Woodwork:

Worick has worked with exotic hardwoods from around the world. He has used these woods to make capos for Spanish guitarists. Much of the work was sandwiches of mutilayered woods, and also inlays. Most everything has been curvaceous as opposed to carpentry types of wood work, and hardly any of it could be considered carving. It was thought of as shaping with all the different means of manual tools and the many types of electrical tools.

When he moved to Virginia, Worick was inspired by the native woods, and especially in the creations already started by nature by the burls on the trunks, and the twisted trunks caused by honeysuckle vines when the sapling was weak and vulnerable.

This is a Spanish castle inlay of over 100 individual pieces of exotic hardwoods inlaid into a base of poplar. Each of the pieces had to be shaped, scribed on the base, and cavities milled free hand to suit.

A set of coasters and case. The coasters and case are made of walnut, ebony, purpleheart, and rosewood. The coasters are unique in that regular napkins folded once and inserted in the coaster slots are used to absorb liquid.

This is a snake that was made from a wild grapevine. The natural shape is unusual and easily resembles a coiling snake. Hand burning of scales, plus the head details made an unmistakable snake!