Picture frames for Holy Spirit Church
I needed to design some large picture frames that matched the tables that I just built for Holy Spirit church. The main feature that I chose to copy from the … Continue reading
Guestbook stands & lectern for Holy Spirit Church – part 3
While the stain was drying on the guestbook stands, I started marking the legs for the lectern. I need a couple of stopped dados on the legs for the tenons … Continue reading
Guestbook stands & lectern for Holy Spirit Church – part 2
I sanded all of the joined edges of the guestbook stand tops so that all of the faces were flush and smooth. There were slight elevation differences between the front … Continue reading
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
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