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Bark Up A Tree Woodworks Hillsboro, OR From Liturgical Furniture to Wood Game Boards and Everything in Between. I started woodworking in High school. At that time, I didn’t consider it art.
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Artist Bio
I am a husband, a father of 2 sons, and the owner of the shop dog Smoke (AKA the mascot). My youngest child is special needs and he is the reason that I became a full-time artist/craftsman. He was the push that I received to make the leap from working for someone else to working for myself. I needed to be home to take care of him when he was younger, so I could work from home and take h

im to all of his appointments. I just loved to cut, carve, and hack up wood to come up with something useful. I didn’t know about all the different colors, grain, or textures that wood has. I educated myself on techniques, learned by trial and error, and became comfortable in my abilities. I learned how wood is always alive, moves with humidity, and how to compensate for that movement. I am a perfectionist, if a project or a part is not up to my high standards it will find itself in the burn pile.

Another load of hardwood lumber into the shop. This load is some Q/S Red Oak and some Black Walnut. These are for frames...
27/07/2024

Another load of hardwood lumber into the shop. This load is some Q/S Red Oak and some Black Walnut. These are for frames, bible boxes and crosses made exclusively for some accounts. I will give links to this retailer when the products are ready.

Finally getting some more Dice Towers started. Today I have the sides to the tower cut. I still have to put the baffle d...
25/07/2024

Finally getting some more Dice Towers started. Today I have the sides to the tower cut. I still have to put the baffle dados into the sides and make the top so the dice can drop through.

I've been super busy making things and my sharing has been almost nonexistent lately. Here I'm applying finish to some W...
24/07/2024

I've been super busy making things and my sharing has been almost nonexistent lately. Here I'm applying finish to some Washington County plaques that go to local awards company. These will be awards for the county sheriff's office. I'm delivering them today!

I'm calling these boxes "Continuum Boxes" because no two are alike. The combinations are infinite! I built them in 3", 4...
11/07/2024

I'm calling these boxes "Continuum Boxes" because no two are alike. The combinations are infinite! I built them in 3", 4", and 5" sized cubes. The inside of the lid is lined with Spanish Cedar for a great spicy smell.

I will have these at the Sandy Mountain Festival this weekend. Come check them out there first. I will try to photograph and list the remaining boxes next week.

Happy Independence Day!!!
04/07/2024

Happy Independence Day!!!

Here I'm gluing strips together to make panels. No two panels are alike with different species, different widths, and di...
03/07/2024

Here I'm gluing strips together to make panels. No two panels are alike with different species, different widths, and different combinations. Truly random panels.

Smoke is awake!!! I think food may be involved with his consciousness. lol      
02/07/2024

Smoke is awake!!! I think food may be involved with his consciousness. lol

     

I'm taking strips of wood and grouping them together. These strips will be glued together to make a panel. Later the pan...
01/07/2024

I'm taking strips of wood and grouping them together. These strips will be glued together to make a panel. Later the panel will be made into a box. At least that's the plan!

In this video I'm showing the process of getting a high quality gloss shine on a bottle stopper with a cyanoacrylate fin...
28/06/2024

In this video I'm showing the process of getting a high quality gloss shine on a bottle stopper with a cyanoacrylate finish.

Here is a link to you YouTube if you want to watch it there. Please like and subscribe!!!

https://youtu.be/OFCCnM20jAs

The beginnings of something different for me. I've had these strips saved for a long time. I've been looking at them sta...
27/06/2024

The beginnings of something different for me. I've had these strips saved for a long time. I've been looking at them stacked up in a barrel. It's about time I came up with a way to use them. Follow along as build something with these strips of wood. The possibilities are endless!

A new box line coming soon. These 3" boxes are just dry fitted together. I will have 3",4" and 5" cube shaped boxes. No ...
21/06/2024

A new box line coming soon. These 3" boxes are just dry fitted together. I will have 3",4" and 5" cube shaped boxes. No two boxes will be the same! All the woods will be listed on the bottom of the boxes.

