Statue bases – day 1
I haven’t been in the shop much this past month or so. Even though my shop is nicely heated, I just kind of got a bit lazy this time of year. Perhaps … Continue reading
White oak park bench slats
I have gotten a lot of inquires from people wanting to buy replacement slats. If you would rather buy them instead of building your own, check out my friend Bryan: … Continue reading
12′ Cherry Conference room table – delivered
No rain today, so I packed up the table into my old Dodge and headed to church. I took my older son and put him and Father Jason to work, … Continue reading
12′ Cherry Conference room table – day 8
I applied the first two coats of wipe-on poly yesterday, so I added the last two coats today. Most of the surfaces were vertical, so very little dust landed on the urethane … Continue reading
12′ Cherry Conference room table – day 7
Another long day today, but I made a lot of progress. I started today by cutting away the excess trim and dowels sticking past the trim on the tops. Next … Continue reading
12′ Cherry Conference room table – day 6
The base is done, so I decided to work on making the table top today. I might be going a bit overboard, but I want the top to be strong … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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