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This board was started quite some time ago, but I just finished it 2-days ago. It is a Christmas gift for my in-laws. I used the 2-extra feet in the middle for extra strength. Wood Species: Walnut, Hard Maple, Quartersawn Cherry Glue: Titebond III Weight: 9-pounds, 13-ounces Dimensions...

I got this typical office computer desk 10 years ago from my brother-in-law - his company was buying new equipment and giving away the old. I used it that way several years, but when my son took wood shop in high school about 3 years ago, I had him make the wood panels to replace the formica...

made from cedar limbs.

Our first major job at Spunwood was just the sort of work I was hoping to get: framing local artwork with local wood. James Hicks, the late uncle of the client, is the artist whose work is featured in these frames. They are red oak with a 50/50 (mineral/tung oil) finish. A preview of two...

In trying to figure out what to enter for the "Not Just Any Box" category, I was trying to figure out something to do that was out of the ordinary or unique in some way. Then, my father reminded me of the box that I made him a few years ago for Christmas. So, I figured I would enter it. The...

I originally found this idea on Pinterest. I've had an infinity for magnets lately and have been incorporating them in nearly all my latest projects. This particular project is constructed with Padauk and Yellow Heart wood. I don't have the exact link for the magnet I used, but the following...

I made this to be both a cutting board and a serving tray, taking the same care on both sides. The side with my personal brand on it is meant to be the "utilitarian" cutting board side. Board Details: Wood Species: curly maple/tiger maple, walnut, pink lyptus Dimensions: 15-15/16" long, by...

There are a lot of turners out there making pens these days from kits. I make some also, but my interest is to make or re-make something that doesn't come with assembly instructions. I started converting the famous Pentel Mechanical Pencil that comes with a plain plastic sleeve into something...

I had bought a veriety of pen kits and blanks for Christmas presents. Well over the course of the year I had forgotten where I hid them and even what kind they were. At the end of november I started looking for them and could find no sign of them. So I ordered some more last week. I was out...

Being new to woodworking, everything takes me a loooooong time. This frame was certainly no exception. I spent probably 40+hours on it, from designing it, to getting materials, to replanning, reworking, working, and finishing. I learned quite a few things along the way though, including what did...