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Make it stand out.
Every single piece cut by hand.
Did you know scroll saws have been around since the 1800s, using hand cranks and foot pedals instead of electricity.
Meet the Maker
CRYSTAL MOORE
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FOUNDER OF CARPENTRY BY CRYSTAL
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ARTIST
CREATING ART MY ENTIRE LIFE
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JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER
10 YEARS IN THE TRADES
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PACIFIC NORTH WEST
INSPIRED BY WASHINGTIONS BEAUTY
Exotic Wood and Stained-glass are my top two mediums
3D Wood Art
Although I have practiced many different types of art over the years, I am most passionate about woodworking. Outside of art I am a Journeyman Carpenter in Seattle. I have combined my experience in the many years of building with my love for art in the wood shop.
Featured Art This Month
Melodies of the Marsh
Mr. Frog plays a banjo with real banjo strings. His eye is made of glass with a body cut from MDF. Painted in many shades of green and brown.
Two hand carved dragonfly’s with metal wings rest on the cattails. Framed with an antique style frame with a background made from marbled stained glass and Exotic wood; Purple heart, padauk and Ebiara.
Can you hear the melodies of the marsh?
The Dream Machine
This colorful Volkswagen bus is 120 hand cut pieces of MDF. Painted every color of the rainbow this unique bus even has stained glass windows, headlights and other details.
Framed in Oak with a background of three different kinds of exotic wood; Purple heart, Padauk and Curly Maple.
This piece is sure to take you back to the 1960s!
Piece by piece, assembled by hand, like a puzzle.
Shaped and
sanded to perfection
All of my 3D wood art is hand carved, shaped and sanded
Then hand painted with aerosol and acrylic paint
IN THE WORKS
IN THE WORKS
UP AND COMING PROJECTS
Chaos inside a creative mind
Pancakes and Booze Art Show Nov 2024
In Downtown Seattle this Nation wide art show took place November 9th 2024. Pancakes, Live Music, Drinks, Bodypainting and more art than you can imagine.
My last show of 2024 and the only show of the year where most of my 2024 collection is in one place, plus some small extras made specifically for this event!
FAQs
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Yes! Sometimes a piece is made up of a hundred pieces or more. Everything is cut by hand on my scroll saw. Then pieced back together like a puzzle!
The only time I use a laser engraver is to add the name and date to the back of a finished piece.
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Besides wood I like to incorporate stained glass and metal.
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Currently no, but that is coming soon!
See exactly how its made on my Instagram
Shop available pieces and merch on my Etsy