Guestbook stands & lectern for Holy Spirit Church – part 1
I have a couple more interesting projects for Holy Spirit Church. The first is two Guestbook stands and the second is a lightweight lectern. These all need to be moved … Continue reading
Credence tables for Holy Spirit Church – part 5
The final coat of polyurethane is dry on the tops, so I can peel off the masking and do my final assembly. With the lower section of the table already … Continue reading
Credence tables for Holy Spirit Church – part 4
To cut the bullnose trim for the shelf and top, I have a couple of options. I can cut the full bullnose in one pass with the bullnose bit or … Continue reading
Credence tables for Holy Spirit Church – part 3
With the legs done and set aside for now, I can move on to the table tops and shelves. I have a large pile of quarter-sawn oak to start with … Continue reading
Credence tables for Holy Spirit Church – part 2
Before cutting the tapers on all of the longer legs, I need to drill the dowel hole in the bottom of the leg. I press the drill jig into place … Continue reading
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
Jim’s memory box
I lost a good friend last week. My friend, Jim, was an engineer and a woodworker. I worked with him for a few years then saw him almost weekly for … 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
Maple and bloodwood engagement ring box
My youngest son came to me last week and requested an engagement ring box. He very kindly gave me nearly an entire week to produce one. After some discussion, he … Continue reading
More piggy ornaments
For the last couple of years, my wife and I have been making piggy ornaments as gifts for the staff of a local barbecue restaurant, Carterque, that we frequent. We … 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
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