Simple, humble, red oak and poplar box
Second box I’ve ever made. I left it natural. Finished with 3 coats of shellac.
View ArticleSimple, Poplar box, Mahogany Stain
The first box I actually made and finished. I gave it to my 3 year old daughter, hence the plastic jewelry inside.All poplar, stained and polyurethane. I mortised in the hinges by hand.
View ArticlePoplar Box, 1st time mitering corners, and cutting for keys.
My 3rd box. I built a small sled to cut 45 deg. angles and a key cutting jig from a old cabinet door I found on the street. Sled and jig could be shown if requested. The sled is ok, the key cutting jig...
View Articlefrom the firewood pile box
This was my first attempt at making something from raw lumber. Also the first re-saw, dimensioning and box joint attempts. The top is pieces from our Magnolia tree, a difficult, pithy wood to work...
View ArticleDashboard for 1967 Triumph Spitfire
A new dash for a ‘67 Triumph. Plywood with a walnut veneer. The burl patterns are all faux finish. Finished with 5 coats of lacquer. All those holes for the gauges were a challenge.
View ArticleMail Organizer
Calendar and mail organizer for my mom. Pine, with dark walnut stain, finished with a few coats of poly.
View ArticleTool Cabinet
90% Recycled. Red oak framed doors were leftover hardwood flooring from someone trash. White pre-painted pine also from the trash. I bought the pegboard and decided to use the white side to match the...
View ArticleSimple Crosscut sled
A very simple crosscut sled. Made of leftover 2×4” and plywood with oak runners.
View ArticleTea Box
A gift for mom. I gave to her 2 months after her birthday, but better late than never.Red Oak, walnet keys, Miniwax red oak stain (miniwax ugh)It was the first time routing dados for the dividers. I’ve...
View ArticleNasty Miter Key Slot Jig
This has go to be the ugliest jig ever made. But, beauty is not what on the inside but how the thing works, and it does work well.It mostly consists of a door that I picked out of someone’s garbage,...
View ArticleTool Chest Revised
Greetings fellow woodworkers,I recently had back surgery and haven’t been able to do much in the shop other than draw and sketch out ideas. My surgeon told me a way to deal with chronic pain is to get...
View ArticleCross and Heart
A simple piece. Walnut and Danish oil. This piece represents that the cross is not complete without your heart and there is always a place for your heart in the cross and Jesus. Even when you stray and...
View ArticleHomemade track saw
One of the first jigs I ever made. Got the plans from an 2004 issue of “The Ultimate Jigs & Fixtures Handbook,” published by August home publishing. The top strip of plywood joins together 2 pieces...
View ArticleTool Chest version 3
Greetings fellow LJ’s,This is my third time moving and reorganizing my hand tool chest. I needed some space in my small workshop, so I tried to cram in, as much as possible.After reading “A cabinet...
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