It's Cool Tool Friday again. This week we have a simple, special little tool. This is a mandrel for turning bottle stopp...
07/06/2024

It's Cool Tool Friday again. This week we have a simple, special little tool. This is a mandrel for turning bottle stoppers.

Attach the mandrel to the lathe. I use a collet chuck to do this.

Simply drill and tap the bottle stopper blank, screw the blank onto the mandrel and turn the blank into a bottle stopper. This mandrel makes holding the blank accurately and consistent very simple. I also use it to finish the bottle stoppers too.

https://nilesbottlestoppers.com/product-category/mandrels-accessories/

Always!!!
27/05/2024

Always!!!

It's Cool Tool Friday!!! Today's cool tool is the electric branding iron that I use to mark my products. I brand the bot...
24/05/2024

It's Cool Tool Friday!!! Today's cool tool is the electric branding iron that I use to mark my products. I brand the bottom of all the boxes I make. I also brand the bottoms of all the Pegs & Jokers boards. It may not seem like much of a tool but it used on almost every item that comes out of my shop. I also hand sign and date everything too.

   

Smoke doing his best at his shop dog duties. I think he does a fine job!      
22/05/2024

Smoke doing his best at his shop dog duties. I think he does a fine job!

     

22/05/2024

In this video I'm drilling out the pivot areas on the ends of Pegs & Jokers boards. The wood species on the board is Tennessee Red Cedar.

I'm putting finish on this batch of Pegs and Jokers. This is the first coat of 4. The wood species are Tennessee Red Ced...
17/05/2024

I'm putting finish on this batch of Pegs and Jokers. This is the first coat of 4.

The wood species are Tennessee Red Cedar, Hard Maple, Hickory, Q/S Red Oak, Purpleheart, and Peruvian Walnut.

I will have these game sets up for sale tomorrow, for shipment early next week.

It's Cool Tool Friday!!! This weeks tool is the Shop Fox 40" x 20" Downdraft Table. This tool really keeps the dust down...
10/05/2024

It's Cool Tool Friday!!! This weeks tool is the Shop Fox 40" x 20" Downdraft Table. This tool really keeps the dust down in the shop.

I connect the table to the dust collector and the dust goes down through the slots in the table and into the collector. I lay a router pad with holes in it on top of the table to protect what I'm sanding. When I 'm not using I store it by hanging the table from the ceiling.

https://www.amazon.com/Shop-Fox-W1733A-Downdraft-20-Inch/dp/B0007D2DPA/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8&th=1

   

09/05/2024

In this short video I'm cutting a couple Aspen Pegs & Jokers boards. These particular boards are cut from 3 5/8" strips on the bandsaw. I generally cut the lumber into 2 1/2" or 3 5/8" strips to get the most yield out of a lumber board.

https://barkupatreewoodworks.com/product-category/pegs-jokers/

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Putting the Layers On!
Putting the Layers On!

This video shows how I apply 16 coats of Cyanoacrylate to one of my bottler stoppers. You can also watch this video on YouTube here ----> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBv_0LSjdcA #barkupatree #barkupatreeww #customwoodwork #custom #handcrafted #handmade #bottlestopper #woodbottlestoper #winebottlestopper #ifyoudontfinishthatbottleofwine

In this video I'm drilling the 4th and final pass on a Tennessee Red Cedar game board. To purchase a Pegs & Jokers Game Set go to: https://barkupatreewoodworks.com/product-category/pegs-jokers/pegs-jokers-game-sets/ #barkupatree #pegsandjokers #barkupatreewoodworks #handmade #custommade #jokersandpegs #jokergame #marblesandjokers #familygamenight #boardgame #gameboard #naturalfinish #woodworking #woodgames #woodengames #hierloom #familyhierloom #woodwork #woodart

