Tirey Crafted

This Shadowbox was ordered before Christmas but I couldn’t get it fit in before the holiday hit. She was gracious enough to let me build it after the dust settled. The request was to build her a Shadowbox to gift to her Dad. Her plans are to put old antique tools in it and asked if I could make it a “clean rustic-if that even is a thing” lol. Well, if it wasn’t a thing, it is now. The walls and door are made from old rough cut walnut and the backing is made from old Box Elder barnwood. The battery powered LED light strip was ordered from Amazon and can be set to almost any solid color or can be set to shuffle through all of the colors. It also has the ability to fluctuate and react to music or any other sound in the room. The single pane glass was custom cut and sourced from MVP Auto glass near the square across the street from the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. The folks at MVP are always very kind, fast, accommodating, and fair with their pricing. I can’t recommend them enough. I enjoyed this build and I appreciate the client for trusting me to bring her vision to life!

So, funny story time. This will most likely be my last post because I will probably meet my demise when Dani sees this. As most of you know, my wife is currently carrying a child as a surrogate for a lovely couple from far far away. With pregnancy, as a lot of you also probably know, comes with certain- let’s just say “airy moments”. We had just got done going on a lunch date together where she had the most elderly old lady lunch you can think of- open face hot beef sandwich with mashed potatoes and gravy. As we were walking to the car, she uncontrollably let out a belch that you could just tell had a Mission Control countdown going on prior. We both just kinda looked at each other grinning knowing that she’s not really the type of person to belch loudly and especially in public. I might have said “Decent rip dude” to where she responded with- “That tasted like brown gravy.” We both busted up laughing. It was a hilarious moment (one of those you really had to be there kind of moments). I wanted to lock that memory in FOREVER so, since Christmas is her favorite holiday and this happened right before Christmas, I made her a Christmas ornament to relive that bright moment we shared together ❤️

Another Christmas order from a repeat client. These two boards were intended to be used as metering boards to cut 1/4” “fish steaks” from large slabs of fish fillets. I had never heard of this but the idea sounds pretty ingenious. These boards were crafted using good ole tried and true American Hard Maple.

This was fun project! If you zoom in on the engraving you will see why 🤪. I love when my clients have fun with their requests. Family banter has to be best kind, am I right?! Anyways, the wood selection here was: Walnut, European Beech, Purple Heart, and Cherry.

Here is the second board that went with yesterdays post. Another sentimental piece that is sure to keep all of the great memories close to their hearts. Wood selection was Walnut, Cherry, Tigerwood, African Padauk, Sapele, and Purple Heart.

Another sentimental gift from another one of my repeat clients to their loved one. They ordered a 2nd board as well that I will post tomorrow. The recipient’s father had passed away recently and used to always sign their birthday cards a specific way that had an ‘inside joke’ kind of meaning. My client asked if I could try to add it on the board and it turned out perfect! They were so surprised and emotional (in a good way) after seeing it. These are the most rewarding builds that I do. The ones that capture and display a personal memory and feeling from their life bringing pure joy. ❤️

My client had this board made as a gift for their father who had spent his career in the aviation field. The engraving was a depiction of one of the actual planes he spent a lot of time working on and restoring. I love the personal touch requested by the client! Wood selection: African Padauk, Walnut, and Cherry.

This board was ordered as a wedding gift to a brand new bride and groom. What a warm and wonderful way to commemorate such an occasion by establishing their union on a beautiful cutting board to display in their home together. Wood selection- Walnut, Goncalo Alves (Tigerwood), and Cherry.