Good weather for ducks.

A rainy Saturday to stay inside. Finished 'swallowing the green frog' and now it's time to work on the stack of wood waiting for me. :) 

Join me over at Instagram where I hope to post daily work in progress! 

Beech family

Picture day for the beech family members. One fellow sporting a hand chiseled bow-tie to secure a crack running up the handle. This beech wood is very beautiful but splattered with knots, splits and cracks. All adding to the rustic look of these boards!

The beech wood that we found was the perfect width for cheeseboards and had great natural edges which have been kept on both sides. Unique pieces!

It's next to impossible for me not to take pictures of the ducks. It might be that the edges of their beaks curve up into a grin. Or that they follow the kids around like obedient little children following their mother!

~ Happy Mother's Day ~

Beech, bandaids and blisters

~ Beech scoop ~

So happy with how this scoop turned out but this wood wrecked my hands! 

Enjoyed sunshine and shadows this Saturday morning and quiet breakfast with little four year old. 

Soft, sanded beech before oiling....

...and silky, smooth scoop with beeswax/mineral oil finish.

Fresh board butter with new jar labels getting ready for Sarnia Artwalk June 4 and 5.

(So distracting when their little beaks knock on the door!)