Small walnut table for Holy Spirit Church
Holy spirit church requested another table. This one is for Lent. It will be similar to the last table I made for them it style, but it will be smaller … Continue reading
Curved pamphlet rack
I have an interesting new project for the Seton Shrine. They want a curved pamphlet rack for the welcome desk at the Mother Seton museum entrance. The sent me the … Continue reading
Library book cart for Holy Spirit church
I have another request from Holy Spirit church. They would like a rolling library cart to hold and display books. I made drawings for two possible options and they chose … Continue reading
Tapered leg table for Holy Spirit Church
I just delivered several different tables to Holy Spirit church in this style and they requested one more. This one is slightly different. This one is a little deeper and … Continue reading
Picture frames for Holy Spirit Church
I needed to design some large picture frames that matched the tables that I just built for Holy Spirit church. The main feature that I chose to copy from the … Continue reading
Guestbook stands & lectern for Holy Spirit Church – part 3
While the stain was drying on the guestbook stands, I started marking the legs for the lectern. I need a couple of stopped dados on the legs for the tenons … Continue reading
Guestbook stands & lectern for Holy Spirit Church – part 2
I sanded all of the joined edges of the guestbook stand tops so that all of the faces were flush and smooth. There were slight elevation differences between the front … Continue reading
Guestbook stands & lectern for Holy Spirit Church – part 1
I have a couple more interesting projects for Holy Spirit Church. The first is two Guestbook stands and the second is a lightweight lectern. These all need to be moved … Continue reading
Credence tables for Holy Spirit Church – part 5
The final coat of polyurethane is dry on the tops, so I can peel off the masking and do my final assembly. With the lower section of the table already … Continue reading
Credence tables for Holy Spirit Church – part 4
To cut the bullnose trim for the shelf and top, I have a couple of options. I can cut the full bullnose in one pass with the bullnose bit or … Continue reading
Credence tables for Holy Spirit Church – part 3
With the legs done and set aside for now, I can move on to the table tops and shelves. I have a large pile of quarter-sawn oak to start with … Continue reading
Credence tables for Holy Spirit Church – part 2
Before cutting the tapers on all of the longer legs, I need to drill the dowel hole in the bottom of the leg. I press the drill jig into place … Continue reading
Credence tables for Holy Spirit Church – part 1
My next project for Holy Spirit church is a series of tables. They will all be modeled in part around the design of this existing credence table (see image below). … Continue reading
Vestry cabinets part 5
Time to start finishing I started by disassembling everything. First step is staining all of the cherry components. Basically everything on the face and sides of he cabinets. For the … Continue reading
Vestry cabinets part 4
With the drawers clamped up and drying, I can move on to making the drawer faces. I have some nice wide cherry which I used to make all the drawer … Continue reading
Vestry cabinets part 3
Cabinet carcasses are done so it is time to start making the face frames for the two smaller cabinets. I start by milling and cutting the cherry down to manageable … Continue reading
Vestry cabinets part 2
There is an electrical outlet located on the wall where this cabinet will sit. The client asked for an electrical box to be located in the cabinet so that it … Continue reading
Vestry cabinets part 1
I have another interesting church furniture project to work on this month. Saint Joseph’s church wants some custom vestry cabinets. The big challenge will be the center cabinet that is … Continue reading
Altar platform part 7
Time to prep all the maple flooring for install. I have an area of roughly 75 square feet to cover with premium hard maple. I picked up five packs of … Continue reading
Altar platform part 6
Time to pre-finish the stair treads. The treads and the hardwood flooring are the only components left to be finished. I will finish the flooring after everything else has been … Continue reading
Midnight Woodworking 