Wondering why it has been so long since the last update? I have been spending more time than usual working at Berner Industries in the past few weeks. However, this week it is back to the grind stone, literally. I have been sharpening and honing my small palm gouge chisel often over the weekend, as I have been working exclusively on this piece of a live edge coffee table.

As you can see, I am putting a chisel texture over the whole piece as I shape. This is a pretty time consuming task, but it is looking great. After I level and add a few more details, this table will be ready to go to The Clay Place for a show that opens at the end of this month. The artists who participated in Unearthed at the Ice House in October are invited to show the original or newly created work. Of course, my piece of wood was found at Allegheny Cemetery and hopefully will do as well as my last live edge coffee table, which sold in the first few minutes of the show.

While there might not be very much demand for this kind of work, these wood bracelets are a nice side project for the end of the day. Shown above are steam bent cherry, walnut and rosewood. The Bottlebrush Gallery was nice enough to put them in a display case where they might find an appreciative owner.

Well, now that my hands have had a rest, it is back to work! I will post more details of the show later this week and I hope that you can stop by. It should be a wonderful show.