Here is a pic of the completed bookcase.
The 4 shelves are adjustable. There are floating panels on each side and 2 on the back. I used a “clover” milk paint to stain this a very light green which allows the grain (poplar) to show. It was sealed with 6 coats of tung oil.
Not visible in [...]
Posted on May 9th, 2010 by Carl
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I finally got some pix of the cherry wardrobe I finished last year. So this post just to update on last year’s post which showed it under construction.
There are 8 dovetail drawers with floating cedar bottoms and 6 shelves with cedar panels floating within the cherry shelf frames.
Posted on April 25th, 2010 by Carl
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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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Here is a photo of a past project (I have had technical problems and was not able to post until now) … a custom made bathroom vanity in solid ash.
Bathroom Vanity
The mirror and back splash / ledge were not yet installed when I took these pix.
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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Here is the completed mobile Bar Cart made of solid maple.
The finish does not show well in these photos but is a combination of cherry, yellow and ebony stains with a wiping varnish seal.
This piece was personalized with a carved stylized monogram on the centre back panel.
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Here are shop photos of a solid cherry wardrobe, nearly completed. [...]
Posted on June 8th, 2009 by Carl
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I have been working on this project for several weeks … a wardrobe made of solid cherry, with cedar inserts for the back and bottoms of shelves and drawers. This project has presented many challenges since I work alone and it is simply very big (78″ high). The top is joined to the sides with dovetails, [...]
Posted on May 11th, 2009 by Carl
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Black Walnut, Louis XV
Posted on March 12th, 2009 by Carl
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Here below you can see one of my recent projects, a solid maple dining table. The top is 1 1/16″ thick and is 72″ long by 40″ wide. Two extensions of 16″ each can be installed to handle more dinner guests. The finish is an antique chestnut stain with 10 coats of tung oil on [...]
Posted on March 12th, 2009 by Carl
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One of my customers asked for a solid pine sofa and ottoman. For me this was a very interesting and challenging project.
To start, I searched for plans, but was unsuccessful, so I referenced the sofas in my house, and taking my client’s sketch, design preferences and specific measurements as a start, went about preparing a design.
Here [...]
Posted on December 8th, 2008 by Carl
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