A handmade Mother’s Day card for YaYa made from a painted 1/8-inch cherry blank, using a ChatGPT-generated design, Xtool F1 Ultra laser engraving, TapeManBlue masking, metallic foil, and a clear matte finish after the final reveal.
A yellowheart 80th birthday keepsake box built to look like a book, with ChatGPT-created v-carving vectors, CNC engraving, black epoxy fill, matching hinges, and a first flocking attempt inside.
A handmade walnut gift box for YaYa with metal feet, a birdseye maple stripe inside the base, and a cherry lid carved with a cherub angel.
A batch of small scrap-wood boxes built to test miters, glue-ups, handmade handles, and spline-supported corners.
Handmade hardwood reindeer and sleigh gifts cut from glued-up stock on the bandsaw, using walnut, maple, ash, birch, and cherry for natural contrast.
A second-version side table made from patterned 3/4-inch plywood with walnut accents, a walnut frame, a glue-up jig, and a first drum-sander flattening pass.
A 10-inch Magic Mirror style dashboard in a handmade frame for time, weather, wind, calendar, local news, stocks, and upcoming dates.
An 8 ft walnut entry hall table with birdseye maple inlays, black epoxy resin lines, a resin-flattened patterned top, and four grain-matched drawers rebuilt from the original walnut cutouts.
A sturdy pine front porch bench designed around a replaceable At Home cushion, modeled in Fusion 360, hand-built, painted white, and finished with a CNC-carved G monogram and circle details in the backrest.
A first custom nightstand build made to fit a specific bedside space, with first-time drawers, a matte black chalk paint finish, and a hidden wireless charger mounted below an acrylic insert.
