When you use red and yellow, the river boxes become lava boxes. Mixing the colored epoxies takes more time; you have to wait until just the right time before you try to combine them. If... [read more]

This is a simple end grain cutting board made out of hard maple. I made a few of these to experiment with engraving and epoxy filling. It is difficult to fill the engraving without staining... [read more]

    My friend commissioned me to make a custom box for her upcoming wedding. This is the second box I’ve made in this style, with the first one being called a “waterfall box“. I... [read more]

I’ve been working on making some end grain cutting boards. Apparently end grain boards are more durable than lengthwise grain boards, but I haven’t ever used one for a period of time to find out... [read more]

I’ve had parts of my kitchen done for a while now, and it has given me enough time to reflect on what I think turned out good and what isn’t so good. I did a... [read more]

Direct Link: Epoxy River Table Bar Top This epoxy resin bar top is really the icing on the cake for my DIY kitchen remodel! Two years ago when I started planning the kitchen I had... [read more]

YouTube: Making Wood Epoxy River Placemats It’s been a little while since I’ve posted any new videos, and I’m quite excited about this one! I came up with the original idea of making a “river... [read more]

Last year I started the ultimate DIY kitchen remodel. I wanted it to be a high end kitchen built with quality materials. So many kitchens these days are made from cheap flimsy junk without any... [read more]

I thought it would be fun to make some business cards for my epoxy woodworking by using epoxy and wood! (That was a mouthful!) And a quick plug: Redwood Monkey Workshop     These started... [read more]

The Redwood Monkey Workshop has a large quantity of hand made business card holders. Spalted oak sustainably harvested from the Santa Cruz mountains and some blue tinted epoxy. Available at the Redwood Monkey Workshop.

First, some photos, because these things are really cool.       I made these by taking a piece of wide (~1”) spalted oak from my property and re-sawing it in half on my band... [read more]

Another cool epoxy art project that I made a few weeks ago. I sold this one to a friend, but I will have some more at the Redwood Monkey Workshop at some point in the... [read more]

Let me go into a few details on how I made this coffee table. I’ve had it in the works for quite a while.   The process of making it started over a year ago... [read more]

  I’ve made a few coffee tables over the years, but this is the most gorgeous one yet! This is one of my first tries at making a “river table”. I wanted it to have... [read more]

I’m pleased to announce an official shop for my woodworking products and artwork! The Redwood Monkey Workshop is now open for business.    The site is made using WordPress and Woocommerce in PHP. I constructed a... [read more]

I recently posted a bunch of pictures about my latest “Waterfall River Box”. Here are a few behind the scenes pictures on how I made this box. First off, this box is for sale over... [read more]

  I’m really excited how this box turned out. The top and sides have some blue tinted epoxy to generate a river that flows around the box. Made from spalted oak that fell down from... [read more]

  This piece came out amazing. It is finished with an epoxy clear coat over the entire piece to give it a high gloss. It is sold!  

Redwood trees engraved in oak wood and filled with green epoxy. These pieces are already sold!

I’ve been experimenting with some epoxy wall art. This is a redwood tree that I engraved on some spalted oak, and applied a satin oil finish. This one is currently for sale ($80, plus shipping).... [read more]

My latest woodworking piece: Live edge california black oak wood box. Approximately 12x6x5. Made from an oak tree that fell down near my property last year. I harvested the wood myself with a chainsaw and... [read more]

    Small redwood tree in vibrant blue. Finished in a high gloss with an entire coating of epoxy. Some of the color bled to the grain, but it looks awesome! Available for purchase, contact... [read more]

I’ve been getting more seriously into woodworking, and starting to create some products to sell. This is one of the first pieces that I made with the intention of selling, and one of my old... [read more]

    I’ve started dabbling in epoxy to create some art pieces. Some will be functional tables, while others will be pieces to hang on the wall. Eventually I’m going to open up a dedicated... [read more]

This is pretty much the last episode in my DIY Kitchen Cabinet series. I make a cool custom concrete countertop. I tried to toss as many c’s in that sentence for alliteration purposes. I learned... [read more]

This video shows my process for how to finish cabinets. In this episode I talk about the prep work I do before starting to spray, and then discuss the various coats that I apply to... [read more]

I’ve been pretty busy lately, but I am still working on my kitchen cabinets whenever I have time. I just finished the stage of making the drawers. My island only needs two drawers, so it... [read more]

Alright! Episode 7 of making custom kitchen cabinets. This is the meat of how to make inset cabinet doors. An inset door can be difficult to make, but I discuss how to start out with... [read more]

Hey everyone! Episode 6 of how to make custom kitchen cabinets by following along as I build my own. I’m using basic tools to construct some awesome looking DIY kitchen cabinets. In the last episode... [read more]

Hey everyone! Episode 5 of how to make kitchen cabinets by following along as I build my own. I’m using basic tools to construct some awesome looking DIY kitchen cabinets. In this episode I make... [read more]

Hey everyone! I’m building my own DIY kitchen cabinets in my home wood shop. I’ve already built and installed one portion, and decided to film as I build the island portion. In the last episode,... [read more]