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Ash Trestle Table

I built this table for our kitchen out of ash from a sawyer in Baltimore County with a little bit of walnut I picked up several years ago from someone in Havre de Grace that had some trees from his property cut up so it’s all “local” wood. I was able to get a bunch of ash slabs from the middle of the tree, cut out the pith and was left with a lot of nice quartersawn/riftsawn pieces for the top. I grain filled the top and edges with a medium brown dyed filler. Loose mortise and tenon joinery for the base and a water borne conversion varnish for the finish.

2023 Season

We’re back at it and will be doing one show this year to ease back into things. Hope to see some familiar faces. We really appreciate those of you that thought of us and contacted us in the interim looking for items.

The show we’re doing will be at Glasgow High School on Saturday, December 9, 2023.

More details here: https://turtleandchicken.com/show/2023-glasgow-high-school-craft-show/

2020 Season Update

For reasons that should be fairly obvious to everyone, the craft shows we normally participate in have been cancelled this year. We don’t have any plans to search out and participate in any shows that may still be held.

That said, we’ve already gotten some requests from previous customers and we do still have inventory so if you’re interested in picking up some more handmade gifts feel free to call, email, or use the contact form here on the website.

Thanks and be safe.

More cutting board maintenance

It’s been almost 4 years since the last update on our “daily driver” end grain cutting board.  This board was made in October 2014 so it’s just over 4 years old.  Here’s how it looks now:

And here’s how it looks after spending a few minutes rubbing in some of our board cream  (mineral oil/beeswax mixture) and buffing it off:

Yes, you can still see some of the heaviest cuts, but it looks so much better.  Oil/board cream is mostly a cosmetic thing but it does protect from moisture/juice soaking in somewhat as well.  You can apply either product whenever the board starts to look “dry”.

Ash and Walnut Cantilevered Computer Desk number 2

After seeing pictures of my new computer desk, a co-worker (a different one this time) asked if I could make one for him, so I did it all over again.  This one’s top is longer at 7.5′.  Because of the extra length we decided to add some stretchers between the legs to prevent racking and support the top.  I used knock-down connectors on the stretchers so the whole thing can be taken apart and transported more easily.  This one is finished the same as mine with shellac and water-based polyurethane.