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Toni Johnstone's Kitchen
2 commentsThese Cabinets and table are part of a huge reno I did on Toni Johnstone's house in Revelstoke B.C. Canada. All the Birch and was cut and milled from my land The yew was salvaged from logging slash...
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C3D: chest of 3 drawers
4 commentsHere's the first piece of furniture that I decided to not only design but also build on my own. It's a chest of drawers made of mostly solid maple hardwood. The design is based on a play of curves...
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Mini Armoire
1 commentI had two ideas in mind when I designed this piece: I wanted to make a spice chest with the intimate bank of varied sized drawers as well as make a larger piece with tall sculpted legs. The...
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Workshop Cabinet
4 commentsThis cabinet was an experiment in finishes. I wanted to try techniques to make a piece of furniture look old. It was designed to give me more enclosed space for tools. The...
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Walnut 4 drawer dresser
6 commentsThis was my first attempt at anything more complicated than a coffee table or cigar box. I've been contemplating something more complex for some time now and when my wife told me she was...
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entertainment center
This 10' long entertainment center was a commission from a client who told me; here's a 12' wall make something. The cabinet is made of Cherry, Quilted Maple and Bubinga.
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Jewelry Chest
Jewelry Chest made for Daughter of a friend. Woods used are Walnut, Maple, Purple Heart and Lyptus.
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Lingerie Dresser
7 commentsThis seductive lingerie dresser is made of Mahogany, Gold Leaf, and Ambrosia Maple. The gold leaf has an overlay of fine crackle highlighted with acrylic. It has 6 drawers all finished...
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All Way Cabinet
10 commentsDrawers open from all four sides of this cabinet. Any given drawer can be pushed or pulled in order to open from either of two sides. The drawers self-register their closed location with rare earth...
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Kaidan Dansu
8 commentsJapanese chests were sometimes made as stairs to a loft, a Kaidan Dansu. This one is 80" tall and was constructed of wood from a soft maple tree that fell in my yard. Spalting is shown on the...
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Bedroom Storage/Display Unit
3 commentsThe requirements were simple: fill a wall that was over 14' long, with a 12' high ceiling, and hide the TV with something not too overwhelmingly massive, with matching nightstands and headboard. The...
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Pennsylvania Spice Box
4 commentsThis is a traditional spice box but made interesting through the use of Chechan Rosewood as the primary wood and Bird's Eye Maple as the secondary wood. It follows the plan of Steve Latta...
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Grandfather Clock Wedding Gift
9 commentsAs a wedding gift we decided to make a grandfather clock for our son and his bride. We worked on it for about 6 months (off and on) and as a result we gave it to them late (a few months). We kept it...
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Our Daughter's Hope Chest
9 commentsAbout 5 years ago we built a hope chest for our daughter. We used three species of wood. Maple, cedar and walnut. We used 3 types maple. Curly maple, Birdseye maple and quilted maple. I designed it...
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Maple Leaf Cabinet
5 commentsCurved front cabinet using shop-made veneers with a core of Baltic Birch ply. The exterior veneer, maple leaves and drawer are Santos mahogany. The interior is veneered with yellowheart. The pulls...
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Sleigh Changing Table/Dresser
2 commentsMy daughter bought a Sleigh Bed Crib that later makes into a youth bed but she didn't have a dresser to go with it. I designed and built the one shown here that mimics the ends of the sleigh crib and...
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multi use cabinet
1 commentThis cabinet can be used in the kitchen, on the patio or it makes for a great shop cabinet. The draws were my first attempt at dovetailing!
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Serendipity Cabinet
3 commentsMade with birdseye, maple, and purpleheart, 28"h x 25"w x17"d. I named this cabinet because it began as a picture frame...after cutting some stepped strips for the frame I realized that they...
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Curved Dresser
16 commentsSomeone told me that Walt Disney once said that furniture should look like it wants to get up and dance. I think this projects meets that goal. The project...
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shaker inspired dresser
6 commentsShaker inspired dresser with door. Made from yellow birch. It will be used for a change table for my daughter after she is born! All techniques used to build the piece were taken...
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Window and Maple Table Cabinet
I am interested in the history of pieces and like incorporate that into what I make. The door is a casement window from a 1920's house in MA and the beautiful maple top is from an old wrecked table...
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Arts & Crafts Bookcases
3 commentsIn the process of restoring our older home, I added the gas fireplace and bookcases to give the master bedroom a warm Arts & Crafts feel. The bookcases are of VG fir. Interior panels have...
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Contest Description
Congratulations to our five winners! Mark Laub, of Minneapolis, Minn., won first prize with his After The Goldrush Lingerie Cabinet.
The rest of the winning lot included Bob Abbott of Lake Oswego, Ore., Michael Singer of Felton, Calif., Craig Thibodeau of San Diego, CA., and Craig Hopson of Salt Lake City, Utah.
The winners were awarded a clamp prize package from Bessey Tools.
First Prize
-4-piece "H" Style Pipe Clamp Set
-Bar Clamp Assortment with Mobile Rack
-K-Body REVO Framing Kit
-K-Body REVO Extender Kit:
-24 x 4" Light Duty Step-Over Clamps
Second Prize:
-4-piece "H" Style Pipe Clamp Set:
-K-Body REVO Framing Kit
-Body REVO Extender Kit:
Third, Fourth and Fifth Prize:
K-Body REVO Extender Kit
Contest ended Oct. 28 EST.
Winners were selected by the community.
Winners announced Nov. 6.
