Hammer of Thor

The Wooden Hammer of Thor

(Thor's Hammer)

This is the excessively large hammer Tony decided to build (large and unnecessary isn't that the goal?) that pretty much resembles a wooden version of Thor's hammer. 

(Tony's Hammer)

It is made out of Ipe wood- which for those of us that don't know, Ipe is heavy, durable, and extremely hard. It makes for great outdoor furniture because of its durability.


So far the hammer weighs a little over two pounds. There may be rumor that some decorative leather will soon be added?

He uses it to close paint cans and work on our kitchen table that he is building (though apparently it dented the side of the work bench!)

Other than that he just likes to carry it around. ;)






Read more about Ipe wood here:
 http://poolandpatio.about.com/od/patioglossary/g/What-Is-Ipe-Wood.htm

Monkey Pod Serving Tray

I'm starting to get a little behind on all of his projects going on out in the garage. Here's one of the smaller ones that he has completed in the past month.

Monkey Pod Serving Tray

This little trinket has become one of my favorites! He took a scrap piece of Monkey Pod wood and formed it into this perfect little serving tray. It works great for coffee and snacks and makes eating on the couch a possibility!

Just a little side note- MonkeyPod wood is made from the MonkeyPod tree out here in Hawaii (It's pretty common to see) a lot of people make gorgeous pieces of furniture out of this wood because of its unique grain. Its generally quite an expensive piece!

Example of a monkey pod table:

Isn't it pretty?

Fitness Calendar

I found this on a blog that I like to follow. I figured it could provide some structure for any month!

http://frame.bloglovin.com/?post=4201334844&group=0&frame_type=a&context=feed_all&context_ids=&blog=957620&frame=1&click=0&user=0

Dog training article: Teaching your dog to lay down

A new dog training article for teaching the fundamentals!

http://www.examiner.com/article/training-fundamentals-teaching-down


Be sure to check out more on my dog training page =)