Rustic Jewelry/Bedside Gun Box

I have been a crafter all of m life. As a child I learned leather craft and built models of all sorts. As I got older I built useful things for the house and gifts for friends. As my skills grew I started building cabinets and furniture for the house. I built beds and book shelves for the kids. To support my hobby I started building and selling jewelry boxes and other small items. Then came larger commissions like the one I’m sitting on, in the photo above.
Soon a local company that builds restaurants nation wide recruited me to do some of the woodworking portions of their jobs. I now have items that I have built in restaurants all over America.
I am the former vice president and the chairman of the board of directors of Duck River Wood turners, and I am an active member in other local and regional woodworking groups.
Other things that I do that are of interest are laser engraving, sand carving, and graphic design. Along with a well equipped woodworking shop I have a large 80 watt laser, a small CNC machine, and I have recently added a 3D printer to my stable of tools and equipment.