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
Stall bars
I have a new project to work on that is a little different from what I normally do. This is a project for me. I am building a set of … Continue reading
Altar platform part 7
Time to prep all the maple flooring for install. I have an area of roughly 75 square feet to cover with premium hard maple. I picked up five packs of … Continue reading
Altar platform part 6
Time to pre-finish the stair treads. The treads and the hardwood flooring are the only components left to be finished. I will finish the flooring after everything else has been … Continue reading
Altar platform part 5
Pre-finishing all of the trim and plywood at once would take up way more room that I have in my shop. I moved the majority of the structure out of … Continue reading
Altar platform part 4
I gave all of the base trim a final sanding, breaking any sharp edges with a sanding block. Then it was time to start cutting and fitting the pieces of … Continue reading
Altar platform part 3
The stair treads fit well so I gave them all a good final sanding and set them aside to build the risers. The risers and the rest of the trim … Continue reading
Altar platform part 2
I started the outer panels with the two in the rear. They both contain an access panel door at the bottom so I carefully cut them out with the track … Continue reading
Altar platform part 1
I have a new project that I started on this week for the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore, MD. A platform is required to be built behind the … Continue reading
Raphael’s desks – part 4
My friend Raphael has been busy this summer, but I finally dragged him back into the shop. With most of the parts of these desks complete, we now have to … Continue reading
Portable podium for Holy Spirit church – part 5
The stain has dried overnight so I can start my day by cramming all the podium parts into my spray booth. I am using Minwax semi-gloss polyurethane. It is an … Continue reading
Portable podium for Holy Spirit church – part 4
The brackets for attaching the tops are dry so I pulled the clamps off and sanded away any glue squeeze-out. Since there is a 10° angle on the top of … Continue reading
Portable podium for Holy Spirit church – part 3
Got all day to work today so I got started with sanding the top assemblies. Once all of the faces were smooth and flush, I used a hand sander to … Continue reading
Portable podium for Holy Spirit church – part 2
Before cutting down the larger panels, I decided to clean up my off-cuts and make the small pieces for the top and base. I cut all the 2-1/2″ wide pieces … Continue reading
Portable podium for Holy Spirit church – part 1
I have another interesting project for Holy Spirit Church. This project is for their school. They want three portable podiums with internal shelving and a laptop shelf on the side. … Continue reading
Pai Sho game
I have several big projects lining up in my que, but a friend asked if I could make a Pai Sho game for him, so I decided to squeeze it … Continue reading
Raphael’s desks – part 3
For the next part of these desks, we are working on wire management. Raphael designed a basket that will mount below the desk, along the back. There will be openings … Continue reading
Raphael’s desks – part 2
This week we are focusing on Raphael’s legs. Desk legs anyway… We prototyped the first one last time so now we need to start laying out the stock we have … Continue reading
Midnight Woodworking 