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Mountain rain
This is what happens when you play with milk paint and a set of carving gouges. Carved basswood cabinet/bookshelf in middle earth style. Mahogany back and base. Slanting the tongue and groove back pieces was a lot of fun. The … Continue reading
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Tagged basswood, bookshelf, cabinet, carved, milk paint, painted
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Frame and panel Chest of walnut
I built this to match a walnut Prairie couch and loveseat that I had already built for some valued clients. All solid black walnut with a purple-heart bottom. I feel like I have finally nailed the lapped and half-lapped miter.
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St. Johns Valet
Version two of the St John’s coat rack is now complete and ready for the Lumber to Legacy program auction in Albany Oregon (http://cityofalbany.net/lumbertolegacy). The lumber was salvaged from a construction project in Albany that removed seven very large native … Continue reading
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Tagged coat rack, design, shoe cabinet, St. Johns, white oak
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more sushi-boxes
Another run of boxes finished and photographed. If your interested in one, let me know here. Prices specified do not include shipping.
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Little Boxes
Our first project for the Mastery Program at the Northwest Woodworking Studio is a sushi box based upon a design Gary Rogowski published in Fine Woodworking magazine. With my usual abundance of enthusiasm, I jumped right in with six original … Continue reading
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Jewlery Box
Two years. Two years it took me to finish this thing. Two years spent squinting at it- looking for possibilities. Two years of thinking about leg options late into the night. And now it’s done. I used brass plane iron … Continue reading
blanket chests
I recently finished a run of six milk-painted chests. These measure 19″ x 40″ x 16″ (height). They are constructed of southern yellow pine, finished in four coats of General Finishes Milk-Paint, then hand-rubed with oil and wax and fitted … Continue reading
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Tagged boxes, chest, dovetails, Furniture, Handcrafted
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Stickley #72 Magazine Stand
Saw this in a blog by Chris Schwarz (here) and really liked the proportions. It was originally designed for Stickley by Harvey Ellis, who lightened the heavy Stickley look with a slight taper to the legs and the curved top … Continue reading
Shaker Oval boxes
I’ve always admired the Shakers for the perfection of their forms. That and their work ethic. They got a lot of stuff done in their short time here. They are not credited with the invention of the bentwood box, but … Continue reading
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Tagged bent wood, boxes, oval boxes, shaker, spalted, steam bent
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Toy box with milk paint
I promised my oldest girl a box, and that she could help me build it. We sat down together with paper and markers and sketched out what she wanted. I found some Southern Yellow Pine at Crosscut lumber for a … Continue reading
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