Shaping Grain Woodworking, LLC

Shaping Grain Woodworking, LLC We are a family business here in North Carolina. As this is not our day job, enjoyment is the goal.

Create an outlet for my desire to work with my hands and create. As Director of Security for a fortune 100 company, it is not common to work on tactile projects so this is the cure my desire to Shape the Grain of Wood.

Just completed a sofa table for a customer and friend using their locally sourced live edge cedar. It took extra time a...
05/20/2026

Just completed a sofa table for a customer and friend using their locally sourced live edge cedar. It took extra time as there were so many big holes that the epoxy kept dropping through and the cavity to fill was large. I love how it turned out. What do you think?

Leg install day. Almost complete with this cedar couch table. While I had struggles with the insect damage and epoxy le...
05/08/2026

Leg install day. Almost complete with this cedar couch table. While I had struggles with the insect damage and epoxy lessons, we are rounding the bend.

Long overdue shop renovation done. When I first moved in barely any lights worked but now all eight new LED fixtures ar...
05/02/2026

Long overdue shop renovation done. When I first moved in barely any lights worked but now all eight new LED fixtures are bright and beautiful.

Had an epic adventure with my dad today! We checked out a lumber store in Raleigh. They had a monthly cut off sale which...
04/04/2026

Had an epic adventure with my dad today! We checked out a lumber store in Raleigh. They had a monthly cut off sale which was awesome. Unfortunately we had a small car so we just grabbed a few scraps of black walnut.

Shaping Grain in 2026
01/03/2026

Shaping Grain in 2026

Sometimes you win and sometimes you get some good lessons. Here I am learning.
11/22/2025

Sometimes you win and sometimes you get some good lessons. Here I am learning.

Sometimes less is more, and gravity is all you need.
11/12/2025

Sometimes less is more, and gravity is all you need.

Experimenting with a live edge bowl made from a pear tree salvaged in our neighborhood. It came out well except it was...
11/09/2025

Experimenting with a live edge bowl made from a pear tree salvaged in our neighborhood. It came out well except it was vibrating so there are lines in it that were hard to sand out.

Quality time with dad making board butter for his craft fairs. Anyone need some for cutting boards, wooden spoons, etc.?...
11/01/2025

Quality time with dad making board butter for his craft fairs. Anyone need some for cutting boards, wooden spoons, etc.?

10/07/2025

Finishing off the new bowl.

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Havelock, NC
28532

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