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  1. Finished Birdhouse

    this is a birdhouse that I made for my dad for Christmas. It is made of cypress, it has a brass rustic keyhole plate with a little skeleton key for the perch so the bird can enter the birdhouse. I used some 3M spray glue to glue the dried moss onto the roof. The keyhole i cut out with a...
  2. Man Box For Husband

    Well its finally done! I finished the "man box" I was making for my hubby. It only took us a month working about 3 hours almost every night somewhere between 80 and 90 working hours total however a lot of that was learning time for me I take longer then I should to get things done since dad...
  3. Reclaimed End Grain Pine and Oak Wall Art

    This was going to be a bar top. I measured the existing bar and it was 64". I repeated 64", 64", 64", 64" in my head all the way to the shop. I laid out all of the material, glued them down, clamped them, framed the piece, grouted it, and finished it. I brought it into the house and set it...
  4. IN THE WOOD .... first commision piece using Sketchup ... Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Sconce

    Batched 6 of these and 5 are complete. One is left waiting to be glued up (ran out of R3 biscuits) Emailed photos and this posting link to my customer, Merridee. Will ship the best one priority mail tomorrow. Sketchup is a awesome tool for woodworking design. ... I'm HOOKED …. been a autcad...
  5. Cross in black walnut, correct ratio

    My wife has been asking for a simple cross to hang on the wall for quite some time now. Her birthday today was the perfect opportunity to oblige. Material is 3/4" Black Walnut from Michigan's Upper Peninsula. I've had several boards sitting around waiting for the right projects. I made a simple...
  6. The N00b's Birch Picture Frames

    Continuing to learn a lot about how things work in the wood shop - what causes tear-out, how to use a keyhole bit - the lessons are endless (and often "learned" multiple times). This is a gift for a good friend of mine, three pictures I took of his puppy printed on canvas and mounted on...
  7. Miro Box

    This was the test of doing a modern picture in marquetry. From this I made the Calder Cabinet.
  8. 4 3/8" X 4 3/8" Post Caps

    Here is one of the 15 post caps that I built for a customer in Maryland. Very interesting project but very simple.
  9. Small Wall Shelf

    Made this small wall shelf with solid maple and walnut veneer. Used a biscuit jointer for hidden joints. Keyhole hangers routed out and installed on back of solid maple blocks. Fun little project. Enjoy
  10. DIY Bottle Cap Catcher

    I built several of these personalized bottle cap catchers for holiday gifts. They require minimal tools to build and are great beginner projects. Click here for the full tutorial. I mounted the catcher at my house on the rails of our screened-in porch (as shown in the picture). In the...
  11. Woodworking Skill Share
    I am thinking about getting a keyhole router bit. Does anyone have a jig for it's use? I'll be searching the web. I prefer to build over buy if possible. Many thanks.
  12. Woodworking Skill Share
    So a couple of years ago we renovated a bathroom for a customer and they wanted a "new style" doorknob to replace the old mortised lock set. Which is fine (there's no accounting for taste), we carefully removed the mortised lock set and made a block to fit and glued it in place. Then the...
  13. Blogs
    First Yard Sale of 2016 21Feb16 Had to run to the jobs site today to make sure one of the subs had everything he needed (of course he didn't , but hey, he works 14 hour days on Sunday's!) Anyway on the way back home I saw a little yard sale going on so I pulled up and found this gem of a hand...
  14. Woodworking Skill Share
    Anyone have any experience with cutting Mackintosh Keyholes? I want to make a coffee table with this detail cutout, but not sure on the best tool(s) - bandsaw, scroll saw, router templates, etc. Any ideas or experience is greatly appreciated. See below for an example...
  15. Designing Woodworking Projects
    First post here, Working on these floating shelves made of black walnut with a live edge. Shelves will be floating on a concrete wall they are 10 inches deep 5 ft long and 1.5 inches thick. Anyone had and success with floating wall brackets? have any clue what keyhole mounts can hold in...
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