Hand Carved Buffalo Bone Laying Tool

Dave has hand carved this laying tool from buffalo bone. This American Bison bone is from the Cascade Buffalo Ranch here in Oregon. The finial is stabilized spalted maple with a True Stone lapis accent ring. The length of this hand carved tool is 5 ½ inches. It has been initialed by Dave, the maker.

Hand Carved Wood Spirit Lace Bobbin

Dave made this 4 1/4 inch Continental style lace bobbin out of Walnut and Spalted Maple. The hand carved wood spirit watches over your lace work. It is initialed and dated by Dave, the maker.

Oregon Cascades Myrtlewood Tatting Shuttle Number 18

Dave has been busy lately making his signature Oregon Cascades Myrtlewood tatting shuttles. Thanks to our wonderful customers, he's had to make several all in a row :) He's just finished Number 18 and it is now for sale in our Etsy shop.

Little Swallow Tatting Shuttle

I am SO lost without my laptop!  The Dell repairman will be here tomorrow!  Yea!!!

This little beauty should have been blogged about last week.  The 2 1/4"  American Cherry Wood post shuttle is perfect for tatters with small hands.  Dave has burn etched a graceful swallow on this piece.

Oregon Cascades Myrtlewood Tatting Shuttle Number 17

Number 17 of our signature tatting shuttles has just been added to our Etsy shop! We have such wonderful customers, that these little beauties are selling as fast as Dave can make them and for that we are very grateful.

As always, this myrtlewood tatting shuttle with pyrography has been signed and dated by Dave, the maker.

Celebrating Another Anniversary!

We'll be traveling to celebrate another anniversary this weekend!

In our former lives, we worked and traveled at the pleasure of the Department of the Interior, more precisely the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Over the course of his career, Dave managed some of the largest game ranges in the United States, with the most recent being Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. We spent six years in Burns, which is located in eastern Oregon and is also known as the "Oregon Outback". This weekend, Malheur NWR will be celebrating it's 100th anniversary as a National Wildlife Refuge and we have been invited to attend!

Also, Rogue Ales has released a Great Egret Pale Ale to commemorate this event!

If you try to contact us via email or Etsy convo this weekend, we will reply as soon as we return on Sunday. Thanks to Hurricane Ike, the motherboard for my laptop is still sitting in Houston.

Birch Drop Spindle with Carved Tagua Nut

New, in our Etsy shop!


Birch Drop Spindle with Carved Tagua Nut


Looking for a one-of-a-kind handmade drop spindle? Dave has created this beautiful 9 1/2" long drop spindle from high density Strata-Bond, which is dyed and bonded layers of Birch that has been impregnated with resin under high pressure. This process also makes the wood moisture resistant! The whorl adornment is a intricately carved tagua nut, which is also called "vegetable ivory". The whorl measures 2 1/4" and the weight of this piece is 1.1 ounces. The hook was made from brass. The spindle and whorl were turned together on the lathe to attain optimum balance.

Oregon Cascades Myrtlewood Tatting Shuttle Number 16

Number 16 of Grizzly Mountain Arts signature Myrtlewood tatting shuttle line has just been added to our Etsy shop!

This 2 5/8 inch post style tatting shuttle was handcrafted from Oregon myrtlewood and has been burn etched with our Oregon Cascade Logo. This shuttle has been signed and numbered by Dave. A gift box is included with this item and shipping is FREE within the U.S.

Figured Maple Dragonfly Bobbin Tatting Shuttle

Dave made this 2 ¼ inch lightweight bobbin shuttle out of Figured Maple and then burn etched the dragonfly design by hand. The end of this shuttle is inlayed with dark brown ancient woolly mammoth ivory. The bobbin is a common plastic singer available at any Wal-Mart and comes in a 4 pak. It has a #14 steel crochet hook inset in the nose. This shuttle has been initialed and dated by Dave, the maker.

Happy Anniversary to Us!

September 9, 1978

Where have the years gone??? Dave and I will celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary this coming Tuesday, September 9! The photo above was taken just after we said our "I Do's" atop Elk Mountain, which is located in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Needless to say, we didn't have very many people who were willing to hike several miles up to the top for the ceremony :)

When we picked Elk Mountain as the place to get married, we were both living on the refuge, Dave was a manager trainee and my Dad was the Chief of Law Enforcement. While Dave and I left to tour the U.S. with the government, my family remained in Cache, Oklahoma, so it's a very special sight to see Elk Mountain looming in the distance when we go back to visit.

What do you think about my wedding attire? Don't laugh!! Those high-waisted pants with the "elephant" bell bottoms are coming back in style! Click on the photo for a closer look at the groovy clothes :)

Now, for a little business! Being the geeks that we are, we will have our laptop with us on our anniversary trip--did I mention we're going to RENO!? All three of our shops will remain open and you can purchase as usual. The only difference will be that any items purchased during this time won't be mailed until Friday of next week.