Southpaw Woodwerks

06/19/2025

Two more headed south!! 31 Farms is a perique to***co farm in St. James Parish.

Perique (/pəˈriːk/) is a type of to***co from Saint James Parish, Louisiana, known for its strong, powerful, and fruity aroma. When the Acadians made their way into this region in 1776, the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes were cultivating a variety of to***co with a distinctive flavor. A farmer named Pierre Chenet is credited with first turning this local to***co into what is now known as Perique in 1824 through the labor-intensive technique of pressure-fermentation. It is reported by John C. Leffingwell, PhD, an authority on to***co, that Perique is based on a variety of Red Burley (USDA Type 72) leaf.[1][2] The To***co Institute says perique has been shipped out of New Orleans for more than 250 years and is considered to be one of America's first export crops.

06/12/2025

Two more out the door headed to Bull Eye Ranch.

06/12/2025

Girls need boxes for their rings too!! I left some room to add a few more!

03/30/2025

A while back I was asked to make an anniversary box. After a little research and questions of what they were looking for, I started on the box. I didn’t want to make a single-use box so I brought up the idea of usingit for keepsakes after their first anniversary.

Once I got started on it, I ran into the usual learning curves of why you don’t take shortcuts. A few fixed mistakes and modifications later, I packaged it up and shipped it to Florida. It turned out well, and will last forever.

The main challenge was how to inset the glasses. Spray Foam WAS NOT the answer, but a pick and pluck block of foam was.

Off to the next oroject on the list!!

01/10/2025

12/24/2024

Every Fall we wrote our goals down and posted them in our lockers. I asked Lane what his goals were in the big picture and he gave me this list.

“Anything you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass.” Paul J. Meyer

12/02/2024

Hey small business owners!! Don’t know what to get your clients for Christmas?? Write these off!! Only $20 for a set of 4!!

I can’t do tumblers yet, but it’s in the works.

11/10/2024

A few weeks ago I was asked to make a box for West Monroe Baseball’s state championship ring. I wasn’t sure how I was gonna do it at first, but it was not going to be a typical box. One day the idea came to me so I got to work. The epoxy under the lid presented a challenging learning curve, but after throwing the first three into the burn barrel I finally got it figured out.

I think they turned out pretty good and I appreciate the people who also asked for one for their son’s rings.

Disclaimer - Since I don’t have a state championship ring of my own, I used what I had. I’ll update the post once I get a picture with a ring in a box.

09/08/2024

Two more headed out the door!!

The more I make, the better they get!!

09/07/2024

Wrapped two more box lids!

I need to get better with my camera skills!

09/01/2024

Had a wild idea yesterday morning to make an ashtray out of whiskey stave. I think the first one came out pretty good. It’s pretty cool how I was able to preserve the soak line and show it off like that. The faux leather under the glass turned out pretty good to if I may say so myself.

What do you think?

08/19/2024

Live action shot of the door hanger. The finished product turned out great.