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This lamp is not for the timid as it is made up of over 60 pieces of quarter sawn white oak. It is an adaptation of an original table lamp seen at the St. Paul, MN Arts & Crafts show. The lamps have become a favorite of our extended family and make a great wedding present. The changes I made...

I am in the process of restoring a bunch of old Stanley/Bailey planes, and many of them had broken or damaged totes/knobs. This was my first attempt at making my own tote/knob set. I chose Zebrawood, and I decided to make 2 knobs and 2 totes. Obviously, the knobs were turned on a lathe. The...

This was a true UGLY DUCKLING. I have never seen a piece of wood this ugly get turned. It was soo bad, I wouldn't have put it on the fire! The only reason I tried to turn it was because it was given to me, to see if I could make some thing from it. I think it is Maple. The entire outside was...

Following my dad's footsteps, I modified a design and built a cradle for our 1st grandchild due in May. The pads & things require one of two basic dimentions 32×16 or 36×18, I went with the larger. All joined, pegged & glued not a screw in it.

Another sapele vessel I made, the shape needs work :/

This project came to be about a year after I had finished building this house. THe homeowner, who is an artist by trade, had asked if I would be interested in building a contemporary shelf that would fit on a wall under the staircase. After a couple of different sketches I was off and running...

This is a plane I just restored. It's a Stanley #31 Transitional Plane that I picked up while on vacation. The second picture is the before. More information and pictures are available on my blog.

First, I was unsure as to the best place to post this "project". The handles are made of wood, right? They were sanded and refinished with a couple coats of tung oil. The plane was cleaned and repainted. The iron sharpened and the back flattened. I am a hand plane beginner. I have recently...

New table for the deck just in time for Autumn. Here in Georgia this is the time we can actually enjoy the deck! Table is made from cedar purchased at the local big box store. With the exception of the top all lumber was planed down to 3" by 3". The top is 1.5" thick. I used the table as...

First 3 pictures are made from cherry. The last 2 are rosewood. More of the stories and pictures - First set Second set Finish is BLO and wax.