The Oddity That Is A Thing
A Cracker Thing, that is. I sold so many of these so quickly when I introduced them, that I knew I was in big trouble if I didn’t make them in quantity. Back in the day, I was planning on doing 10 big...
View ArticleThree Chords and the Truth
Harlan Howard coined the phrase in the 1950s: a Country song is 3 chords and the truth. You may know his work; he co-wrote both Patsy Cline’s “I Fall To Pieces” and Charlie Rich’s “She Called Me Baby.”...
View ArticleNew: Dip Servers
I love cheese & crackers, and I’m in search of the ultimate servers for them. I keep finding new ideas that are just too good not to make. But, one does not live by cheese alone. Sometimes, you...
View ArticleNew: Sectioned Dip Servers
There are 2 stories about this new thing I’ve made … and I’ve only just made them. Stories are like that sometimes. #1. I often post pictures of my work when it makes it to the finish line. The finish...
View ArticleOdds. Ends. The Rest Of The Batch.
Most of these are single items that got finished after the main batch was done for some odd reason. The MBO just got misplaced. The Cracker Thing needed another end cut. The sign (I actually made 6)...
View ArticleNew: Deviled Egg Platters
I love Deviled Eggs. Love ’em. When I was an itty bitty, if you can imagine such a thing, I was allergic to eggs. They gave me a rash. But, good news, whenever we went to a pot luck dinner at the...
View ArticleI Call Them Large Serving Pieces
When I started making these, everyone called them surfboards. They aren’t really shaped like surfboards, but they have a certain curvy shape that takes people there. But, then I started making actual...
View ArticleBecause The World Needs These
I love Deviled Eggs. I make these Deviled Egg Platters to help make the world a better place. They are difficult to make: each one takes 9 hours to carve on my CNC. It takes about 90 minutes to hog out...
View ArticleThe Board Chronicles: California Artisan Cheese Festival 2023
The Board Chronicles is an ongoing series of articles about the adventures of Mr M’s Woodshop as a vendor at community festivals & craft fairs. Learn about the horrors of The Road. Read the...
View ArticleWooden Coasters Need Cork
I’m going to insist on this. I’ve been making wooden coasters for a while now (though I’ve been out for over a year, so….). In any event, I have seen wooden coasters made by others … and found them...
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