David Sovka
@davidsovka.bsky.social
Thinks he's funny or something.
Mark Falkenberg and I this afternoon at his uncle Dave Staples' funeral. Mark and I have been friends for FIFTY years!
January 4, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Mark Falkenberg and I this afternoon at his uncle Dave Staples' funeral. Mark and I have been friends for FIFTY years!
Happy Canadian Pumpkins!
October 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Happy Canadian Pumpkins!
These feet are 58 1/2 years old on Prince Edward Island.
September 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
These feet are 58 1/2 years old on Prince Edward Island.
Two SONOS speaker stands I designed in the Arts and Crafts style. They're for the living room, not me, honest!
August 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Two SONOS speaker stands I designed in the Arts and Crafts style. They're for the living room, not me, honest!
Cocktail hour with grandchildren.
August 20, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Cocktail hour with grandchildren.
These feet are 58 1/2 years old.
August 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
These feet are 58 1/2 years old.
A couple of swords I just made for my grandson's birthday. He turns three. Did I first ask his mother? No. No I did not.
August 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
A couple of swords I just made for my grandson's birthday. He turns three. Did I first ask his mother? No. No I did not.
Summer. Ice cream. Granddaughter.
August 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Summer. Ice cream. Granddaughter.
I'm finally starting to see the greatness of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, now 100 years old.
July 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I'm finally starting to see the greatness of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, now 100 years old.
Graciously accepting the dubious benefits of my age.
July 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Graciously accepting the dubious benefits of my age.
Grandparenting! Yay!
July 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Grandparenting! Yay!
Meanwhile in Sweden...
June 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Meanwhile in Sweden...
And here it is, with finishing! Now awaiting cushion seat.
May 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
And here it is, with finishing! Now awaiting cushion seat.
I have been working on a single chair I designed in the Arts and Crafts style popular in England and America from 1870-1920. Here is the frame in glue up (armrests with corbels to come).
May 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I have been working on a single chair I designed in the Arts and Crafts style popular in England and America from 1870-1920. Here is the frame in glue up (armrests with corbels to come).
Is there anything better than comforting your granddaughter? I haven't found it.
April 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Is there anything better than comforting your granddaughter? I haven't found it.
Finally! All that clamping had paid off. The Bow Arm Morris Chair frame is together. Next step is figuring out how to do upholstery.
April 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Finally! All that clamping had paid off. The Bow Arm Morris Chair frame is together. Next step is figuring out how to do upholstery.
Sunday afternoon Morris Chair clamping FTW!
April 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Sunday afternoon Morris Chair clamping FTW!
Sincere apologies for not posting a clamping shot from the workshop yesterday! I was busy clamping.
April 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Sincere apologies for not posting a clamping shot from the workshop yesterday! I was busy clamping.
Don't worry! I'll keep posting clamp photos so long as nobody keeps wanting them!
March 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Don't worry! I'll keep posting clamp photos so long as nobody keeps wanting them!
You asked for it! You got it! Today's clamping porn.
March 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
You asked for it! You got it! Today's clamping porn.
How is the Morris Chair build going, you ask? (To be clear, no one has asked this.)
March 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
How is the Morris Chair build going, you ask? (To be clear, no one has asked this.)
Apocalypse watch BREAK. Take a moment to enjoy clamps peacefully doing their thing in the workshop:
March 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Apocalypse watch BREAK. Take a moment to enjoy clamps peacefully doing their thing in the workshop:
I admit it. My life is full of clamps.
March 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I admit it. My life is full of clamps.
Figures 1-3: Restaurant etiquette and how to wait for your food.
March 16, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Figures 1-3: Restaurant etiquette and how to wait for your food.