Chunky, curvy trestle bases are my favorite to make. The @grizzlyindustrial bandsaw and @inventor_of_the_restorer are absolute essential tools in my shop fit this design! #woodshop #trestle #woidwork #bandsaw #sandingisntsobad #jesuswasacarpenter
I know I’m can’t be the only #girldad out there that finds themselves in this situation...pink pencils with unicorns. I don’t think my shop would be complete without it! #woodshop @grizzlyindustrial #bandsaw
🎶: The Piano Guys: Walking the wire/Largo
I’ve made these type of bases before...but this is the first time on the new Grizzly Bandsaw! Game changer, cuts like butter!
Literally a century in the making. Cladding of barn wood from my Great Grandads barn. The shop was entirely built by me, dad, my brother, my uncle and a couple of close friends that answered the call on Saturday afternoon to help with the roof.
I know I post pictures of this old/new shop frequently, but this is probably my favorite. #thisoldshop #woodshop #buildastory #clarkmanship #jesuswasacarpenter
Happy Friday!!!
#FestoolTough The most unique tool in my shop is the domino! When I started woodworking, I lacked the skill to build the quality I was perusing. I made the decision to purchase tools that would narrow the gap between the skills I had and the outcome I desired. Putting a few Festool products on the top of the list is a decision I have yet to regret. #woodshop
📷: @lpottingerpicts (again, good to have a photographer in the fam😉)
My last post a about toughness was in response to Festool’s tough campaign. Make no mistake, any toughness I may demonstrate is a direct effort to maintaining their fragility. Haven, Della, Bodhi, Mia...
📷: @lpottingerpicts (nice to have a photographer in the family, 😉)
Bourbon boxes
@logstilldistillery @dantcrossing
Engraving by @adoorablecustomcuts #woodwork #bourbon #craftsmanship #clarkmanship
Bourbon boxes
Laser engraving done by @adoorablecustomcuts
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Ipe (ee-pay) wood top. Steel base with a semi-flat black finish. Walnut feet to cap the steel on the bottom for a nice little “extra” #woodwork #table #outdoorfurniture #clarkmanship #jesuswasacarpenter #cometothetable
Shadow or the aftermath of a DIY project by my wife?! 🤔you can be the judge...
Frequent view! #woodshop #jesuswasacarpenter #buildastory
Early raw photo of next table on deck!
Any guesses on the wood species? #woodwork #woodshop #jesuswasacarpenter #cometothetable
Roll of the dice process...but the reward was worth the risk. Shu Sugi Ban for the wine! #woodwork #jesuswasacarpenter
YouTube video posted about my most recent table build. Walnut, bridal joints, meaningful story...give it a watch! Maybe even a subscribe and like while you’re there. Link in my profile. #walnut #buildwithastory #clarkmanship #cometothetable #jesuswasacarpenter
Walnut top. Ash base. Bridal joints. Geometrical design. Modern base. 🎶 inlay. Huge dining table at 9’ x 42” top! I absolutely loved this build! Video so you can equally “Love the Process” coming on Monday! #woodshop #woodwork #diningtable #walnut #bridaljoint #beyourownhypeman #clarkmanship #jesuswasacarpenter #cometothetable
Walnut. Bridal Joints. Modern design. Great story behind the build! #woodwork #cometothetable #clarkmanship #jesuswasacarpenter
Going for a different kind of inlay 🎶...I didn’t have a check that needed to be corrected, there was a knot that I didn’t care for. So, I placed the note head over it while still maintaining the visual of the twisted grain around the former branch! #woodgrain #musicnotes #walnut #inlay #jesuswasacarpenter
There’s just something about a fresh bridal joint...not finish, edges haven’t been eased. Just sharp and raw. Love it! #woodshop #joinery #bridaljoint #woodwork #endgrain #clarkmanship #jesuswasacarpenter
I came out to my shop tonight and was greeted by this box of old carpentry tools that my mom dropped off. They belonged to my Pa and maybe some even belonged to his. I’m reminded of the lyrics to a country song, “get a good square, and keep it level. Have grace to face the devil. You need an angel flying by your side, on the journey of your life.” I’ve said it a lot, and I’ll keep saying it...I love to build with a story. This gift of old tools just adds character to the content!
