Essential Workbench
This project was completed using Lon Schleining’s plan from Fine Woodworking Magazine. The bench is constructed from hard maple. I finished the top with danish oil, the base is finished with an oil...
View ArticleSpindle Sander Cabinet
I made this cabinet in November 0f 2010. The carcass is made of oak plywood. The drawer fronts are red oak. This was fun in that I ebonized the wood. I took 0000 steel wool, put ii in a pickle jar and...
View ArticleKitchen Table - Mission Style - Oak
I made this table for my son and his new bride. The mission style table is made from red oak. The base is constructed from 8/4 stock. The table top from 5/4 stock. Below the lowest platform, the legs...
View ArticleLumber Storage Rack
I used Andy Beasley’s plans from a Fine Woodworking Magazine article to build this rack in my shop. The stanchions are angled at two degrees upright to prevent the wood from falling forward. I secured...
View ArticleCutoff Storage Cabinet/Rack
Perhaps I am a little crazy, but I seem to have a cutoff problem. I collect and save more wood cutoffs than any sane man should. I look at a piece of wood and say, “This is from a really nice piece of...
View ArticleNightstand
The nightstand I built for my daughter is made from red oak. The finish by her request is ebonized. The feet were constructed utilizing thru-dovetails. The drawers were made with half-blind dovetails....
View ArticleKitchen &/or Dining Room Mission Table
This table for my eldest son and his growing family of five. It is similar to the table I made for my youngest son & his bride as a wedding present a year ago. The mission style table is made from...
View ArticleArts and Crafts Dining/Kitchen Chairs
These are the first of 12 chairs that I am making for my two son’s and their families (6 chairs each). The first set is made from Red Oak, the second set will be made from White oak. The chairs were...
View ArticleArts and Crafts Chairs
I just completed the construction of four chairs in Quartersawn White Oak and two chairs in Quartersawn Red Oak. I can safely say that my two sons now have four chairs each to compliment the tables I...
View ArticleRouter Table Cabinet for Bench Dog Cast Iron Router Table
I am convinced that a cast iron router table is “the way to go.” That being said, I purchased one from Bench Dog and I also purchased their Pro Fence. Rather than buy an off the rack cabinet or stand,...
View ArticleHand Plane Cabinet
This Hand Plane cabinet is made of 3/4” walnut using 1/2” oak plywood for the cabinet’s back. The design I obtained from Chris Gochnour’s article in Fine Woodworking Magazine. The planes are held in...
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