Box Head Wood Works

It's all finished! It's definitely not without it's mistakes but for my first time making anything with drawers and doors I'm incredibly happy with it. This will go into my own kitchen to use as extra storage and nobody but me (and maybe my cats) will ever notice the small blemishes and imperfections.

It's been far too long since I got into the shop. In the past year I went from trying to open a restaurant, then helping to opening a different restaurant, then moving, then starting at a completely different restaurant. But now that life seems to have settled down I finally have the time again. Hallelujah.

Since moving into a new home, my girlfriend and I realized that between the two of us we have a ton of kitchen gadgets and not enough storage. This gave me the perfect excuse to get back into the shop.

This will be the solution to our storage issues. It's not completed yet but I'm in the home stretch. We've got a 6' x 3' x 2' storage console made of mostly plywood but it'll will have a solid maple top with a matching set of mid century modern inspired maple legs. Hopefully I'll have completed pics soon, but all that's left is the two side doors with wicker paneling and the top. Keep an eye out!

Well, here it is! It's not without it's flaws, but I don't mind at all. It was a super fun build to do and it really challenged me in ways that I had not been before. The 2nd picture shows it's elder telecaster sibling of 15 years (along with a banjo I don't know how to play.)

I spent a large part of my 20s working in guitar shops and repairing guitars and in 2008 made a telecaster with help from a friend's dad. It has a walnut body with cream pearloid accents and is one of my most treasured possessions, but I always thought it needed a bass counterpart. Since I now have a full wood shop I decided to take the plunge and get it started. Here's the beginning. It'll be a jazz bass style 4 string with all the same cream pearloid accents to match it's telecaster sibling. Of course, as long as nothing catastrophic happens during the production. Stay tuned for more progress pics.