Furniture Portfolio

Cherry Bookcase

September 23, 2011

I designed this simple bookcase made of solid cherry … it can be made with any quality wood – mortise & tenon frame with floating panels. Oil stained and hand rubbed wax finish. Front view … side view … back view …

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Cedar Deck Chairs

April 20, 2011

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Mission Bookcase – delivered

May 9, 2010

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 [...]

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Cherry Wardrobe

April 25, 2010

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.

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Bonnetiere – Tall Cabinet

March 21, 2010

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 [...]

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Bathroom Vanity

March 21, 2010

Here is a photo of a past project … 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.

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Fire Wood Box

July 4, 2009

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 [...]

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Mobile Office Bar Cart

June 8, 2009

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. ———- Here are shop photos of a solid [...]

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Cherry Wardrobe

May 11, 2009

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, [...]

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