You’ve heard me talk about building from Rickhouse lumber for a while. Well, I’m not done yet! Salvaged from the Jim Beam Clermont plant, these boards were removed from several Rickhouse’s that were suffering from a post beetle problem. Instead of treating the wood, Jim Beam simply removed the boards and replaced with new ones, since the Rickhouse’s were built in the 1930s.
What’s even more interesting, these Rickhouse’s were built with an assortment of lumber: white oak, red oak, beech, poplar, alder, and at times, species I don’t even recognize. Which leads me to believe the land was just cleared and the Rickhouse’s built from trees that were right there on site. So, since the Rickhouse’s were an assortment of species, so is this table!
Old, reclaimed wood can be beautiful, I promise! Especially if you can accentuate the imperfections! #build #trestletable #diningtable #reclaimedwood #clarkmanship #jesuswasacarpenter
Flashback Friday! White Oak Table! No screws, just joinery! #woodshop #diningtable #clarkmanship #jesuswasacarpenter
Oaks
Chunky. Maple. Trestle. Dining table. Beast! Finished with @rubiomonocoatusa chocolate
#build #woodwork #diningtable #trestletable #clarkmanship #jesuswasacarpenter
I just love a chunky trestle table base! #diningtable #woodshop #clarkmanship #woodwork #jesuswasacarpenter
Installed this sliding mirror door today. And got to see the finished product of the walnut vanity I built a few weeks ago! Very tasteful design! Glad to be a part of it #build #vanity #barndoor #mirrordoor #slidingdoor #craftsmanship #clarkmanship #masterbathroom #jesuswasacarpenter
Even with commercial projects...I like to add a story.
This is the circulation desk for the library middle school I attended.
Each of these panels are 5’ x 42”
The center of each panel is a section of the old Larue County High school basketball court.
Each panel is angled in a different direction. That is purposely done. All of us come into education from a different direction. We all leave a different direction. Regardless of that level of education, the written word gives us all a common ground. whether we’re reading to generate imagination or intellect words will lead our direction.
Proud to give back to the school that has given so much to me!
Not exactly a pot of Gold...but definitely of high value for this fella!
From the Pearman forest: once a boundless Oak. Now a bountiful table.
While building this, I also learned that just 10 minutes up the road from me there is a nature preserve, that once was a family farm, in which this tree came from. I may be a nerd to my own interests, but it was such a good experience walking through the nature trail, looking up 60’ before the first limb (in some cases) and knowing that this table once stood among those life giving giants.
Maybe I’m just getting older, but man, I really appreciated the connection from start to finish on this build. @arpearman89 @jaradpearman #buildwithastory #woodwork #oak #diningtable #clarkmanship #jesuswasacarpenter
White Oak. No screws, just joinery. This table was nestled in to its brand new ICF home, built by @pearman.design.llc, today!
I love to build with a story, you all know that... @jaradpearman told me, today, that he remembered going to the saw mill with his dad as a kid and watching this oak tree get cut into huge 16’ x 10” pieces, and then stacked and stored in his dads barn, awaiting the proper moment to be built as something meaningful. Now, just 1 month away from the birth of their first child, and moving into their newly built home, I get to contribute to @arpearman89 & @jaradpearman excitement by adding a “generational table” to the mix. “Once a boundless Oak. Now, a bountiful table!
@adoorablecustomcuts: for the laser engraving
#buildwithastory #woodwork #joinery #craftsmanship #clarkmanship #jesuswasacarpenter
This has absolutely nothing to do with woodwork, but it is a piece unique artwork that I’m proud of. Haven drew a logo for a contest @ksbarandgrille (a place that I have built multiple items for). Her drawing was so dang cute that I decided it had to be commemorated! So I sent the picture to my friend, Melissa, and asked her to make me my own game day T-shirt with Haven’s drawing! Couldn’t be happier with the result!