12′ Cherry Conference room table – day 5
I had a few hours to work today, so I finished up assembling the base. Since this table will have to fit into the 8′ bed of my truck, I … Continue reading
12′ Cherry Conference room table – day 4
The rails dried over night so I pulled the clamps. The first thing I did was to plane down the little shim that was filling a gap on the rails. … Continue reading
Rob’s sofa table – day 8 – complete
Rob wanted to take this table home this week, so I put the second coat of polyurethane on Wednesday night. That way it had a day and a half to cure … Continue reading
12′ Cherry Conference room table – day 3
Made a lot of progress on the table today. I have a lot of joinery on this table so I decided to try several different methods of creating my mortises … Continue reading
Rob’s sofa table – day 7
We are nearly finished with the sofa table. Last night we discussed finish options and decided on finishing all of the components before final assembly. I don’t usually do this, … Continue reading
12′ Cherry Conference room table – day 2
Heat has been off-line, in the shop for the last week, so I haven’t been doing much down there. I had some time to trouble shoot yesterday, so the heat … Continue reading
Rob’s sofa table – day 6
We knocked out most of the remaining work on the sofa table last night. First thing was to notch the tenons on the apron. We clamped all the sides together … Continue reading
12′ Cherry Conference room table – day 1
I started on my latest church project for St. Peter’s. A 12′ long conference table with a cherry trestle base. Conference table plan.PDF The majority of the base will be … Continue reading
New force Awakens Lightsaber experiment…
There are three types of people in this world: Star Wars fans, Star Wars geeks, and Star Wars indifferent… My three boys and I fall somewhere in between the first … Continue reading
Rob’s sofa table – day 5
I have been busy the last couple of weeks and have not had much shop time. Rob come over last night though and we made some progress on the sofa … Continue reading
Rob’s sofa table – day 4
A small milestone was achieved today. This is my 300th post. When I look at the stats, on my blog, I am amazed to see that my site has been viewed … Continue reading
Cutting down a door
Today, I am departing a bit from what I usually post. I helped a friend put up some walls, in his basement, this past weekend. We have a bit more … Continue reading
Round table top – day 3/4
The stain set for about a day and a half with the heat cranked up, in my shop, to combat the freezing weather outside. My new mini-split heat pump makes … Continue reading
Making a rustic sign
A friend requested that I make him a sign. His son has built a forge and has been learning the art of blacksmithing. He wanted a sign to hang outside … Continue reading
Round table top – day 2
With the top cut down to its final shape, I have only to finish the top and bottom edges. For the top, I decided to go with a 3/8″ round-over … Continue reading
Round table top – day 1
I started another new project this week. A friend of mine has a wrought iron table base that needs a top. The request was for a dark stained oak, 43″ … Continue reading
Rob’s sofa table – day 3
We got the legs out of the way last week. Last night we worked on a few more components of the sofa table, the sides, the drawer guides, the drawer … Continue reading
Rob’s sofa table – day 2
Rob hasn’t had much time to work on his sofa table lately, so he made some time yesterday. He wanted to work on the tapered legs so we cut the … Continue reading
My wood tie
I have recently been helping my friends over at Kurtz and Atkins Design carve a new product line, Wood Bow ties. Since I don’t run with the dapper crowd, I figured … Continue reading
Batching out a bunch of light sabers
Adam wants to make some stuff for the Christmas in the Country Holiday Art and Craft Festival, at our church, next week. I figured he better start soon… Since the … Continue reading
Midnight Woodworking 