So many things can be made from the beauty of wood, and wood comes in so many colors.  All of our products are presented with the natural color of the wood - no paint.  We also use only sustainable wood, some of it found locally.  Below are some of Rick's creations.

Clocks make an excellent wedding gift with the symbol of time being significant in longevity of the marriage.

Rick specializes in mixing different woods for his original designs.  Here is the current inventory of our products.  Click on a thumbnail to see a larger image.

OUR PATENT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR OUR MAGNETIC FRAMES!!  We've gotten great feedback from our customers and visitors about our clever frames, and they are now officially patented.  Please stop and see us for a demonstration.  SEE A VIDEO HERE ON HOW IT WORKS!
[Patent No. 7,802,390]

The frames take some explanation.  They are unique, gorgeous and clever.  The frames are all 5 x 7, and one of the 4 sides is attached with strong magnets.  No more fumbling with the awkward clips on the backs of frames.  You pop off the frame bar on the front, slide your photo in with acrylic cover, and snap the piece back on.  Rick says it's almost as fast as the digital kind ;-)  They also come with an L-shaped base for displaying the picture the tall way or long way, and the base is also attached with magnets.  When placed the long way, you can also raise it to look like a pedistal.  You have to see them in person to believe it. 

This is what the back looks like:

Each frame is $53 including the wood base, acrylic sheet and instructions.  Buy a mirror tile for an additional $3.  Also, pictures are not included - you will have to provide your own.  If you really want ours, that is an additional $5.

3942 - Holly		4085 - Curly Maple & Spalted Sycamore on Walnut		4357s - SOLD Curly Maple on Maple		4383e - White Oak & Makore on Walnut
4409 - Osage Orange on English Walnut		4449s - SOLD Curly Maple on Walnut		4859 - Curly Maple and Cherry on Maple		5226 - Black Walnut, Cherry, Locust, White Oak on Maple
5229s -SOLD  English Walnut on Poplar		5231 - Black Walnut, Cherry on Walnut		5242e - Osage orange on Poplar		5250 - Curly Cherry on Maple
5254 - Black Walnut, Cherry, English Walnut, Makore on Maple		5462 - Cherry on Cherry		5481 - Canarywood on Cherry		5594s - SOLD Purpleheart on Red Oak
5602s - SOLD Wenge on Walnut		5604 - Philippine Mahogany on Maple		5609 - Black Walnut & English Walnut on Red Oak		5683 - Makore on Maple
5688 - English Walnut, Cherry on Red Oak		5691 - Canarywood on Red Oak		5692 - Canarywood, Cherry on Red Oak		5694 - Satinwood, Osage Orange on Poplar
5993 -Black Walnut on Cherry		5994 - Osage Orange on Red Oak		5998s - SOLD Curly Maple & Cherry on Cherry		6005s - SOLD Makore on Walnut
6308s - SOLD Magnolia on Spalted Maple		6309s - SOLD Box Elder on Maple		6310 - Box Elder & Magnolia on Spalted Maple		6312s - SOLD Curly Cherry on Cherry

We have many more frames with different wood combinations.  Please contact us or visit us at an upcoming show for more choices.

OUR PATENT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR OUR MAGNETIC FRAMES!!  We've gotten great feedback from our customers and visitors about our clever frames, and they are now officially patented.  Please stop and see us for a demonstration.  SEE A VIDEO HERE ON HOW IT WORKS!
[Patent No. 7,802,390]

The 2 x 3 frames are the same clever design as the 5x7 frames.  They fit a wallet-size picture, and can attach flat to a refrigerator or any metal object, like a file cabinet.  The frame still allows displaying the picture the tall way or long way, and they attach to the object with magnets.  Each frame is $29 including the acrylic sheet.  Also, pictures are not included - you will have to provide your own.      

