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Texas Knife Holder
1 commentWall mounted knife holder with Texas outline. Black walnut burl with five coats of wipe on poly.
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Cherry and Maple Chess Table
Chess board with maple and cherry squares, and a solid cherry turned pedastal with legs. Table includes a slide out table to rest the taken pieces during play. Finished with boiled...
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Charging Station
For quite a while now we have had a snaggle of cables lying on the kitchen counter for the purpose of charging phones, iPods, etc. This was a sore point with my wife, so I made this charging...
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Christmas 2009
5 commentsMany of the 300,000 Yoshino cherry trees in Macon are reaching maturity. Salvaged neighborhood trees make very nice gifts. This bowl went to a family member. The oak bucket...
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My First Piece! My wife's pantry cabinet
9 commentsThis is the first piece i ever built about a week ago and delivered it to my wife on December 23rd. The piece is built from 3/4" Birch Plywood sides and shelves w/ 3/4" pine edge trim, 1x4 pine face...
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elmo chair
My wife decided I should make a Christmas present for a friend's granddaughter, who happens to be an Elmo fanatic. So off to the workshop I went, and emerged with this rocking chair. It is...
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scrap wood projects
1 commentThese are some christmas gifts that I made out of leftovers from other projects. The shotgun shell box is made out of walnut, and holds 27, 12gauge shotgun shells. The small box is a 22 long rifle...
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Sled for Grandson
2 commentsGrandson’s first Christmas present from Papa. I decided that I needed to build a suitable gift for my 9 month old grandson’s first Christmas. A pull sled would be something enjoyed...
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Lazy Susan Remote Control Holder
Remote control holder made from black walnut burl. Rotates for easy access to all remotes. Finished with five coats of wipe on poly.
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bookcase cabinet
3 commentsThis bookcase cabinet was built by me as a Christmas present for my wife as storage for her collection of cookbooks. The cabinet is built from highly figured walnut and curly maple. The...
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Treasure/Music Box for Grandson
1 commentBox dimensions 10.5'W x 15'L x 5"H in lacquered walnut with magnificent wood grain that wraps around the box. Marquetry top is replica of famous Rockwell scene on maple background. Lock Mitre joints...
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Custom Cutting Boards
I gave out these cutting boards to close friends. In each board I used the variety of hardwood or woods. Unique sizes, patterns and varieties to match the personality of each friend. Lots...
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Cabin Deck Furniture
5 commentsThis Xmas set is for my good friends, who have a Cabin on an Island just off Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The wood is very fine grained Yellow Cedar, and Red Cedar inlay, with brass...
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Zach's Truck
2 commentsToy truck for my almost 2 year old nephew. Idea came from a similar toy I had when I was his age, although I got a little carried away according to my wife. Made the majority of the truck and trailer...
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Leaf Rake
1 commentMade this rake for my daughter (almost 2). The tines are steam bent ash, the body cherry pinned to the maple handle with a black walnut dowel. Most of the wood was cut on her grandparents property...
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Megan's Chopper
First birthday and Christmas present. Her Daddy has a Firefighter Edition H-D, so her's has red fenders also.
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Motorcycle Rocker
1 commentMade this rocker for my Gradndaughter. Used a set of store bought plans with a lot of my own modifications. Upholstered seat, real mirrors and motorcle motor sound for instance. Her Dad and...
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Megan's Chopper
1 commentMotorcycle Rocker. Walnut tires, oak frame, cherry gas tank, maple fork, popular rockers and body.
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Curly Cherry toolchests
9 commentsPictured is one of two identical toolchests, built for Christmas gifts for my sons. The plans were Chris Gochnour's, in FWW #169. The cherry was not stained or dyed, but was sprayed...
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New Hampshire Hexagonal Candlestand
Dunlop Brother's 18th Century reproduction New Hampshire candlestand Cherry and Tiger Maple The Dunlap Brothers made unique furniture. This candlestand is a simple, and I think a...
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Picture frame
Every year I like to make things for family and friends. I made a dozen of these from a design in wood magazine. The easel for the frame was definitely fun to make.
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Rocking Horse
1 commentThis is my first ever woodworking project. Hope it'll be a favourite with the grandkids! If not I can always sit and rock on it. Needless to say I learned a lot while building it! Wood is ash...
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Cherry Office Cabinet
This cabinet is a gift for a friend with a home office in a 200 year old log cabin in the Virginia Piedmont. The flip top opens to a file box. The wood is Virginia cherry with a...
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From November 16 through December 28, upload photos of your most creative shopmade holiday gift items for a chance to win one of three prize packages from Stanley Tools.
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• Stanley Sweetheart No. 4 Smoothing Bench Plane
• Stanley Seetheart No. 62 Low Angle Jack Plane
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• FatMax Xtreme Instant-Change Handsaw System
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• Stanley Sweetheart No. 4 Smoothing Bench Plane
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• FatMax Xtreme Instant-Change Handsaw System
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