#functionalart

Life, like a yarn or cord, is shaped by the time and effort we invest in it. Every twist, knot, or loop reflects our choices, struggles, and moments of care. With patience and creativity, even the simplest

Sorry I've been slackin' on here, but my Winter wasn't to thrilling. LOL That said, I'm going to attempt to rev this page UP for Spring!!! There's a cedar waiting for me in Northport, Washington... just

An unusual visitor in Canoe Camp, and a side-trip upriver, to Waterloo. We prepared a new camp for paddlers and locals on the Jefferson River! ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS

Getting "Lumpy" over to our power source, as I need to continue using power tools. Somehow, I failed to film the loading of the canoe! I'm attempting to catch-up with my video uploads! I was

I've been having issues uploading to D-Tube, lately. Files too big, apparently.  I'm working on this. Stay tuned!

Flipping the BIG Fir is getting easier! Tom and I can do it with one lever now! Her beaver face is coming into view... ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS

Power tools are the way to go, on this project! The Douglas fir's knots are extremely hard, and plentiful! ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS

We roughed-out the inside with the chainsaw, and now we work on the basic outside lines. We must do everything slowly, and leave a little room for adjustment. Like they say, "You can take more off,

Finishing the month of March with snow in Montana! The weather is slowing progress, as I expected. It's a good thing the trees have taught me patience! LOL ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS

Roughing-out the inside of the dugout canoe. The fir has a LOT of knots, and requires some power tools. A chainsaw is the tool of choice, here. ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS

Flattening the bottom is how I start these projects. A chainsaw is absolutely a good thing, here, as the fir is much harder and knottier than most trees I help transform. We will be using it throughout

This is always a big day in Canoe Camp! A BIG Douglas fir comes to me in Cardwell, Montana, along the Jefferson River. Dugout Canoe Love is working with Green University on this project. Canoe! Canoe!

Juicy Lucy was one of "The Twins" I helped transform from one big  cottonwood in Missouri.

Let go of what you used to be.

A view from my first journey in the big cottonwood on the Mighty Mo'!

Greetings!! I was a day late firing the kiln and did not get it done until yesterday. Just got it unloaded this morning. Overall I am happy with the firing but think I need to make some fine tuning with

Greetings!! It's been a month again since I wrote last. Sorry for the delay. I just can't seem to get everything done that I want to, LOL. I wrote the post below on my web site this morning but really

Its interesting that when a item is broken it can be just perfect for use as something else This chainsaw was broken and lost its ability to saw, but lucky for us still retained its ability to make noise!

Greetings everyone!! I know it has been a while since I have written and hopefully I will be able to post more regularly, at least for a while. The holiday season kept me hopping making and shipping my

I paddle trees. Canoe! Canoe!