Built-in liquor cabinet
A friend of mine asked me to build him a liquor cabinet, that could be built into a knee wall, in his family room. Since he intends to paint it … Continue reading
Making a recliner more handicap accessable
This is a quick and inexpensive way to make a recliner more accessible to someone who has been disabled. One thing that is recommended to the folks getting knee and … Continue reading
Chair repairs
I have a friend named Liz. She has a problem. If you throw away a piece of furniture, she will find you and take it. No matter how damaged the … Continue reading
Bathroom Vanity – day 10
I hope everyone had a good Christmas. I did finish putting a second coat of paint on all of the cabinet parts. Yes, even the bottom of the drawers. I … Continue reading
Bathroom Vanity – day 9
After letting the primer dry for a day, I came back to finish up. Since my roller was no longer useable after the last bout with the primer, I decided … Continue reading
Bathroom Vanity – day 8
As the holidays approach, it seems to be getting harder and harder to get into the shop. I was going to try finishing up this cabinet … Continue reading
Installing some solar panels
This post will have very little to do with woodworking, but my tools and my shop all run on electricity, so I thought it might interesting. This is my house. It may … Continue reading
Bathroom Vanity – day 7
I pulled all the clamps off the drawer faces and cabinet door, then sanded off any glue squeeze-out. Once all the surfaces were smooth and flat, I moved on to the … Continue reading
Bathroom Vanity – day 6
I got back down into the shop this weekend and finally got started on the drawer faces and cabinet door. I determined that the cabinet door was the main … Continue reading
Bathroom Vanity – day 5
I managed to find a few hours in the shop today, but I didn’t make much progress. On the last post I got three of the drawers installed. Before … Continue reading
Bathroom Vanity – day 4
I placed all of my pocket holes in locations that would not be easily seen. Being just slightly OCD, I decided I needed to fill the holes. I had a … Continue reading
Bathroom Vanity – day 3
My main focus today was getting the drawer slides installed so I can determine the actual size of my drawers. Since my face frame extends 3/8″ past the plywood, I … Continue reading
Bathroom Vanity – day 2
I finally found some time to get back to the vanity. I pulled the clamps and stood the vanity up, to look everything over. I noticed that my side pieces … Continue reading
Bathroom Vanity – day 1
Wow, October has not been the best month for productivity! Honestly, I wish I could hit the “UNDO” button and try October again. Between septic problems, car problems, several household … Continue reading
Guitar headstock inlay
My friend Bill started this project, but immediately ran into problems. He bought some discs with abalone patterns on them, with the intent of inlaying them on guitar headstocks. Unfortunately he … Continue reading
Maker Fair 2015
I haven’t had many shop projects lately that were worth posting about, but that may change shortly. I have a few projects in the pipeline that need to be designed, … Continue reading
Papal furniture delivery
I haven’t been in the shop the last couple of weeks, but I did get to visit my friend Doug’s shop to see the construction of the papal chair as … Continue reading
Guitar-shaped cutting board
A friend of mine noticed some rejected guitar-shaped pieces of wood in my scrap pile. They were left-over from the Baritone guitar build. He wanted to know if he could … Continue reading
Detail sanding the Papal seal
I have been avoiding the hard part of the Papal seal carve. I have to detail sand all of the nooks and crannies. The cut marks that are left behind by … Continue reading
Papal furniture construction
I spent a few hours yesterday, at Carriage Hill Custom Cabinets & Millwork. This is where part of the papal furniture is being constructed, for the Pope’s visit to the … Continue reading
Midnight Woodworking 