Shea Alexander
@sheaalexander.bsky.social
A toadstool.
This one was some whimsical fun but also an experiment using spalted hackberry for a chair structure. It works very similarly to ash, white with greenish undertones. I used liming wax to brighten the white and mute the spalted lines for a more shroomy effect.
This one was some whimsical fun but also an experiment using spalted hackberry for a chair structure. It works very similarly to ash, white with greenish undertones. I used liming wax to brighten the white and mute the spalted lines for a more shroomy effect.
March 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A toadstool.
This one was some whimsical fun but also an experiment using spalted hackberry for a chair structure. It works very similarly to ash, white with greenish undertones. I used liming wax to brighten the white and mute the spalted lines for a more shroomy effect.
This one was some whimsical fun but also an experiment using spalted hackberry for a chair structure. It works very similarly to ash, white with greenish undertones. I used liming wax to brighten the white and mute the spalted lines for a more shroomy effect.
Shop dust love notes from my little girl ❤️
March 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Shop dust love notes from my little girl ❤️
I’m hanging on
by some roots and some time
and all of the stories
that live in my spine
the wind came a blowing
I tried to let go
something said hold on
theres more here to grow
so keep hanging on
hanigng on
the climb may be steep
and the forces stay strong
hanging on.
- Desirae Dawson
by some roots and some time
and all of the stories
that live in my spine
the wind came a blowing
I tried to let go
something said hold on
theres more here to grow
so keep hanging on
hanigng on
the climb may be steep
and the forces stay strong
hanging on.
- Desirae Dawson
March 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I’m hanging on
by some roots and some time
and all of the stories
that live in my spine
the wind came a blowing
I tried to let go
something said hold on
theres more here to grow
so keep hanging on
hanigng on
the climb may be steep
and the forces stay strong
hanging on.
- Desirae Dawson
by some roots and some time
and all of the stories
that live in my spine
the wind came a blowing
I tried to let go
something said hold on
theres more here to grow
so keep hanging on
hanigng on
the climb may be steep
and the forces stay strong
hanging on.
- Desirae Dawson
New Saw horses for the shop.
February 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM
New Saw horses for the shop.
People are unrealistic, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway.
-Mother Teresa
-Mother Teresa
February 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
People are unrealistic, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway.
-Mother Teresa
-Mother Teresa
"We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests,"
President Franklin Delano
Roosevelt, January 6, 1941
President Franklin Delano
Roosevelt, January 6, 1941
February 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
"We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests,"
President Franklin Delano
Roosevelt, January 6, 1941
President Franklin Delano
Roosevelt, January 6, 1941
Shaping cherry legs for ladderback rockers.
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#ladderbackchair #boggsrocker #chairmaking #chairmaker #woodworking
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#ladderbackchair #boggsrocker #chairmaking #chairmaker #woodworking
February 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Shaping cherry legs for ladderback rockers.
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#ladderbackchair #boggsrocker #chairmaking #chairmaker #woodworking
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#ladderbackchair #boggsrocker #chairmaking #chairmaker #woodworking
“Democracy is based on trust. If you systematically destroy trust in institutions - media, academia, justice - the only thing that can still work is a dictatorship.”
- Yuval Noah Harari
- Yuval Noah Harari
February 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“Democracy is based on trust. If you systematically destroy trust in institutions - media, academia, justice - the only thing that can still work is a dictatorship.”
- Yuval Noah Harari
- Yuval Noah Harari
Let the enemy rage at the gate; let him knock, pound, scream, howl; let him do his worst. We know for certain that he cannot enter our soul except by the door of our consent.
-Saint Francis de Sales
-Saint Francis de Sales
February 15, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Let the enemy rage at the gate; let him knock, pound, scream, howl; let him do his worst. We know for certain that he cannot enter our soul except by the door of our consent.
-Saint Francis de Sales
-Saint Francis de Sales
The Stool Project.
I’ve been working on a stool design specifically for classes and teaching. Find out more about it and how you can make one along with me in my blog post on Substack
I’ve been working on a stool design specifically for classes and teaching. Find out more about it and how you can make one along with me in my blog post on Substack
February 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The Stool Project.
I’ve been working on a stool design specifically for classes and teaching. Find out more about it and how you can make one along with me in my blog post on Substack
I’ve been working on a stool design specifically for classes and teaching. Find out more about it and how you can make one along with me in my blog post on Substack
I’m ready for spring.
February 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I’m ready for spring.
Stool parts headed to @mattadamswoodwork.bsky.social for plans to be drawn.
February 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Stool parts headed to @mattadamswoodwork.bsky.social for plans to be drawn.
Another door headed out. Not sure how I started making doors… maybe just because I live in an area with lots of historic homes that need replacements made but, 2025 has 13 of them so far.
February 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Another door headed out. Not sure how I started making doors… maybe just because I live in an area with lots of historic homes that need replacements made but, 2025 has 13 of them so far.
"If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.
-Jesus of Nazareth
-Jesus of Nazareth
January 31, 2025 at 10:34 AM
"If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.
-Jesus of Nazareth
-Jesus of Nazareth
I am resolved not to allow their darkness to take away my hope.
January 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I am resolved not to allow their darkness to take away my hope.
Some buttery white pine being milled up for Dutch tool chest kits.
January 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Some buttery white pine being milled up for Dutch tool chest kits.
Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy.
-Jesus of Nazareth
-Jesus of Nazareth
January 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy.
-Jesus of Nazareth
-Jesus of Nazareth
May I never be so disconnected from the lives of my neighbors that I choose to compromise their safety to eliminate my inconveniences.
November 18, 2024 at 3:10 PM
May I never be so disconnected from the lives of my neighbors that I choose to compromise their safety to eliminate my inconveniences.
“It is the responsibility of leadership to work intelligently with what is given, and not waste time fantasizing about a world of flawless people and perfect choices.”
- Marcus Aurelius
- Marcus Aurelius
November 17, 2024 at 10:26 AM
“It is the responsibility of leadership to work intelligently with what is given, and not waste time fantasizing about a world of flawless people and perfect choices.”
- Marcus Aurelius
- Marcus Aurelius
“The hope of the world lies in what one demands, not of others, but of oneself.”
-James Baldwin
-James Baldwin
November 16, 2024 at 3:39 AM
“The hope of the world lies in what one demands, not of others, but of oneself.”
-James Baldwin
-James Baldwin