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Chiffonier in Elm Burl veneer

mouppe, member | February 10th, 20121 comment

Chiffonier in elm burl veneer loosely based on a Ruhlmann original. Finish is French polish with a garnet shellac. I left the aspen interior polished but without a finish. This way it should attract...

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McGregor's Box

vejdiavsar, member | February 4th, 2012

Traditionally called Lady's Workbox. The piece was designed for modern use. It has two compartments for keys, watches, wallets and purses. Made out of Mahagony, Birds Eye Maple, Curly Maple, and...

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Writing box

acomart, member | February 4th, 20122 comments

I made this writing box for a client that want an exclusive and different box. The exterior and interior is all in cherry. The inlay bicolor band was made with holy veneer and Italian dye green...

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Walnut Cradle

dankolesar, member | January 30th, 20121 comment

Walnut cradle with maple stringing, made for my wife's friend that is expecting in May.

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Workbench

MTCondon, member | December 28th, 20113 comments

I'm a first year student at the Furniture Institute of Massachusetts. This was my second required project, and the requirements were mortise and tenon construction with four legs and a top. Phil...

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Solid Maple & Veneer floor lamp

Rich67, member | December 26th, 20113 comments

Hi, this is a lamp I made recently from solid Maple and Maple Veneer.

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Mobbed to the Side

TheAustrian, member | November 18th, 20114 comments

Finding a board of walnut in my stack with these striking patterns made it clear it had to be used for drawers to heighten the effect. Another piece of cherry with a life of its own resulted in the...

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Madrone Dining Sideboard

Joe Scannell, member | October 19th, 20111 comment

Madrone sideboard, designed using cardboard mockups and SketchUp. Built from a madrone tree I cut & dried 25+ years ago. Side panels are figured maple; antique glass doors. Interior is birch...

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Super bright LED floor standing light

Rich67, member | October 5th, 20112 comments

Hi Folks, I thought I'd share this. I bought some strips of super bright LED's to make a floor standing light with them. Mainly to use up some scraps I had and to be able to read during the winter...

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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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A tale of two chairs

YOUNGNICK, member | September 12th, 20111 comment

This is a story of how one design leads to another, and then another. It started with a cylinder cut in half and with the addition of a seat and the back, I sprayed it black to make sure I liked it...

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A box fit for a future King & Queen.

burr, member | September 10th, 20116 comments

Hi Guys I was commissioned to make this box as a gift for HRH Prince William & Catherine Middleton.The box is made from native sycamore and has 2 lift out trays. Each tray has been divided up...

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Cufflink box

AndrewCr, member | September 9th, 20117 comments

This is a large case, 20” x 14” x 14” intended for cufflinks. The main body of the box is made from oak and birch ply – it is veneered with spectacular American sweet gum...

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Jewerly Amoire

tom012947, member | August 31st, 20111 comment

7 drawer amoire, made of Cherry with Maple drawer interiors. Firsts: dove tails, panel doors and case with that many drawers. I am an amatur, I design computer systems for a...

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OM Acoustic Guitar

weepingzeeguitars, member | July 30th, 2011

"OM size" acoustic guitar using East Indian Palisander Rosewood sides and back, Englemann Spruce top, Honduran Mahogany neck, and West African Ebony fingerboard, binding, peghead veneer and...

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Walnut jewellery box with concealed drawers

burr, member | July 26th, 20116 comments

Hi All This is my latest commission – it is made from black walnut with sycamore inlays. The lid is made from bandsawn veneers with the grain running front to back. The flap is held in place in...

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jewellery case

YOUNGNICK, member | July 14th, 20114 comments

Boxes within boxes all made of squares. I like the square, its a pure shape. In fact I reckon tv sets would be better square instead of rectangular. They would certainly look nicer when not turned...

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Cherry Armoire

fishing7x, member | July 8th, 20114 comments

This is an armoire I built for my daughter. I started with plans that called for it being made from plywood, and there was no decorative top. I redesigned it so all the joints moved for...

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Throne

YOUNGNICK, member | June 24th, 20111 comment

This Throne is brought to you by the letter "h". Its a little known fact that I am old alumni of The Sesame Street School of Design, and its courtesy of them that I designed this chair and bring it...

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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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Federal sideboards

mouppe, member | June 6th, 20112 comments

A pair of Federal-style sideboards made from sapele with Karelian birch inlay. Tops and legs are solid sapele, aprons and sides are sapele veneered over pine. Shellac and French polish finish. The...

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Ruhlmann-style chiffonnier

stevee, member | June 4th, 20117 comments

This chiffonnier is similar to one by Ruhlmann in the Brooklyn Museum. My primary changes: using pommele sapele veneer with maple inlay, deepening the cabinet, and using magnetic catches.

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Cherry Bed (Queen)

ajbergren, member | June 1st, 20112 comments

Made with hand-cut draw-bored M&T. Most steps were hand-work. Rough milling and re-sawing is aided by power tools (I say aided because I did cut things to length from the initial stock using a...

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hall table

YOUNGNICK, member | June 1st, 20112 comments

A hall table veneered with macassar ebony and french polished. There is a central drawer made from ripple sycamore for the sides, base and back and Cameroon ebony ( jet black) for the front...

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Oak & Ebony Coffee Table

Rich67, member | May 28th, 2011

I built this table for a friend of mine . He said he'd like some inlay but wanted it to be fairly modern looking too. I think i managed to get a fine finish on the table top. After all the sanding i...

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bathroom vanity

alextr, member | April 28th, 2011

60" wide bathroom vanity made with melamine/maple veneer panels. The doors and trim are hard maple. finish is made with shellac and varnish

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DECO II - an un-turned bowl

YOUNGNICK, member | April 28th, 20117 comments

Despite appearances this bowl never went anywhere near a lathe. It was made from wedge shaped pieces I had left over from another job which seemed a waste to throw away. So putting them...

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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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Kaligrafia - a hall table

YOUNGNICK, member | April 12th, 20113 comments

Its a hall table that I'd been struggling to draw for a few weeks. I had the germ of an idea in my head but I couldn't get it nailed down on paper, but eventually it just fell out of me in 5 mins...

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hall table

YOUNGNICK, member | March 18th, 20112 comments

"We'd like something a little more modern," which considering that it came from an 82 year old gentelman was brave indeed. I'd made a hall mirror for Norman and his wife a couple of years earlier to...

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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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Greene and Greene Media cabinet

bloomnfan, member | February 26th, 20111 comment

This is a Greene and Greene inspired media cabinet. It is made of Honduras and African Mahogany and Ebony accents. The finish is alcohol stain, shellac, gel stain and lacquer.

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