Raised Panel Cedar Maple Lift Top Coffee Table
I decided on December 30th to build my wife a coffee table. 17 days (and numerous 12 hour ones at that), later this is how it turned out. I am pleased with every fit and finish. and the top works...
View Article30 degree Micro Feed Hand Plane Iron Sharpening Jig.
I got sick of wondering, is my blade as sharp as it could be? Is the angle correct? So I made a jig for that!Now I know that every blade isn’t always Ideal at 30 degrees, but it’s a great starting...
View ArticleRouter Accessory Cabinet
I decided it was time to give my expensive router bits a place deserving of their value. I used a bunch of small pieces I had lying around, mostly hard Maple with a cedar back. I left some room for...
View ArticleCircular saw blade sharpening jig
So I built this contraption a couple of weeks ago. It was dreamed up out of pure necessity. My blades, all of them, were pathetically dull and I kept putting it off and putting it off, because it’s...
View ArticleBird Cage Table
My lovely wife needed a table for two new bird cages she ordered. Ok Honey! It’s made from 9 construction grade 8 ft 2×4s. She also wanted a picket fence….She likes it!
View ArticleOut Of The Way Screw Bin
This is just what I needed in my small shop. As you can see it’s getting pretty crowded in here.
View ArticleCedar Rocker Recliner
I rescued this chair base from the neighbors trash, and put together this indoor outdoor cedar chair. I added a few features like the burned in Bar and Shield, and I gave it a suicide shifter handle....
View Article2x4 Magic
Customer requested light wood and didn’t want to spend a lot. OK, 18 8foot construction grade 2×4s later this is what she got. I didn’t want to spend a lot either. I do like how it turned out though. I...
View Article2x4 End Tables and Sofa Table
I just completed these for a friend. Yes more construction lumber furniture. 2 end tables and a sofa table. Red Oak stain with lacquer.
View ArticleBlack Walnut Mirror
I made this Black walnut mirror over 20 years ago. It was in dyer need of a refinish. 20+ years ago I used brush on Deft lacquer. Today still lacquer but sprayed on for a superior finish. Back then my...
View ArticleRed Oak Hand Rails
I like wood and guns, among other things. I Made myself something for a change. These red oak stair rails for the entry way should do the trick. Profiles cut on the radial arm saw. Bullet tips cut with...
View ArticleThe Entryway
Finally finished the entryway. My wife had the brilliant idea of the lamp post. The post perch was fun to build. Everything wood was made outside in the shop. I think it all works quite well.
View Article36 Bottle wine cabinet (work in progress)
Selecting the color and grade to match the live edge front from a stack of Oak was challenging, not to mention the glue up to protect the live edge… Deadline 3/18. All panels complete. More to come!
View Article36 Bottle Red Oak Wine Cabinet
I built this for a customer. He wanted a 36 bottle wine rack that did not look like it was bought in a store. So I gave him shop built hinges, all solid red oak panels, and live edges. It’s all solid...
View ArticleReloading Trays
My son in law reloads his own ammo. My text message went off on a Saturday morning asking for these so I had to whip them together for him. 9mm, 45 ACP, and 30-06. He’ll probably want others. That’s a...
View ArticleNothing But Pallets Dresser
A friend sent me a picture of a pallet dresser and asked me if I could built her one. I said yes, reluctantly, because anyone who has ever taken apart pallets knows the work involved. And the picture...
View ArticleHorizontal Drill Press
This is what you have to do when your bench top drill press just isn’t man enough. It does drill straight holes.
View ArticleDuplicating a chair base
Customer asked me to fix a chair base for her and of course I said sure. But after looking at it I thought nah, this thing is no good. Bad original design, Poor previous repairs, cracks, sloppy glue...
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