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Yellow Wood Jewelry Case
I built this Jewelry case for my daughter on her 21st birthday, it is made from a combination of a Yellow Wood frame with Rhodesian Teak inlays.
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Chippendale Stool
This is a reproduction Chippendale stool, in solid cherry with upholstered seat. It took me roughly 20 hours per leg to shape by hand.
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Maple Bedroom Set
These are my first attempts at building any furniture. My priority was skill building, and both of these projects have brought me a long way.
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Multiwood Nightstand
These are night stands for the wife. I used Purple Heart, Yellow Heart, Padauk, Rosewood and Cherry.
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Blanket Chest
Here’s a picture of the blanket chest that I built from your Heirloom Blanket Chest plan several years ago.
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Baby Cradles
The one with the slats was built in 2008 and then the other was built in 2013. These were one of my first major projects, but were build with great joy.
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Designer Cutting Board
This is a designer cutting board. It is a small one, 9 X 12″. The wood is maple and purpleheart.
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Curio Cabinet
These projects include the companion piece (Curio Cabinet/bubinga) to my Chinese Apothecary cabinet plus a figured maple project.
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Fly Fishing Tackle Box
If you are a fly fisher, this is a must have to keep all your fly tying supplies organized. It has nine drawers plus the upper cab with a place for all your tackle under the lid.
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DVD Storage Tower
This is just one of many CD and DVD racks I have done for family and friends since my layoff, or as I like to call it “semi-retirement.”
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Black Walnut Bandsaw Boxes
Here are pictures of several band saw boxes that I’ve done over the years.
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Maple Wine Cabinet
Here is a wine cabinet I made for our school’s primary fundraiser: The Laughing Cavalier. The case is Tiger maple, with doors and back of maple burl veneer.
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Custom Designed Chaise Lounge
This is a prototype of a custom designed chaise lounge. The frames are made of laminated mahogany. The seating surface is open-weave webbed material with grommets along the edges, through which is laced to the side rails.
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Desktop Storage Unit
This desktop unit with sloping drawers is for organizing and storing individual canceled check images. I made it of birch plywood, cherry, and pine.
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Turned Bread Basket
I got the idea for this turned basket from one of my wife’s Longaberger baskets. Alternating the grain orientation of the white ash created a pretty cool woven effect.