5145 - Satinwood on Curly Maple		5148 - Lacewood on Birdseye Maple		5149 - Black Walnut on Coffeewood		5152 - Curly Maple on Maple
5160s - SOLD Black Walnut on Black Walnut		5166 - Coffeewood on Maple		5169 - Red Oak on Coffeewood		5184 - Satinwood on Poplar
6128 - Walnut		6130 - Cherry		6131 - Walnut & Cherry		6135 - Walnut
6137s - SOLD Cherry		6150 - Walnut & Cherry

We have many more 2x3 frames with different wood combinations.  Please contact us for more choices.

OUR PATENT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR OUR MAGNETIC FRAMES!!  We've gotten great feedback from our customers and visitors about our clever frames, and they are now officially patented.  Please stop and see us for a demonstration. SEE A VIDEO HERE ON HOW IT WORKS!
[Patent No. 7,802,390]

The 8 x 10 frames are the same clever design as the 5x7 frames.  One of the 4 sides is attached with strong magnets.  No more fumbling with the awkward clips on the backs of frames.  You pop off the frame bar on the front, slide your photo in with acrylic cover, and snap the piece back on.  The L-shaped base is wider at the bottom for added strength.  The frame still allows displaying the picture the tall way or long way, and the base is also attached with magnets.  Each frame is $75 including the wood base, acrylic sheet and instructions.  Also, pictures are not included - you will have to provide your own.  If you really want ours, that is an additional $8.
You have to see them in person to believe it.  

4481 - Curly Maple on Red Oak		5678 - Curly Maple     on Cherry		5679 -   Curly Maple, Lacewood on Locust		5680 -  Lacewood on Walnut
5681 - Curly Maple, Lacewood on Curly Cherry		5682 - Curly Maple on Cherry		5711s - SOLD English Walnut & Black Walnut on Walnut		5712s - SOLD Bubinga on Walnut
5713 - English Walnut on Cherry		5714 - English Walnut on Red Oak		5716s - SOLD Canarywood on Cherry		5717 - Curly Maple, Lacewood, English Walnut & Black Walnut on Red Oak
5718s - SOLD Lacewood on Walnut		5719 - Curly Maple and Curly Cherry on Red Oak		5721 - Curly Maple on Red Oak		5722 - Curly Maple on Curly Cherry

The pencil holders (or pen cups) are hexagonal in shape and 4 inches high.  The corner ties are for artistic accent and strength.  Some have different woods on each face and some have the same.

3582 - Curly Maple, Poplar, Walnut, Cedar & Oak		3595 - Philippine Mahogany and White Oak		3961 - Coffeewood		4301 - Curly Maple
4309s - SOLD Philippine Mahogany and Ash		4312 - Red Oak, White Oak, Coffewood		4316 - Philippine Mahogany and Holly		4317 - Cherry, Curly Maple, Poplar, White Oak, Coffewood, Sycamore
4324 - Curly Maple and Butternut		4538 - Bubinga & Sycamore		4542 - Walnut & White Oak		4545 - Curly Maple, Padauk, Philippine Mahogany, Poplar, Walnut, Holly
4553 - Cherry, Curly Maple, Philippine Mahogany, Red Oak, White Oak, Holly		4565 - Padauk		4566 - Red Oak, Walnut, White Oak, Coffeewood, Sycamore, Maple		4998 - Curly Maple on Maple
5000 - Coffeewood, Butternut, White Oak on Maple		5001 - Black Walnut, Holly, Phil Mahogany, Poplar, Sycamore, White Oak on Red oak		5016 - Butternut, Red Oak, White Oak on Locust		5020 - Padauk, Ash on Cherry
5025s - SOLD Black Walnut, Bubinga, Cherry, Padauk, Phil Mahogany, Red Oak on Sycamore		5032 - Cherry, Curly Maple, Holly, Sycamore, Birdseye maple, Ash		5037 - Butternut, Cherry, Curly Maple, Maple, Birdseye maple, Ash on Red oak		5044 - Black Walnut, Butternut, Cherry, Red Oak, Sycamore, White Oak on Maple
5061 - Butternut on Red oak		6314 - Black Walnut		6315 - Magnolia & Ash		6316s - SOLD Black Walnut
6317s - SOLD Birdseye Maple, Black Walnut, Canarywood, Cherry, Satinwood & Magnolia		6318 - Cherry, Lacewood & Poplar		6319s - SOLD Black Walnut & Elm		6320 - Red Oak
6321 - Curly Cherry		6322 - Black Walnut		6323 - Holly, Locust, Osage Orange, Poplar, Satinwood & Magnolia		6325 - Curly Cherry
6326s - SOLD Black Walnut, Bubinga, Cherry, Osage Orange, Padauk & Zebra		6327 - Black Walnut, Locust, Poplar, Magnolia & Ash		6328 - Cherry & Locust		6329 - Black Walnut & Poplar
6330 - Purpleheart, Red Oak & Ash		6331 - Box Elder

