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
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
Cherry mantel and fireplace surround
A friend on mine wanted a fireplace surround and mantel as a Christmas gift to his wife. Originally he wanted to design and build it himself, but between work and … Continue reading
Dip bar attachment
In an effort to expand the usefulness of my Stall bars that I just built, I am now going to make a Dip bar that will attach to the stall … Continue reading
Stall bars
I have a new project to work on that is a little different from what I normally do. This is a project for me. I am building a set of … 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
Altar platform part 5
Pre-finishing all of the trim and plywood at once would take up way more room that I have in my shop. I moved the majority of the structure out of … Continue reading
Altar platform part 4
I gave all of the base trim a final sanding, breaking any sharp edges with a sanding block. Then it was time to start cutting and fitting the pieces of … Continue reading
Altar platform part 3
The stair treads fit well so I gave them all a good final sanding and set them aside to build the risers. The risers and the rest of the trim … Continue reading
Altar platform part 2
I started the outer panels with the two in the rear. They both contain an access panel door at the bottom so I carefully cut them out with the track … Continue reading
Altar platform part 1
I have a new project that I started on this week for the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore, MD. A platform is required to be built behind the … Continue reading
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