Adam’s Tardis
While I have been busy working on my altar project, Adam has been coming down to the shop and working on a project. He is a big fan of the … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 13
I was all set to return the Domino to my buddy Dave yesterday when I remembered that I completely forgot to build the lower base for the tabernacle stand. So … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 12
Today, I want to work on the base for the altar, so to make some room, I finished scraping and sanding the tabernacle top. It turned out nice, but that … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 11
I pulled the clamps off of the tabernacle stand top today. Learning from the altar top, I only use the router to flush trim the end grain. for some reason … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 10
Finally made a bit of progress today. I finished op on the top for now and was able to get most of the veneer done on the bottom and the … Continue reading
New CarveWright CNC router
I have acquired the use of a CNC router for my next couple of projects. It arrived yesterday, but I have been too busy to play with it. I had … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 9
Almost done the top surface of this thing. I pulled the clamps to see how the inlays turned out. Not bad, a little glue squeeze-out here and there, and some … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 8
I had an hour or two last night to play, so I decided to get the crosses inlaid on the altar top. Before I did that, wanted to see how … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 7
I had a few hours to work on the altar, so I pulled the clamps off of yesterday’s work and started sanding down the top. I set up one of … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 6
Well, I didn’t have much time to work last night, but I did pull the clamps to see how the repair on the veneer worked. Surprisingly some of my painter’s … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 5
I started out today with planing down a piece of walnut to 1/8″ thick. This piece will be for the cross that will be inlaid on the door I just … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 4
Long day today. We spent the day getting my oldest moved in to his college dorm room. By the time we got home and ate dinner, I only had a … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 3
It has been a busy week so far, but I was able to get all of my wood for the project. The majority of the wood was donated by Alex … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 2
Before I can assemble the top, I had a couple of filler pieces that need to be made for the back side. I left them out so I could squeeze … Continue reading
Church Altar and tabernacle stand – day 1
I am starting on two new projects this week. This will be the new altar and tabernacle stand for the daily mass chapel at Saint Peter’s in Libertytown, MD. Here … Continue reading
My Redesigned Roorkhee chair – complete
I finished up the last bit of work on this chair. My wife helped me attach the head rest to the top of the chair. We left the strap about … Continue reading
My Redesigned Roorkhee chair – day 6
Not much going on today. I am just putting the second, and probably final coat of polyurethane on the chair. I began by sanding everything down with a scotch-brite pad … Continue reading
My Redesigned Roorkhee chair – day 5
I am just about finished with this chair. Just a few more things to tidy up. I start by removing the ends of the tapers on the rungs that stick … Continue reading
My Redesigned Roorkhee chair – day 4
I finally got some time to work on my chair arms. Since these chairs are rather comfortable to lounge in, I want the arms to be comfortable, yet also strong … Continue reading
My Redesigned Roorkhee chair – day 3
I didn’t have much time last night, but I did take the chance to turn down the legs for the chair. I need to trim off the top end to … Continue reading
Midnight Woodworking 