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About The Site

Hi Folks, After 36 years in the IT industry, I have retired (almost) and taken up the craft of making quality furniture and have set up this site to chronicle and share my experiences.

Bonnetiere – Tall Cabinet

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 [...]

Fire Wood Box

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 [...]

Shutters

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 [...]

Update on Chess Table

Black Walnut, Louis XV

Louis XV Chess Table

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.  [...]

Pine Sofa Table

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.

Adirondack Chairs

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 [...]