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Woodwork

This began as an experiment in using a hole saw with guide drill removed to cut circles from limbs. I then used a fly cutter to drill holes in a ¾’ piece of pin, in which I pressed the round plugs. I then made a carob wood frame about the first part and continued drilling and inserting plugs until all of the pine had been replaced. The carob wood is yellow because it is sap wood from limbs.

This is a continuation of the previous method, except this began with Monkey Wood to which I inserted round yellow carob wood pieces working from outer to inner – the idea being to simulate a sunflower effect – with brown Brazilian Pepper core. The four corners are verbanum wood.

More wood from the yard

Work Bench built about 1963

Coffee Table Plan

All wood from still growing plants and trees in yard; 9 kinds 380 pieces in top.

Carob, Modesto Ash, Brazilian Pepper (limb and root), Verbanum, Peach, Apricot, Other (unkn bushes).

Built about 1973

Top was made by cutting 3/8” x 1” x 3” pieces then gluing them together starting at center and working out. Pieces were clamped in a vice and glued on edge, building up a sheet. The face of each glued segment was then sanded to achieve a straight edge. The entire sheet was then glued to a ¾ inch sheet of pressed wood and the trip added. This remained unused for a couple years. Parts from cars overhauled in the garage, were laid on a sheet of cardboard on top of the top – luckily no carbon blacked oil soaked through. The base was added two years later, after turning the legs from Apricot tree limbs – the delay was in part to let the apricot age enough to turn. Most people think the pieces are inlaid, which they are not.

Card table top fits on regular fold up card table – made about 1975 by same method as coffee table.

Top is solid 1” Carob wood, legs 2”x2” Carob, outer panels are ¼” Carob sheets attached to ¼” plywood frame, made from old patio ceiling panels. Left & rights drawer faces are same boards sliced in half.

Three views of same desk, left door closed, middle and right with drawers pulled out.

This was a “secretary desk” bought at surplus sales at Anaheim Autonetics plant about 1970.