WoodworkingOne of my favorite pastimes is taking wood shop classes at Truckee Roundhouse, which has been teaching me woodshop, textile and metal skills for my new found treasure projects. View fullsize Butcher block that I hand made from scratch. Wood used from top to bottom: ironwood, various woods, alder, walnut, oak, walnut, alder, walnut, oak, redwood and walnut. View fullsize Bottle tote, pine View fullsize Wood turning redwood into bowl View fullsize Wood-turned redwood bowl. View fullsize Made this wooden spatula from a block of wood using a lathe and scraper tools to make the handle, band saw to cut and shape the spatula and belt sander to sand it. View fullsize Made this wooden spatula from a block of wood using a lathe and scraper tools to make the handle, band saw to cut and shape the spatula and belt sander to sand it. View fullsize My second butcher block that I've created View fullsize My second butcher block that I've created with live edge. View fullsize Bear-shaped chopping board from poplar and the spreader from walnut using the scroll saw and drum sander View fullsize Squirrel house made from redwood scraps View fullsize Rainbow plant holder in scroll saw class View fullsize Alder logs first cut into rectangles with axe. View fullsize Sketched outline of my spoon in the rectangle View fullsize Continued to use axe to cut off excess wood outside my outline of spoon View fullsize Wood carving knife to carve handle and hook knife to carve out bowl of spoon