Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 22
I have a bit of a head cold starting and I wasn’t feeling all that energetic last night. I decided to stay away from the bigger power tools if my … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 21
I had a couple of hours to work last night, so I started out sanding down the wood filler on the columns. That took a while, I had a lot … Continue reading
My Redesigned Roorkhee chair – complete
I finished up the last bit of work on this chair. My wife helped me attach the head rest to the top of the chair. We left the strap about … Continue reading
My Redesigned Roorkhee chair – day 6
Not much going on today. I am just putting the second, and probably final coat of polyurethane on the chair. I began by sanding everything down with a scotch-brite pad … Continue reading
My Redesigned Roorkhee chair – day 5
I am just about finished with this chair. Just a few more things to tidy up. I start by removing the ends of the tapers on the rungs that stick … Continue reading
My Redesigned Roorkhee chair – day 4
I finally got some time to work on my chair arms. Since these chairs are rather comfortable to lounge in, I want the arms to be comfortable, yet also strong … Continue reading
My Redesigned Roorkhee chair – day 3
I didn’t have much time last night, but I did take the chance to turn down the legs for the chair. I need to trim off the top end to … Continue reading
My Redesigned Roorkhee chair – day 2
I made some progress yesterday. I started out by laying out the rails for the seat back. The material that I will be using will be 5/8″ wide, so I … Continue reading
My Redesigned Roorkhee chair – day 1
I am not quite ready for my next big shop project yet, so I decided to put in some shop time modifying the design of the Roorkhee chair that I … Continue reading
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
Adam’s new shop stool
We made a quick project today. Adam wanted a stool to use in the shop at his work bench. We started out by coming up with a master plan that … Continue reading
Deck benches
My occasional assistant, Adam, is helping with the photography as well as the project today. My in-laws put in a request for some deck benches, so I picked up some pressure treated … Continue reading
My first Roorkhee chair
I was fascinated by a reproduction of a piece of British campaign furniture that Chris Schwarz did for Popular Woodworking magazine, a few months back. I had a small hobby … Continue reading
More pub chairs – day 15 complete
Finished the fifth coat of tung oil this morning. The chairs were dry and ready for use by the afternoon. Here are a couple of completed shots.
More pub chairs – day 14
I am applying the second coat this evening. The chairs have dried from the first coat and there aren’t many dust nibs. The tung oil finish went on pretty smooth. … Continue reading
More pub chairs – day 13
I finished up the assembly of the second pub chair of this set last night. I decided to go ahead and apply the first coat of tung oil. I should … Continue reading
More pub chairs – day 12
I had some help last night in the shop. Adam came down because I had to make the walnut plugs for the chairs. He likes that job because he gets … Continue reading
More pub chairs – day 11
I pulled apart the dry-fit parts and started glueing this chair up today. With everything clamped in place, I drilled the 3/8″ plug hole first, then the pilot hole for the screw … Continue reading
More pub chairs – day 10
I started out today by marking and cutting the rest of the pieces I need to get these chairs assembled. The first pieces I did were the 5″ leg spacers. … Continue reading
More pub chairs – day 9
With the seats cut out yesterday, I started this evening by finishing them up. I took down any high spots around the edges on the spindle sander. Next, I flipped … Continue reading
Midnight Woodworking 