Grand Opening of Second Nature Online

This month we are celebrating a Grand Opening of our new online shop, which features handcrafted home decor made from recycled and vintage woods and offering free shipping throughout the contiguous U.S.

We are focusing on smaller one of a kind items for the home such as wood letters, wedding decor, cottage decor, boxes, cutting boards, wedding gifts and keepsakes. We also have set up a Vintage Section in the shop,  for those of you who enjoy using vintage decor in your home.

Learn the Art of Fine Woodworking

Fine Woodworking – Hand Tools I
Hand Tools I is a basic course on the use and maintenance of the basic tools of fine wood workers. You will learn to identify, sharpen and use a variety of chisels, planes, scrapers, and handsaws. You will discover that all of these tools can be obtained rather inexpensively and you will not need to invest in power tools to maintain them. This course is designed for a small group and will offer lots of hands-on attention from the instructor.
• SCC Jackson Campus T 4/5-4/26 6-8 PM $40

Fine Woodworking – Wood Finishing
One of the most difficult tasks in fine woodworking is finishing your project. Brian Bartel will show you a variety of ways to get the most beauty of your wood without going to a lot of expense and using lots of chemicals. He will start with the basics of preparing the wood (scraping vs. sanding) and move to simple stains, waxes and other techniques of the master crafters.
• SCC Jackson Campus T 5/3-5/24 6-8 PM $40

Walnut Commission

Back in the Spring I custom sawed 4700 board feet of Walnut into two, three and four inch thicknesses for a client to begin building various pieces of furniture. This began an exploration in the process of harvesting furniture grade lumber. Bookmatching and disection of figured wood was just the beginning, properly kiln dring the lumber was quite a task. I have recently received the first 1000 board feet out of the kiln and have begun the first piece, which is a dinning room table, 9 feet long and 43 inches wide with a 3″ thick top. Live edge, bookmatched with a 27″ crotch mirrored on one end. Pictures of the process soon to follow.

Mountain Heritage Day Demonstration this Saturday

Be sure to drop by and say hello, I will be demonstrating how I make dovetails at Mountain Heritage Day, Saturday Sept. 26th {10-5:). This will be located at Western Carolina University, for more information and info on how to get there, check out this link.