The letter holders have 3 slots for mail or papers.  Each setion has graduated heights, the top being 4.5 inches high.  Front measurement is 5.5 inches across and it is 3.25 inches deep.

5550 - Ash, Purpleheart, Red Oak & Cherry with Spiderman Jasper		5552 - Ash with Picasso Stone		5553 - Red Oak with Kabamba		5556 - Purpleheart & Red Oak with Petrified Wood
5558 - Walnut with Rainforest Jasper		5559s - SOLD Ash with Red Flame Agate		5562 - Cherry with Bloodstone		5563 - Purpleheart with Mexican Lace Agate

These exquisite wall clocks are pieces of art.  They represent quilt-like patterns and are not surface laminates.  They are pieced as varieties of wood strips with constrasting natural colors.  These are the only two left in the collection. 

2296e - Curly Maple Frame		2299 - Walnut Frame

These beautiful 9.5" clocks are fresh out of the studio.  They are made in the same design as the small wall clocks, but are much larger for better visibility across a large room.  There is a limited number right now, but more in the works.  Please click on the thumbnails to see the true beauty of these clocks.  They are also an excellent candidate for custom clocks to match your furniture.

5371e - 6 wood - African mahogany, poplar, black walnut, white oak, cherry, ash		5374 - 6 wood - Curly maple, black walnut, white oak, bubinga, red oak, padauk
5378s - SOLD 6 wood - Ash, black walnut, curly maple, purpleheart, poplar, padauk		5516 - 2 wood - Cherry & Walnut
5519 - 4 wood - Ash, Bubinga, Satinwood, Cherry		5669 - 12 wood - Padauk, Ash, Purpleheart, White Oak, Cherry, Zebrawood, Bubinga, Curly Maple, Walnut, Red Oak, African Mahogany, Poplar
5670 - 3 wood - Satinwood, Cherry, Purpleheart on Walnut		5671 - 6 wood - Red Oak, Padauk, Cherry, Poplar, African Mahogany, Bubinga

These clocks are Rick's favorites.  They mix his woodworking talents with his lapidary skill.  Each rock is cut and polished to represent a number on the clock.  The wood is matched, shaped and polished to a sheen.  These are the last two we have right now.

2286 - Mexican Lace Agate and Petrified Wood on Walnut		3691s - SOLD   Lapis Lazuli and Granite on Curly Maple with a Walnut base		4106e - Walnut with Granite and Lemon-Lime Dolomite

These desk clock are all made with Rick's original design of 12 wood pie slices so no numbers are required.  They come in round or hexagonal faces, with round or rectangular bases.  They stand 6 inches high.  Custom orders are welcome with either shape and any mix of wood.

2231 - Black Oak and Walnut		2233 - Red Oak, Black Oak and Walnut		2284 - Cherry and Curly Maple		2594 - Red Oak and Black Oak
2595 - Red Oak and Zebra wood		4505 - Walnut, Curly Maple, Koa & White Oak		4515 - Curly Maple & Lacewood		4521e - Curly Maple & Lacewood
5979 - Curly Maple, Koa & Walnut on Curly Maple		5981 - Padauk & Wenge on Curly Maple		5983 - Cherry & Red Oak on Walnut		5984s - SOLD White Oak and Wenge on Curly Maple
5987 - Curly Maple, Wenge and Zebra on Curly Maple

These wall clock are all made with Rick's original design of 12 wood pie slices so no numbers are required.  They come in round or hexagonal faces.  They are 6 inches high.  Custom orders are welcome with either shape and any mix of wood.

