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I've been on a little parquetry bender lately. I know, I know, there's probably a 12 step program out there somewhere that would help me kick the habit, but I haven't hit rock bottom yet and I'm still enjoying the ride. First I made these parquetry thresholds for a client and that got me...

A swing/bench for my mom and dad with a drop down drink/arm rest with left over fence pickets.

I thought it would never get there, but the 373 piece table is finally together and finished. You can find a couple LJ blogs about the inlay banding and I would be happy to share how I did it and what Iused to do anything else. I was lucky to find this beatiful cherry veneer on ebay and I am...

This is a custom sideboard that I made a little while ago. I just posted up an article on my Furniture Blog that shows some of the steps involved in working on a large marquetry piece like this.

A little while ago I finally got around to building myself a dining table. I knew that I wanted it to be an extension table and I planned on making it with some spectacular veneer. Other than that I was a little stumped. I thought it would be fun to do something new to me and in the end I...

Wall cabinet for our bathroom. Made with Cherry, curly maple, and I think the shelves are birch. Case was constructed using biscuits. Finish was about 7 coats of shellac and 3 coats of WB Poly. Overall, it came out pretty well, but not sure how the finish will hold up in my steamy bathroom...

Here in South-Central Kentucky we have lots of the Eastern Red Cedar trees. The dead trees and downed trees often get cut up for firewood. I pulled out some of the pieces to use for my projects. The two candlesticks pictured here were turned on my Craftsman Router Crafter. The larger one is...

outdoor benches - cedar with dyed black cement supports finally finished all three benches curved benches laminated with vacuum bag obtained rough cut cedar logs from sawmill in Taylorsville, Ky and re-sawed and planed accordingly A lot of lamination for the curved bench Steel rods and washers...

Answering a question about why we do not use more the vacuum bags for veneering, I used the example of my guitar to explain I was using the vacuum bag only for curves and our flat manual press for flat surfaces. Sodabowski noticed I never posted that project. So here we are. I am a terrible...