Mid-century Modern coffee table
I have a client who asked me if I could build her a coffee table. She really liked the style of this mid-century modern coffee table that had three separate … Continue reading
Prototyping a deck chair
A client asked me if I could replicate a chair that her father built many years ago. The original was a lightweight foldable chair, meant to be portable. The new … Continue reading
Under stair storage
A contractor friend of mine asked me to build an under-stair storage solution for a client. These are the stairs: I had the contractor make me a template of the … Continue reading
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
Dining room cabinets part 4
Finishing is one of my least favorite parts of woodworking. Especially with cabinets. I really should have masked off everything and pre-finished before gluing up the cabinets. It would have … Continue reading
Dining room cabinets part 3
The doors only need a bit of sanding to clean up any glue squeeze-out at the corners. After sanding both sides, I turned my attention to installing the hinge hardware. … Continue reading
Dining room cabinets part 2
Here is a picture of the trusty old microwave cart that I am replacing. Below is a picture of the cabinets that I built for the other side of the … Continue reading
Dining room cabinets part 1
My wife and I have been using the same old particle board and white laminate microwave cart for the last 31 years. It is one of those pieces of furniture … Continue reading
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