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This was an exciting project.a lot of learning was done along the way..first I had to flatten and remove the twists from the lumber so I built a very simple planing sled.The top was then assembled using biscuit joinery and breadboard ends..the carcass is held together with pocket hole screws.I...

I just finished cutting this 11×15 inch picture of the Taj Mahal in Baltic Birch plywood on my scroll saw. Pattern design by me using GIMP2 program. Pegas 2/0 spiral saw blade.

Hot off the press today with another 3 near complete (pics to follow). Really pleased with this one as the end grain showed some gorgeous colouring and detail. Oak, Ash, Padauk, Sapele, Maple and Beech. Rounded finger holds added using a 1/4" bull nosed router bit. Dimensions - 450mm x 320mm x...

This style of trunk was used back in the days before airplane travel was common and people traveled on cruise ships such as the Queen Mary (and the Titanic) for their vacations that could last up to 6 months or more. So they carried everything neatly packed in large wooden trunks. The...

This is a traveling plate rack made from oak for wet plate photography. After the plate is fixed, it needs a place to dry before a protective varnish coating. During this drying process the silver coating is very delicate. Version one of this holder was mostly a prototype and I learned a few...

A special guitar build required a special guitar travel case. The guitar I just recently finished has some extra electronics that will travel with it. I figured a custom travel case to keep everything together made sense. The case needs to hold the guitar, MIDI pedal board, power cord, and...

I just realized that I have mentioned that one of my patterns was features on Steve Good's blog, but that I never actually posted it as a project. Well here it is :) This simple tic-tac-toe game is 5 1/2" x 5 3/4", 3/4" thick (with the lid on), and features a simple sliding dovetail lid. The...

Here are a few more shaving brush handles that I turned. The first two are padauk with the badger hair knots installed in them. The one in the second image is Georgia pecan from my neighbor's tree.

Well I seen My Papa's burnings of his cars and He wanted me to pick out another pattern and I picked out this Corvette. I have burned it, and I will be painting it soon. Your LJ Friend...

This was my first attempt at a bandsaw box. It is the popular Pisces box design by Lois Keener Ventura. I made this from Purpleheart, Maple, and the thin strip in the middle is Mahogany. The box measures a bit over 5 1/4"deep, by 9" wide, ~ 6" high. It is finished with 5 coats of Formby's Tung...

Travel size humidor from American Woodworker Issue #141. Outer box made from rosewood. Inner box made from padauk and spanish cedar. Inlay made from padauk. Still need to make the humidifier.

Insulin diabetics need to carry insulin, needles & swabs when travelling. With this case you can carry two bottles of insulin, six 100U needles and a dozen alcohol pads. The case inside is tightly fitted and nothing moves with handling. The end dado for the sliding top is 1/32" smaller than...

Well this project is now complete. All in all it turned out alright I think. Ran into a few snags here and there but its a learning experience sometimes. I really enjoyed making this butcher block table and have already started on some other butcher block and cutting board projects as well. As...

These tables are pieces of 4/4 reclaimed American Chestnut siding that we got from a barn we tore down in PA. It's an original design of mine for a customer who wanted a reclaimed table they could break down easily for trade shows. It's welded galvanized pipe with bar clamp heads and caster...