Monday, April 13, 2015

Making a box garden.  Still need to fill with compost and soil.


Box Garden - Cedar planks
is it just me, or does this look like
 'Boot Hill' from the old westerns?


Friday, April 3, 2015

Found a shifter knob at a garage sale a while back.  It really spoke to me, and here is what I made with it.
the Knob

The Shifter Coat Hook

Very solid - holding leather coat
Keyhole slots for mounting


Sunday, March 22, 2015

Beer pitcher light - Super cool; or super nerdy, still not sure - but would look AWESOME in a bar or a man cave.


Glass Beer Pitcher Light
remember the old Bud Light commercials ?




















Beer Pitcher light for sale on ETSY
The Old Raven Workshop is going MASS Media !   - The very first ORW YouTube video has been posted (. . . and maybe the last . . . ?)

     The Old Raven Workshop - YouTube!



Saturday, February 21, 2015

Found an antique blowtorch at a tag sale.  Thought it might make a cool looking table lamp.  Kind of Steampunk or 'vintage workman' maybe.

Thursday, January 29, 2015

I’ve been working on a pull down knife drawer.  I still need to incorporate a knife divider, but so far this is turning out OK.  
 
... and for a classy photo shoot, make sure to have a half empty $5 bottle of wine in the picture.   :)

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Clothes Valet:

 While I enjoy creating unique items like this, I do have a day job to pay the bills. (…think ‘corporate casual’)  A Clothes Valet is a place where I can hang my clothes the night before. This prevents rummaging in the closet in the near dark, half asleep trying to find an outfit for the office in the early morning hours.

I made these from antique door knobs.  I used some of the leftover wainscot from the base so it matches the rest of the room.
Antique Door Knobs - Clothes Valet
Wainscot and knobs

Corporate wear

Saturday, January 10, 2015

This amazingly beautiful family heirloom needle craft needed a frame.  Since I could not find a frame that worked, I made this one out of Maple.

Friday, January 2, 2015

Here are two of the shop assistants at the Old Raven Workshop.  Keeva and Thunder.  Thunder really enjoys inspecting the shipping boxes.  (That means 'chewing' on them).
   Junior assistant Rocket missed this photoshoot, I believe he was busy in the yard chasing something.