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Queen Anne Lowboy

Bruce_Lundegard, member | April 18th, 20113 comments

Inspired by the cover photo of Fine Woodworking for February 1990 "Building a Lowboy" this project was begun in 1990, set aside for twenty years, and completed early this year as a retirement...

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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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anti-symmetrical

Sunee82, member | April 4th, 20113 comments

I built this with an anti-symmetrical point to show when clean line and organic design collide....well tried to

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Heart of the Craft

BetsyE, member | March 11th, 20114 comments

The difficulty of this Federal heartback chair is what attracted Steve Brown when he chose it for his final project at North Bennet Street School. The other attraction was the curves, which Brown...

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Windsor Rocker

BetsyE, member | March 11th, 20112 comments

This Windsor rocker was inspired in part by the chairs of Sam Maloof, which is why the sculptural quality of the seat extends to the arms, crest, and spindles. Traditional chair-making techniques are...

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cypress and walnut cox

glittle, member | March 10th, 20111 comment

Sculpted cypress and walnut

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Sculpted Box

glittle, member | March 10th, 20113 comments

Asculpted box made from bloodwood with maple accents

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Carved and Turned Chessmen

JiminFla, member | March 10th, 2011

I turned and carved this set of chessmen from solid 8/4 cherry. I based the design on Mike Darlow's version of the St. Georges chessmen design, but made a lot of changes from the...

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Headboard 18th century French pattern

kennethstover, member | March 7th, 20113 comments

The design is from a table by Jean-Henri Riesener and is located in the Petit Trianon at Versailles. The pattern was redrawn several times to obtain the dimensions of a queen-sized headboard...

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KEEPSAKE BOX

ronlatour, member | February 22nd, 20114 comments

This box is a keepsake box custom designed and hand carved to suit my client’s affection for a bread and breakfast plantation in Natchez, Mississippi named “Linden”. The primary...

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Piano book storage

Rich67, member | February 9th, 2011

Hi Folks, This storage for Piano books started out as a request from my wife who wanted something that would fit into the space at the side of the piano as seen. I have 3 kids learning the piano so...

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Leo the Lion Childrens Throne

bsherwood, member | February 7th, 2011

Children's Throne, hand constructed from pine, hand carved and hand painted using acrylic paints. Finished with acrylic varnish.

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Don't Fence Me In

bsherwood, member | February 7th, 2011

Don't Fence Me In Queen Size Bed, Hand constructed from Pine and hand carved/painted with acrylic paints and acrylic finish.

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Spirits of the Forest Grandfather clock

bsherwood, member | February 7th, 20111 comment

Hand constructed from Pine, non traditional grandfather clock with cabinet body, base with a drawer, all hand carved and painted with acrylic paints and varnish.

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Basket. Bleached red oak, mahogany, poplar

DavidCalof, member | February 1st, 2011

This is a basket made by scroll sawing and carving to clean it up. The piece is unfinished to make the basket weave more realistic. I put just a couple of drops of lemon oil on the...

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Shutter Panel carving

woodenhead, member | January 22nd, 20111 comment

This carving was taken from a book Carving Classical Styles in Wood by master woodcarver Fredric Wilbur, the original hangs in the Vatican museum Rome circa. 15,16 century but that is just a guess ...

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Inspiration 1.0 - Custom rocking chair

shrlok, member | January 20th, 20111 comment

Inspiration 1.0 – Walnut and Curly Walnut custom rocking chair This sculpted custom rocking chair is built from 2’’ Canadian Black Walnut and special piece of Curly Walnut. This is...

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Carved door plaque

Joe Scannell, member | January 6th, 20112 comments

4.25x7.5x0.7 inch plaque carved from madrone as a Christmas gift. Recipient specified size and Dutch expressionn of welcome. Oil finish. Mounted adjacent to entry door, above doorbell.

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Sheraton style ladies desk

pmac460, member | December 27th, 2010

Desk is based on a photo of a Carlton House desk (original design was by Thomas Sheraton). Drawers are cherry with half blind hand cut dovetails. Beading is holly. Writing surface is on a double...

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CHRISTMAS SLEIGH

skex, member | December 23rd, 2010

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERY ONE SKEX1

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Mouse Cabinet

kolwdwrkr, member | December 11th, 20109 comments

This cabinet is made from Maple. The wicker is beech. The mouse is Cherry. The dovetails are a design I came up with thinking that it would be neat to do something more difficult then a...

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One of a kind Nativity

dshinsel, member | December 2nd, 2010

I recently finished this nativity piece. I really wanted this to imply movement and three separate but related scenes. The tall figures range from 5-6 inches high. All pieces including the maple burl...

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Restrained

Czappa, member | November 25th, 20105 comments

This is an artwork using an old hand drill. It is incased in layers of plywood with mahogony venier on top and mahogony for the base. It is about the economy and people not having enough work or...

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Carved-Front Box with Wooden Hinged Lid

xposvx, member | November 23rd, 2010

1st period-style box made using hand tools only, following the construction details and methods of early Dedham, MA joiner John Thurston. For example, the pins that hold the hinges are...

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Alder Gun Cabinet

CDADAN, member | November 15th, 20102 comments

I built this peace after getting a six point buck last year.This peace is currenly for sale at Northwest Handmade in Sandpoint Idaho PS The antlers are on the shop wall over the poker table

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"Green Man"

DennisZongker, member | November 15th, 20101 comment

"Who Is the Green Man?The “Green Man” is the symbol of an ancient character of Nature, recognized and respected by many civilizations and adopted by many religions. His name means the...

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Aron Kodesh

CustomCarving_org, member | November 13th, 20101 comment

Aron Kodesh or Torah Ark is a cabinet used to house a torah at a synagogue, Jewish house of worship. This Aron is made from African Walnut with a water based stain. Sliding doors and...

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Comb back arm chair

hermv2000, member | November 10th, 2010

Similar in style to another chair I have on this site, in this example I modified the turnings and the rake and splay of the arms and legs and extended the length of the arms to account for the...

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"John Owen's Adventure"

muniart, member | November 7th, 20103 comments

This piece was made to honor my 6 year old grandson who has muscular distrophy. His parents are putting him on this jurney as he gets progressivly weaker and weaker. It's a fun journey doing all...

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Great Bookcase

BigBetzy, member | November 2nd, 2010

This is a comissioned peice we made for a client with unique taste. It is made of combination of solid and veneered walnut, the dome was the feature for sure. Made of solid walnut in layers...

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Carving Knives

MikeSweet, member | October 20th, 20101 comment

I am a woodworker/woodcarver. I own several carving knives but the best ones I own I make. I used hacksaw blades and hollow-ground the shapes. I used a steel epoxy and aluminum rivets, if necessary...

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England's, Queen Victorian Style, King Bed

DennisZongker, member | August 31st, 20104 comments

My brother, Dan Zongker, met with the customer and designed three pieces of furniture for their bedroom, a bed, dresser, and nightstand. The customer was looking for somethingnbsptraditional...

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