"Hayden Hill"

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Comment by Tony Miller on October 22, 2011 at 12:02pm

Craig you have the gift man.  Great job on the details and craftmanship.

Comment by David Niebeling on May 23, 2010 at 7:23am

I am absolutly stunned with your work. I am going to give it a whirl for a wall in my house that needs just such a piece. Thanks for the inspiration!!!

Comment by Craig Diamond on April 6, 2010 at 6:54pm

I have a love hate relationship with infomercials.

Comment by Kim C on April 6, 2010 at 8:11am

Absolutely amazing. I can't imagine drilling that many holes.
(And by the way, I know what you mean... who knew an infomercial could change lives! But it did mine! LOL)

Comment by Craig Diamond on April 5, 2010 at 3:58pm

I just posted 3 "behind the scenes" photos to show you the back side of my art to see the pocket holes. With the exception of the very narrow branches on the trees (secured with glue and staples), everything is done with the Kreg jig. Glad I saw that infomercial one morning at 5:30 before going to work! It changed all of my artwork.

Comment by Craig Diamond on April 5, 2010 at 3:56pm

Thanks!
After designing the look of the abstract, geometric, symmetric, or tree inspired pieces, I cut my pieces of pine or reclaimed barn board. Then, using the Kreg Jig, I made my 90 degree pocket holes, or using the Mini Kreg Jig I make the angled holes. By carefully planning the location for angled pocket holes, the Kreg Jig does a great job of joining my wood. As you can imagine, lots and lots of measuring, cutting, and thought goes into making these pieces just right. For example, Overlapping Squares is comprised of 156 pieces of wood cut from a 1 x 10 plank of pine. Without the Kreg Jig, there's no way I could build pieces with the strength that the pocket holes do. The best part is there's no dry time and I do all my work with just 2 clamps.

Comment by KregRep on April 5, 2010 at 1:27pm

Can you tell us a bit more about how you make these? Gorgeous.