I used the plans in a Quebec do-it-your-self publication exactly, including mitering the 4 corners of this piece and preparing the 2 piece cornice.
This is the first time I made such a crown moulding. Since I do not have a cutter/bit with the required profile, I used an old (extra) router bit from which I [...]
Posted on March 21st, 2010 by Carl
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We use our fire place quite a lot and I just got tired of seeing the firewood lying beside or in front of it so I undertook a quick project to design and build a box to store the wood.
It is solid pine, with spaces between the rails to allow any damp wood to breathe [...]
Posted on July 4th, 2009 by Carl
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Our home in the country is quite private and so we do not have any window coverings. My wife wants some simple shutters for the guest bathroom. So I have started to experiment when I have some free shop time.
These are made of Spanish cedar with a single coat of Sikkens Cetol natural stain. The [...]
Posted on July 4th, 2009 by Carl
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Black Walnut, Louis XV
Posted on March 12th, 2009 by Carl
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This is the advanced project at L’Ècole et l’Àtelier d’Ébénisterie. You can see the finished project on a more recent post.
It is made of black walnut. Here are some pics showing how it is constructed …
… the chess squares are individually cut and glued to an MDF base that is inset into the walnut top. [...]
Posted on August 17th, 2008 by Carl
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Our friends have a very nice home in the country. They wanted a sofa table … here is
the result …
It is made of solid pine, 53 inches long, 16 inches wide by 25 inches high. Mortise & tenon joinery for the frame and dove tails for the drawers
Finished with a walnut stain and many coats of wiping varnish.
Posted on August 5th, 2008 by Carl
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I found a nice plan in Canadian Home Workshop (Paul Allen) for these chairs. So I bought some Spanish Cedar (beautiful wood) and followed the plan almost to the letter and here is the result.
A unique aspect of these comfortable chairs is the offset of the front legs to make it easier to get up and [...]
Posted on July 16th, 2008 by Carl
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