In this video I'm drilling out the pivot areas on the ends of Pegs & Jokers boards. The wood species on the board is Tennessee Red Cedar. #barkupatree #pegsandjokers #barkupatreewoodworks #handmade #custommade #jokersandpegs #jokergame #marblesandjokers #familygamenight #boardgame #gameboard #naturalfinish

In this short video I'm cutting a couple Aspen Pegs & Jokers boards. These particular boards are cut from 3 5/8" strips on the bandsaw. I generally cut the lumber into 2 1/2" or 3 5/8" strips to get the most yield out of a lumber board. https://barkupatreewoodworks.com/product-category/pegs-jokers/ #barkupatree #pegsandjokers #barkupatreewoodworks #handmade #custommade #jokersandpegs #jokergame #marblesandjokers #familygamenight #boardgame #gameboard #naturalfinish

In this video, I'm cutting a Black Walnut blank into a plaque shaped like the local county. These plaques are going to a local awards shop to be finished into awards for county employees. Excalibur Scroll Saws - https://excaliburpowertool.com/Products/19.html Olson Scroll Saw Blades - https://www.olsonsaw.net/cat/scroll-saw-blades/ #barkupatree #barkupatreeww #customwoodwork #custom #handcrafted #handmade #plaques #customplaques

Here is a video of the process of sanding the inside edges of the Pegs and Jokers boards. This is still a two-step process using 100 grit and then going to 150 grit sanding tubes. The inside edges are done with a narrower sanding tube to fit inside the curve. #barkupatree #pegsandjokers #barkupatreewoodworks #handmade #custommade #jokersandpegs #jokergame #marblesandjokers #familygamenight #boardgame #gameboard #naturalfinish

Here is a video of the process of sanding the outside edges of the Pegs and Jokers. This is a two-step process using 100grit and then going to 150 grit sanding tubes. The inside edges are done after the outside edges. #barkupatree #pegsandjokers #barkupatreewoodworks #handmade #custommade #jokersandpegs #jokergame #marblesandjokers #familygamenight #boardgame #gameboard #naturalfinish

Here I'm cutting a couple of Aspen Pegs & Jokers boards. This is from a 3 5/8" strip of Aspen that I cut earlier on the table saw. I cut strips into 3 5/8" or 2 1/2" to get the most yield from a raw board. #barkupatree #pegsandjokers #barkupatreewoodworks #handmade #custommade #jokersandpegs #jokergame #marblesandjokers #familygamenight #boardgame #gameboard #naturalfinish #aspen

Usually, I plane the lumber to thickness with the Planer but with this grain, there was a significant amount of tearout. It took a little longer but the drum sander did a way nicer job with no tearout. #barkupatree #pegsandjokers #barkupatreewoodworks #handmade #custommade #jokersandpegs #jokergame #marblesandjokers #familygamenight #boardgame #gameboard #naturalfinish

Happy New Year everyone!!! I'm starting off this new year by building a large batch of Pegs & Jokers games. I built a record number of games last year and it still wasn't enough. Sorry to say that I am out of stock right now. I should have some of my main species back in stock around January 15th. All of my games are hand-made. I even lay them out by hand! These Tennessee Red Cedar Pegs & Jokers boards are having lines put on them so they can have the holes drilled into them. Species included in this batch are Tennessee Red Cedar, Q/S White Oak, Q/S Red Oak, Black Walnut, Hickory, Hard Maple, Black Cherry, and White Ash. Some of these are already spoken for. If you want a set, let me know and I will reserve one of them for you. #barkupatree #barkupatreewoodworks #pegsandjokers #familygamenight #handmade #custommade #marblesandjokers #jokersandpegs #jokergame

This Koa & Wenge - Double Hinge Ring Box just got finished up and is is headed to New York tomorrow. Loving how the chatoyance is really showing in the sunshine. #barkupatree #ringbox #workinprocess #doublehingeringbox #whyuseacheapboxforanexpensivering #engagementringbox #engagementringboxes #weddingproposal #handmaderingbox #handmaderingboxes #customringbox

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