Birdhouse? Small case made with pine, cherry and cedar. Inside a round opening twigs are wrapped with string and wood shavings that were saved from the making of the case. Birdhouse? Small case made with pine, cherry and cedar. Inside a round opening twigs are wrapped with string and wood shavings that were saved from the making of the case.

This oak entryway table was my first attempt at this type of joinery. It uses staked mortise-and-tenon construction -- so basically, a stake banged into a hole. It was a bit of a humbling exercise but I'll be using this technique again. The top surface teeters on the four legs with a carved and painted detail on an odd leg. This oak entryway table was my first attempt at this type of joinery. It uses staked mortise-and-tenon construction -- so basically, a stake banged into a