Erin’s Fireplace bar – day 3
I acquired a nice piece of oak to make the corbels from. It was 2″ thick, 7″ wide, and clear of any knots. We will be able to stack two … Continue reading
Erin’s Fireplace bar – day 2
So the plan is to do some carving on the front of the fireplace, just below the mantle, and on the sides of the corbels. I am not so worried … Continue reading
Erin’s Fireplace bar – day 1
I have a new project, and this one is unique. My friend Erin recently bought a house and she wants to add a bar. There is limited space in the … Continue reading
Replicating a stamped table apron
Wow, two months since my last post. I am not sure if I have been too busy to get down to the shop, or too lazy. I always seem to … Continue reading
Maple & Purpleheart crib – delivered
Crib is finished and the family is back home, so I packed up everything in my wife’s car and brought it over. Patrick helped me unload and set up. I … Continue reading
Maple & Purpleheart crib – day 12
I let the first coat of water-based poly cure over night. Before I can spray on the second coat, I need to sand everything down with 400 grit sand paper. … Continue reading
Maple & Purpleheart crib – day 11
The hard maple feet that I ordered, arrived yesterday, so I can start wrapping this project up. Good thing too, Momma just went into labor today. Please say a little … Continue reading
Maple & Purpleheart crib – day 10
I set up my knock-down workstation, then assembled the sides and clamped the whole crib together. Remember the sides were not glued up yet. That was so I could locate the … Continue reading
Maple & Purpleheart crib – day 9
Happy Easter everybody. I am spending most of the day with the family, but I wanted to get a bit of glueing done. Mainly, I want to attach the sides … Continue reading
Maple & Purpleheart crib – day 8
I need to cut out a cross for the headboard. The one that was picked out is very detailed, so I modeled it up and created a program for my … Continue reading
Maple & Purpleheart crib – day 7
I ran the lower arch on my CNC yesterday. It looked really good when it came out. I laid the purpleheart pieces on it to verify that the curves matched … Continue reading
Maple & Purpleheart crib – day 6
I think I have worked out a functional plan for the back. BACK.PDF. The curvy parts were the hard bit to work out. The main back will be a … Continue reading
Maple & Purpleheart crib – day 5
Before I can finish up with the sides, I need to locate and mount some hardware. I decided to buy a mattress spring frame, as opposed to building a frame, … Continue reading
Maple & Purpleheart crib – day 4
Busy day today, but I still found 6 or 7 hours to play in the shop. With the frame done, I went ahead and cut the top and bottom … Continue reading
Maple & Purpleheart crib – day 3
I have had a few hours over the last two evenings to get started on the sides of the crib. I haven’t had much time to put a lot of … Continue reading
Maple & Purpleheart crib – day 2
I racked my brains last night, trying to come up with a clever way to repeat the spacing for the slots. Then I realized that it wasn’t necessary. If I … Continue reading
Maple & Purpleheart crib – day 1
My friends are having a baby in a couple of weeks, and they asked me to build them a crib. They sent me a picture of a crib that they … Continue reading
Adam’s desk top – day 3
The first coat of poly has dried, so now I have to knock back all of the raised grain. I used a piece of 400 grit paper to sand back … Continue reading
Adam’s desk top – day 2
The next challenge to this project is how to support the desk. I can mount a thin strip, of wood to both of the walls, that the desk will butt … Continue reading
Adam’s desk top – day 1
The base cabinet is done and installed in Adam’s room, now it is time to start on the desk top. Just like the cabinet, I am pulling all of the … Continue reading
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