someone in Oklahoma had been requesting one. He said he would be in my Texas town today. I thought he really wanted one. So, I bought the teakwood and milled out 4 units with a sliding lid and hand turned the k***s, sanded and finished all. After all of that, he didn’t show up. I am a little annoyed, but that’s ok, I will sell them at the farmers market. Maybe I’ll keep one for myself. 

02/28/2026

Come on down to the Wichita Falls downtown farmers market on eighth and Ohio. Lots of vendors lots of neat stuff. 

02/10/2026

I am really liking this design. It’s a lot of fun shaping these pipes. I used maple black walnut and purple heart.

01/31/2026

01/31/2026

This was a fun experiment. I used maple, black walnut and Purple Heart woods. Total length is 10”. Fitted with a glass bowl insert. My favorite part of the process is the shaping and getting the contours just right.

01/28/2026

Here’s a little memento of my previous profession. I carved it out of wax and cast in a chrome cobalt dental alloy. Who can tell me which tooth this represents?

12/19/2025

I couldn’t find my letter opener, so I made one of oak.

12/03/2025

This flight was a fun project. It’s amazing how much time it takes to design, glue, measure twice, and do a bunch of sanding. It’s a good thing I like woodworking.