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Cabinet with Celtic Styling

AlanBYoung, member | December 11th, 2011

A cabinet in white-oak and black walnut with Celtic influenced details. Celtic Knots in black walnut on the top and the door. The door also features a Celtic Crosson the panel and a hand made brass...

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Bathroom Cabinet with Curved Doors

TheAustrian, member | November 18th, 20113 comments

The original idea was to make a piece with straightforward sides and curved doors as an eye catcher. I had seen these doors on a piece by Jeff O'Brien and decided to give it a try. Once the doors...

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Art Nouveau demilune

canoeral1, member | October 30th, 20111 comment

I designed and built this during my second semester at Red Rocks Community College. It has about 200 hours in it, there is cherry, maple, mother of pearl, veneer, and a cast bronze sun that I...

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Pair of Davenport desks for notepad

RHMay, member | September 16th, 20114 comments

My wife wanted a small but functional desk for our downsized retirement home. Having seen an antique Davenport or Captain's Desk she asked me to design one that would be functional for a home office...

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Steel Chess set with Board and Case

AlanBYoung, member | August 7th, 20112 comments

When I was in my early 20's I turned several steel chess sets on a lathe in my Dad's shop. In the spring of 2011, I buffed up the chess sets and refinished them in enamel, then made a new...

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My latest Frankenfill

Lazarus13, member | June 27th, 20118 comments

I call these "hybrid" infills. The essential design element is an infill block that presses against a fixed, metal frog. I welcome any thoughts, ideas, and -yes- criticisms.

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Bonnet Top Highboys

rogerlandry, member | June 10th, 20114 comments

Several of you members wanted to see a better view of these 2 highboys I finished for my wife this past April. Making them at the same time was a big time savings. All together, they took about...

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TV Cabinet

ScottKingFurniture, member | June 9th, 2011

This TV Cabinet was commissioned by a client here in Barbados. It is made of African Mahogany and finished with oil, shellac, and wax. The back is frame and panel construction with a framed opening...

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Wooden gear clock

djgtor, member | June 6th, 20112 comments

This is a wooden gear clock that I recently designed. All the gears are baltic birch plywood, The rest of the clock is made from walnut, birch, and maple. All arbors and spacers are...

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Twin Bonnet Tops

rogerlandry, member | April 15th, 20117 comments

As a woodworking hobbyist in my spare time, I had always wanted to make the highboys in FWW issue #117 from 1996. With the work and detail involved, I figured it would be just as frustrating if...

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Music Stand III

AlanBYoung, member | December 16th, 2010

Music Stand in Sapele and Brass October, 2010

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Keep Sake Memorial Chest

snyderwood, member | June 22nd, 20101 comment

My father passed away in March. He was a WWII vet serving as a machinist mate on the USS Hamilton Mine Sweeper in the south pacific. I built this keep sake chest and flag case to house his WWII...

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Carriage for a Bronze Signalling Cannon

ror, member | March 22nd, 2010

This bronze signalling cannon (antique from a galleon) was in need of a carriage. The owner, a magistrate / honorary doctor of soil science/ and generally really knowledgeable colleague, fires it...

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Cherry Screwdriver

bko, member | February 20th, 2010

I made this screwdriver from an off-cut from some 2x2 cherry table legs. I turned the cherry block on my drill press using the hanger bolt adapter shown. The ferule is a plumbing part I found and the...

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Threesome of Living Room Tables

Senomozi, member | November 30th, 20092 comments

Solid red oak and walnut living room tables built for the same home as the dining table described below. All tables feature leg assemblies where the horizontal pieces form part of the top and...

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steam-punk clock

AlexSutula, member | November 17th, 20092 comments

This piece was commissioned for UNIX founder Doug Mcllroy, to be present to him at the 2009 Linux festival in Columbus, OH. I designed the casing of the clock and executed the woodworking. The...

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Kaidan Dansu

Curteshelman, member | October 15th, 20098 comments

Japanese 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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The Cordless Drill, artwork

Czappa, member | September 20th, 20091 comment

This is a humorious piece and a play on words, "The Cordless Drill" as we already had drills that were cordless for hundreds of years. The title is made in the brass printers plate with holes drilled...

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Stump table

DougStowe, member | September 5th, 2009

This table is one I made for my new book Rustic Furniture Basics published by Taunton Press. The table, made of maple, birch, and brass dowels, and using mortise and tenon joints, was recently sold...

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Pyramid supported vessel

wooddood, member | August 10th, 20092 comments

This piece, with a terrible title, has a bit of an Art Deco feel to it, as well as a sort of faux-Aztec vibe. Or maybe "The Day the Earth Stood Still". It's made of rosewood (I think), tiger stripe...

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Reliquary #1

wooddood, member | August 1st, 20091 comment

The first in a proposed series of reliquaries, elaborate vessels designed to hold small precious objects. The top lifts off to reveal a smaller interior container, also with a lid, to hold a ring or...

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Correspondence Box

clarkatron, member | July 29th, 20093 comments

This piece came about after re-watching one of my favorite movies, "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou." There is a line at some point where Steve Zissou mentions to his wife Eleanor that they need...

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Painted Bookcases with Motawi Tiles and Brass Grills

AlanBYoung, member | July 13th, 2009

I finished up a pair of painted bookcases. This set was built for a couple who liked a previous pair of bookcases I made. They needed alterations to the design to fit their space. These cases...

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Empire Bookcase

AlanBYoung, member | June 24th, 20093 comments

This is a rather bold and brassy piece. Literally. I designed and fabricated all the brass features and hardware on this bookcase except the door hinges and catches. These details include...

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Centre scribe and drilling jig

nikpalmer, member | June 8th, 2009

I really wanted the new Bridge City Tools drill jig, but it was way too expensive so i made one of my own....it's jatoba which is very hard wearing and slightly self oiling... You can see a...

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Double Tool Cabinet

Anacapa, member | May 22nd, 20097 comments

Made from walnut, birch, and Baltic birch, the cabinet has two sets of dovetailed, piano- hinged doors, one on top of the other, for more storage space. Tools can be mounted on all seven...

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chest on stand

jasonmcbain, member | May 17th, 20096 comments

This cabinet was made from Cherry, milled by the recipient’s deceased grandfather, with spalted, curly Maple veneered sides and doors, made from wood salvaged from a pallet. The doors...

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The Carpenter

Czappa, member | May 8th, 20091 comment

This is a sculpture about my father who taught me woodworking when I was just a kid. Many of the tools on this piece were his. His outfit is made of 13 ply hardwood plywood cut up to make the parkay...

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Miniature Cupboard with Drawers

rdiaz, member | April 2nd, 20092 comments

This small cupboard is based on an original piece displayed at the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont as part of their 2007 exhibit "Out of This World: Shaker Design Past, Present, and Future"...

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Black Walnut Bar by Ken Kraay

kkraay1, member | April 2nd, 20091 comment

This was a commission for a client in Mesa, Arizona. Built in Indiana, and shipped to clients residence in Mesa , Arizona. All glass was hand painted, and etched. Mirrors were 1"...

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Display Cabinet - Through Dovetails

rlafferty, member | March 30th, 20094 comments

This display cabinet houses a collection of navigational sextants. It has glass doors, glass shelving, and accent lighting from above. The case, base, and door frames are clear eastern...

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Plane O' Box

DonTito89, member | March 24th, 20091 comment

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