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  Mesquite Sofa Table

  This is a sofa table for my son. Top is a Mesquite slab.

  Aug 28, 2012
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  Tissue Box Cover

  These tissue boxes are a mix or Eucalyptus, oak, and some birch. I was able to resaw some of it down to 1/4″ or less so the dark boxes are much smaller.

  Aug 28, 2012
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  Robie House Lighting Sconce

  I made the sconces based on the Robie House dining room sconces. First I did CAD drawings of the original sconce and built two of them to prove the design.

  Aug 14, 2012
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  Multi-Purpose Game Board

  I was given complete creative design on this chinese checkers. It was also my first attempt at a double-double box joint and also veneering. I used walnut, maple, cherry, and oak

  Aug 14, 2012
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  Dining Table

  What made it unusual for me was that the boards were so massive that my machinery was useless. I had to do it by hand.

  Aug 14, 2012
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  Southwest-Style Turned Platter

  This southwest-style serving platter is about 20″ in diameter x 5-1/2″ high. It is constructed from Acrylic, holly, bloodwood, black walnut, cherry and gabon ebony.

  Jul 31, 2012
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  Red Oak Burl Woodturnings

  These items were made from a two foot diameter red oak burl.

  Jul 31, 2012
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  Skeletal Clock Unit

  I purchased the skeletal clock unit, and inserted the whole thing into a piece turned from English Sycamore.

  Jul 31, 2012
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  White Oak Vanity

  This is a vanity from quartersawn white oak I recently was commissioned to build.

  Jul 17, 2012
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  Hall Table

  Kate needed a place for her husband and two boys to toss their shoes and coats. The bulk of this project is cherry with two panels made of oak for contrast.

  Jul 17, 2012
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  Captain’s Bed

  About a year ago my daughter asked me to make a Captain’s bed for her and her husband. After about two months of designing I got final approval.

  Jul 17, 2012
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  White Oak Sideboard

  I had some quarter sawn white oak left over from a large entertainment center I built a few years ago.

  Jul 3, 2012
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  Zebrawood Dining Table

  This is a dining table I completed just a few days prior to Christmas. It is made from Zebrawood with Padauk for the rails.

  Jul 3, 2012
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  Cherry Four Post Bed

  Here is the completion of a year-long (off and on) project to make a cherry four post bed. The posts and solid and made from reclaimed barn beams.

  Jul 3, 2012
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  Walnut Armoire

  This is a walnut armoire.  I designed and built it for a lady that collects little jars of face makeup. Altogether she has around 500 jars.

  Jun 19, 2012