2304 - Walnut and Koa		2308 - Curly Maple and Koa		2311 - Cherry and Curly Maple		2313 - Koa and Curly Maple
2320 - Koa and Cherry on Maple		2323m - Walnut and Curly Maple		2326 - Curly Maple and Koa

We just debuted our new product for 2011 - it is a beautiful wooden trivet.  The two "arms" attach in the middle with a magnet as an "X" for supporting a pot, and then the "arms" separate to store easily in a drawer.  We have many more of these in stock so just contact us if you are interested in making a selection.

5653 - Walnut Iron Cross		5660 - Maple Schizo		5949 - Maple Iron Cross		5957s - SOLD Maple Fancy
6266 - Oak Dollop		6267s - SOLD Oak Iron Cross		6268 - Cherry Dollops		6287s - SOLD Cherry Fancy
6288s - SOLD Cherry Curves		6289 - Cherry Dollops		6290s - SOLD Cherry Paddles		6291s - SOLD Cherry Iron Cross
6293s - SOLD Cherry Propeller		6295 - Cherry Fancy		6298s - SOLD Cherry Dollops		6301 - Cherry Propeller
6302 - Cherry Curves

We have many more trivets in different woods.  Please contact us for more choices.

Our newest product, just in time for holiday gift giving - it is a beautiful multi-wood napkin holder.  Below are the variations available.

6425s - SOLD Poplar & Cherry		6426s - SOLD Ash & Walnut		6427s - SOLD - 6 woods		6428s - SOLD Cherry & Poplar
6429s - SOLD Walnut & Cherry		6430s - SOLD Poplar & Cherry		6431s - SOLD 6 woods		6432s - SOLD Walnut, Ash & Locust
6433s - SOLD Walnut, Locust & Red Oak		6434 - Poplar & Cherry		6435s - SOLD Poplar & Cherry		6436s - SOLD Poplar & Cherry
6437s - SOLD Poplar, Cherry & Red Oak		6438s - SOLD Red Oak & Walnut		6439s -SOLD Ash & Walnut		6440s -SOLD Walnut & Cherry
6441s - SOLD Red Oak & Walnut		6442 - Walnut & Locust		6443s -SOLD Walnut & Locust		6444s - SOLD Ash, Walnut, Poplar, Cherry & Red Oak

2268
Assorted Wood Letter Openers
$25 each

When he started making clocks, Rick purchased a commercial clock face with painted numbers – he still hasn’t used it.  He designed a number of different techniques for showing clock segments including 12 separate pieces of wood.

The process of building a 12-segment clock starts with the selection of the woods to be used. There are a number of combinations that work well, but he’s always ready to try a new wood combination.  Once selected, the first steps in the process are making big wood into smaller wood, and then maybe back into bigger wood.  The back (and base for desk clocks) is made from a thicker piece of wood that may be smaller pieces laminated together to make the piece large enough. The face is made from thinner wood.

The construction of the face is the most complex part of one of these clocks.  After getting the wood to the right thickness, the individual segments need to be cut with a homemade jig that is calibrated to get a 30-degree segment.  Each segment must then be trimmed on both ends to get a hole in the middle for alignment and also to be exactly the same length with another homemade jig.  Once all of the pieces are ready, the pattern is selected for the individual pieces and the face pieces are glued to the back and clamped.

The resulting piece is trimmed to a 6-inch circle ready for the lathe.  The form of the face is cut in on the lathe.  For the round desk clocks, the base is also cut to match the form of the face. Initial sanding of the face is done on the lathe.  For desk clocks, the resulting piece is then drilled to fit another jig whose job is to line up the piece to cut a 15-degree angle on the base.

The back hole for the clock works is routered out using another jig, and face holes and back offsets are drilled for the bezel.  For desk clocks, the base holes are drilled for mounting pegs. Finishing involves sanding, sanding, coating, more sanding, more coating, more sanding, and polishing.  One final gluing step and the clock is ready for assembly with the works, hands, and bezel.