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My mother wanted a place to put the TV on the fireplace wall and needed a custom piece. A little rough but I learned a lot in the process. It's anchored to the wall on the left side and uses the fireplace ledge for support on the right side. The height and width of the LCD threw a wrench in...

This is a 1968 Sears Craftsman Radial Arm Saw. My father bought it new that year and converted the two car garage into an office and wood work shop with it. He had no table saw at the time. I can post more photos for those who are interested in the difference between years. Sometimes older is...

This is a hall bench that I built from oak lumber I salvaged from a house fire. The wood was black from smoke and was left sitting outside in the elements for a year before I salvaged it. The wood came out of a 1903 house, and was one inch thick. I was able to plain it down to 3/4" and 1/2"...

Small dinning room table

Turned from a Banksia pod. Comments welcome

This band saw box was made out of a cedar 4×4 Chunk of wood. I made it in the Wahoo high school shop. I cut out the general shape of the box including the legs and round design. After that I cut off the back. Then i cut out the shape of the drawer.After this I glued the the main body back...

This was my first relief carving done in 1991. I carved it for a woodworking magazine show in london. It was my first attempt at a show too… I know that this may sound stupid but I was so disappointed not to even get a 'recommended' card next to it , I took it that it wasnt up to standard. I...

Simple twin bed made of yellow pine. Mortise and tenon, dovels, polyurethane finish. Can be taken apart. The only tools used were chisels, hand saw, sand paper and drill (did not have plane at the time). It was ment to save money and be a bit better than big box store furniture. Matches the...

Another cb, this one is the 3d effect. Kinda depends on how the light hits it, or the angle u hold it. The edge photo shows the interlocking of the maple and walnut. thanks fur looking.

This unit was my first cabinet I ever made with solid wood of any kind. As is obvious, it was made with oak. As it progressed, it seemed to be looking O.K., so I saved the raised panel door challenge for another day. This one does not have the raised panel doors, but it does sit in my living...

I made this from a picture in a woodworking magazine a few years ago. Made out of red oak. Measures approx 12" x 12" x 1". This took me about 24hours total time to complete. One of my first scrollsaw projects. I used some black felt with peel off adhesive backing to give the contrasting look.

Just finished a set of 6 chairs. They are from a Fine Woodworking article, I also ordered the plans with full size templates to make construction easier. The design is similar to the original Stickley piece, but the back has more detail. I built the chairs from QS White Oak. After planing...

This crochet hook was one of my first and favorite projects. It is a simple hook made from walnut that I turned between centers on my lathe. The knot was not visible to me when I started the turning project, so this was one of those happy accidents that work out every once in a while. If you...

These relief carvings were carved as part of a final year project a the University of Limerick. Theses pieces are just a small elements of a larger site http://peteforan.wix.com/mtwwoodcarving This site was set up to promote and support the creative craft of wood carving for learners of all...

In order to continue with my future projects I needed to get shoes out of garage (which I use for shop) because lots of dust. At same time I needed make space for under stairs storage so I decided to build this cabinet which is combination of shoes and coats storage, shelves for mail and other...

Another circle cutting jig….yawn! A friend in the neighborhood want to cut circles in plywood for Christmas decorations and asked if I could make one for jigsaw to cut certain sizes, 24" 30" and 36" I made it to cut more sizes based on 6" increments to 48" The pivot is a small hole drilled...

This is my 23" tall Westminster chime clock in Walnut. Powered by a Hermle 8 day movement with Westminster chimes progressing every 15 minutes. Brass dial features a rolling moon dial that turns by degrees with the hour hand. Finish is Shellac & Paste wax.