Projects

Pine Sofa Table

August 5, 2008

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 [...]

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Medicine Cabinet / Pharmacy

July 24, 2008

Another completed project … for a home renovation as shown below.   Here is the assembled unit, with mirrors and staining/finishing as close a color match as I could create … in comparison to the original vanity cabinet door shown below.  

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Adirondack Chairs

July 16, 2008

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 [...]

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Completed Pharmacy

July 16, 2008

I finished the pharmacy (medicine chest) with a first application of Tung oil, followed by an ebony oilbased stain.  The final finish was several coats of wiping varnish.    After I installed it, I realized it was too low, so I have to raise it a few inches … too tired today … the shelves were [...]

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Bathroom Pharmacy

June 23, 2008

Just over 2 years ago, I built a sauna and bathroom in the basement of our new home.  I also finished the family room and built a wine cellar.         Since that time, my wife has asked me to upgrade some of the elements of the basement … for example, she wants me to replace [...]

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Installing Drawers

May 27, 2008

I chose 2 different types of sliders, heavier duty for the file drawer and lighter sliders typical for kitchen drawers for the other. After measuring for the file drawer, installation was relatively simple. The smaller drawer however, had two problems: 1) The screws to mount the slider on the drawer actually had to extend into [...]

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Preparing Cabinet Drawers

May 26, 2008

I mentioned previously that I did not have a detailed plan but had drawn some sketches for the computer desk. I was originally going to install the drawers as I had done in all my previous pieces, with wood slides with mortise and tenons to fit within the interior of the cabinet frame. After thinking [...]

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Computer Desk – Preparing Cabinet Door 2

May 15, 2008

After the rails and stiles have been planed to final thickness and cut to final length and width and they have been oriented and marked for their position in the cabinet door, the rail ends are routed first, face side down as below … Because the inside surface of the door will fit within the [...]

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Computer Desk – Sanding and staining

May 15, 2008

My favorite task is sanding … NOT!!! … but it is essential for the best final result. I have found often once I start to apply the finish that I have not sanded enough … machine marks can be easily missed in the shadows. Because the panels will float in the frame, in order to [...]

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Computer desk – Prepping Cabinet Door

May 5, 2008

Now that the cabinet frames have been dry assembled, I can prepare the door for one cabinet and the drawers for the other.  I am able to get accurate measurements from the assembled frame.  Making some allowance for waste I have cut and started to work the rough wood as shown in next series of shots, to make the [...]

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