DSH Woodworks in Carmel, IN

  I got a call a couple weeks ago from a woman(Danielle) in Carmel, IN who found me by doing a search online. She placed an order for two guitar cutouts. She is making a box for her nephew and wanted to put a guitar on each side of the box. She said she looked everywhere for guitars but could not find exactly what she was looking for, until she did a search and found exactly what she was looking for here at DSH Woodworks. We talked about what type of guitar she would like, size, etc... She chose the Les Paul guitars, unfinished because she is going to paint them to make them match the box they are going on.

  I made the guitars that weekend and shipped them out to her early in the week. Well she got them on Friday and couldn't be happier, which makes me happy. I can't wait to see her final project!!! I will post photos of  her finished project when I get them from her. For now here are the guitars I made for her. Each guitar is about 18inches long and 1/4inch thick.

  We aim to please here at DSH Woodworks. As I have said before if there is something you are looking for but don't see it on the site don't let that stop you from calling or emailing me, I am sure that I can make what you are looking for. Custom orders are always fun to do and when the customer is happy with their piece it makes all the hard work worth it.

  Thanks again Danielle!!! I look foward to working on other projects with you.

  Enjoy, and stay tuned for whats next.

Next show

 DSH Woodworks will be at the imadeit for the holidays show on Dec. 2nd and 3rd at Bakery Square. Have someone who is hard to shop for? Stop by the imadeitmarket show and find exactly what you are looking for. Over 80 LOCAL artists will be there selling their handmade wares. For more info please visit http://www.imadeitmarket.com/


  DSH Woodworks with be there with some new items and some favorites. Stop down and if you don't see what you are looking for you can always place an order, custom orders are always welcome also.

  Anything you can think of DSH Woodworks will make it for you, BY HAND, one at a time so each piece has something you can't buy at a "regular" store(ie: walmart, target, etc...) Each piece made for you by DHS Woodworks has HEART!

  BUY LOCAL!!! BUY HANDMADE!!!!!

Enjoy and stay tuned for whats next,

Doug

Old School Tool Box

This piece was made for a friend who wanted an old fashion looking tool box to put baby books in for her new addition to her family. I hope it brings them many years of joy. I had a great time making it.

The box is 3ft long, 1ft wide and almost 2ft high. It is made of popluar and staind golden pecan, which is a natrual looking stain.

Enjoy and stay tuned for whats next.

NEVER FORGET!!!!

Never forget......9/11

  Ten years ago today the events of Sept. 11, 2001 changed the world and it is something that we should never forget. Remember the people who died, the rescue workers who died trying to save other peoples' lives, our military who even as I write this are still at war.....never forget one moment of that day!!! The events of that day changed each and every one of our lives forever.

REMEMBER!!! REBUILD!!!! RISE!!!

  I woke up this past Sat. morning knowing that I wanted to make something in honor of that day. I went onto Steve Good's website and found exactly what I was looking for. Steve is a scroll saw artist who makes patterns and puts them on the web for everyone to use. Steve is a great artist and a great person for putting his patterns out for all to use.

  Again I give Steve Good thanks and credit for this amazing pattern. I cut the pattern out of quarter inch thick poplar and red oak. The back pieces are stained rosewood, the towers are red oak, the fire fighters are natural stain and the words are painted black.  NEVER FORGET!!

My Fiance' and I have fallen in love with NYC. We go there at least once a year. We just love the people, the energy, food, sites, sounds, smells, just everything about the city. NYC is where we took our first vacation together, its where this past May we got engaged over looking the Statue of Liberty, on that same trip was also when we got osoma. Needless to say NYC has a special place in our hearts.

  When we go we stay in Jersey City which is just across the river from NYC, actually the hotel we stay at is right at the entrance of the Holland Tunnel. We take the path from Jersey City into the city and the stop that we come up into the city is at Ground Zero. This past May when we were there was when we got osoma. We popped out of the path into the crazy media from all over the world at Ground Zero, military was everywhere you looked.  One of the first things we did was find a street vendor selling American flags, we found one pretty quickly and we both put the flags in our backpacks to show our support and to show that we are proud Americans. We were interviewed a couple of times and had our photo taken more times that we know. One question I got asked more than once was "Are you afraid?" My answer was the same every time.....No I am not one bit scared, look around you, there is military everywhere and you can not be scared, if you are scared they win. You have to live your life to show them that they did not win.

  Every time we are at Ground Zero families are there leaving flowers, letters, photos, etc.. at the now construction site. These people will never forget.

Here are some photos of our last trip to NYC.

While cutting this piece, thinking about the events of 9/11 and knowing that we are going to NYC in a few weeks I have decided that I am going to place this piece at Ground Zero, it doesn't matter if its on a fence, on the ground, if it only lasts one day. If one person is reminded to never forget it was well worth it.

Enjoy and stay tuned for whats next.

Next show

DSH Woodworks will be at the South Side Works with imadeitmarket.com at the South Side Works Exposed event. This event will be all weekend, July 15-17. There will be bands, food, and lots of local artists selling there wares. For more info, see the flyer below and for even more info go to http://www.imadeitmarket.com/



  So please come on down and stop by the DSH Woodworks booth.

Les Paul

Here is a Les Paul guitar cutout perfect for the guitar player in your family, or yourself. Each guitar is about 18inches high. I am making other style guitar styles also, Strats, flying V, Acoustic, etc...

  Any style you can think of just let me know and I will cut it for you.

Enjoy and stay tuned for whats next.

Desk Bikes(in progress)

    These pieces are cut but not finished/stained yet. There are six different bike designs, road bike, mountain bike, etc... These bikes are perfect for the biker who wants to take a mini version of their bike to the office for their desk, to display in their home, etc... Each bike is about 5-6inches tall and about 8-9inches long.

   I will post more photos after I finish these pieces.

Enjoy and stay tuned for whats next!