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A Modern Plant Stand
Every project I start with begins 1 way… sketchup. The irony of me using this is free tool is I have a degree and certification in 3d modeling in Autodesk Maya (a high-end modeling and animation...
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The Christmas boxes
Well due to a surprise bill from the IRS (a side job from 3 years ago that got messed up in reporting) I decided to see what I could turn out from the shop with the following 2 constraints:1. Must be...
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My first turnings (marking knife and awl)
NOT a turner… don’t even own a lathe… but I wanted a good marking knife and being the cheap guy that I am I ordered the set from Czech Edge and headed to my parents house over new years. (my Dad has a...
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First tote
So I’ve had this #7 that I got with a broken tote. I glued it back together with titebond and it snapped a couple of uses later. I cleaned out the glue and tried gorilla glue… Broke again…. I’ve been...
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Greene and Greene frame
So after years and years of schooling my wife finally finishes her surgery residency today. (4 years undergrad, 4 years med school, 5 years residency). She has taken a job in Ohio and they sent her her...
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A quick Greene and Greene frame
Just a quick frame I threw together for a piece of art we picked up for our neighbors while on Kauai. Curly Cherry with a few Greene and Greene details. Took about 8 hours (need to get faster). Joinery...
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Tile Frames
Made some frames this week for some hand panted tiles from artist Tamara Mathias.
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Building a Japanese "Workbench"
For the last year or so I’ve been slowly sliding more into the Japanese side of Woodworking. My workbench isn’t always the most ideal work surface…. mostly due to the location of the tail vise… it...
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Greene & Greene Inspired Wall Sconce
During our recent entrance way renovations I had a lot of time to develop a hatred of the look of our doorbell. It’s a hunk of plastic covered in gaudy designes. Having been long inspired by the Greene...
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Hybrid high-angle plane for figured woods
Recently a lot of the cherry I’ve been working with has had a lot of curl and figure to it. As much as I love my Stanley Type 2 #604, the 45° bedding angle just isn’t steep enough to handle highly...
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Shepard Fairey prints framed
We’ve had a number of Shepard Fairey prints sitting around the house for a while and I finally got around to framing them. I made the frames out of some cherry boards I had that were mostly sapwood....
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Asian and Greene and Greene inspired hall table
I’ve been fairly active in the online woodworking community for a while but have never really produced anything I would classify as furniture. I began working on this table about 7 months ago but got...
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Mission Style Lamps
I’ve wanted to play with a little arts and craft’s / mission style stuff for a while. So as we redo our family room I’m working on a couple pieces. My wife and I took a 2 hr stained glass class a...
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A rustic farmhouse / harvest trestle table for a family kitchen.
I finished my farmhouse / harvest trestle table for our family kitchen!!! My goal was to have it done by thanksgiving. It was done but the top was still in the workshop and we ended up eating at the...
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Beer Brewing Mashing Fork / Rake for Canton Brewing Company
My first commission of any kind! :) Canton Brewing Company cares enough about their brewing process and supporting local craftsman that they hired me to hand make them traditional mashing forks for use...
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Farmhouse Potato Bin
I knocked together a quick potato bin this week for our bumper-crop of potatoes from the garden. Nothing too special. I made it out of ash and a small amount of cherry. I incorporated slats in the...
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Duplo / Lego Coffee Table
I finished the coffee table I’ve been working on for the basement this morning! A rustic arts and crafts style with a bit of Asian / Greene & Greene influence. Made out of black walnut. This was...
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