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Adirondack Settee
A client in Cincinnati ordered this settee after considering two separate chairs. Here is a shot of the finished product. I applied French Gray Milk Paint with the outdoor additive and chose General...
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You're Getting to be a Habit with Me....
A couple of recent tool purchases have changed the way I do work, and as the song goes, you're getting to be a habit with me. I first received the Evenfall Studios Shooting Board a month or so ago and...
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Finished Tables Delivered
The craft table order is now complete and the tables have been delivered to the clients home to her sewing area. The lower table is 60"x30"x30" with one drawer in the center. The other two are...
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Goodbye JET Jointer
Last weekend I said goodbye to my JET 6" jointer watching it go down the driveway in the back of it's new owners truck. Though I considered my woodworking habits to be "blended" I found that I still...
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Table Saw Finds A New Home
Along with the jointer, the table saw has now found a good home and I have no intentions of replacing it. As I continue to change my work habits, I found I can do everything I need to do with my 14"...
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Packing Up...Moving Back
For those of you that follow this blog, and others who stop by from time to time, I thought I would let folks know that it will be awhile before I post another project. We have sold our home, and shop,...
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"The Move", Next Steps
Well, it's a new year, with a new house, closer to the family which has been great, all, or most, of the curtain rods and blinds are hung, so now it is time to get serious about setting up the shop in...
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Shop Is Ready
My wife and daughter bought this sign for me, it's on the door to the basement area. I carved that little guy years ago .Well, it has been a busy few weeks since my last post but the shop is at the...
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Game Board Reproduction
A little fun in the shop reproducing a game board my cousin brought over one night to play after dinner. I had not seen this game before but had a great time playing it. The horses are numbered 2...
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Japanese Garden Bench
Finished Bench delivered to churchA client contacted me to discuss building a bench she wanted to donate to her parish for the redesigned garden area outside the church. She considered a number of...
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Blanket/Baby Chest
I was contacted by a client to discuss building a chest she planned to donate to the St. Cecilia Pregnancy Support Center. The chest is going to be placed at the entrance of the church and parishioners...
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A break from wood....
HH-43 Huskie Helicopter.After finishing the latest blanket chest project, I decided to take a break from the saws and chisels and assemble a 1:32 scale model of a Air Force Kaman HH-43 Huskie...
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Back At It..Bench Build Underway
Finally getting started on the new bench for my shop and am excited with the progress to date. With respect to Monsieur Roubo, Shaker is my style and I am building it using the plans, and hardware,...
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Bench Build...Doors and Drawers....
After a commission job, and a very nice trip to Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg, I completed the next major step in the bench build, adding the doors and drawers. The doors are 1" poplar and are attached with...
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Bench Build - Next Steps
The bench build continues to go well, I have finished the parts for the front glide vise and I my goal is to get this installed and adjusted this weekend.Glide vise partsThe parts above are hard maple,...
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Bench Build - Complete !!
The Shaker style bench is now complete and ready for use (officially), I was using it prior to the finish coat for some other small projects. The finished top dimension is 26" x 83", I left it a little...
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Cherry and Maple Nightstands Complete
Completed the second of two nightstands for our bedroom. This project has been on the list for longer than I can remember so I am getting closer to finishing the bedroom furniture. The cabinet sides,...
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Wooden Chest Cooler
My neighbor asked if I could build this cooler for his sister’s birthday present with no instructions as to what he wanted for a design, so I designed as I built. Some minor surgery on the cooler was...
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Sofa Tables
I was contacted recently by a friend of my neighbor to build 2 - 55" sofa tables for her home. She had difficulty finding exactly what she wanted at various furniture stores or on-line, or anything not...
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Condo Deck Sectional Sofa
A sectional sofa for a condo deck. I was asked by Uptown Interiors in Warsaw, KY to build the framework for a clients sofa. The ottoman can double as a table, or have a cushion on top. Cedar on all of...
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