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Walnut Coffee Table

Nathan_C, member | May 3rd, 20132 comments

This table was designed and built as part of my second semester at the Sheridan College (Oakville, ON, Canada) furniture design program. We were tasked to create a table with a drawer under 6 sq ft...

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Shaker No. 3 dining chair

Chuck_Griffith, member | April 21st, 20131 comment

Shaker chairs ranged in size from 0 to 7, so the No. 3 is at the small end of the scale. However, it makes for a fine dining chair, especially if the room and table are relatively small too. For...

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Segmented tray

Hoscra_Woodturner, member | April 1st, 2013

My first serious segmented turning project. This tray is made of two solid pieces of Beech and trwo rings (each made from twelve pieces) of segmented Birch. Diameter: 7 1/2", height: 2 34"Finished...

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Shaker Inspired Cherry Bed

neobassman, member | March 29th, 2013

This project for our guest room is based on tradiational Shaker beds but is my own interpretation. Turning the cherry posts was great fun and used the absolute maximum length of my Delta midi lathe...

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Shaker counter stools

Chuck_Griffith, member | March 4th, 20131 comment

I'd be embarrassed to tell you how little I charged for these. I figure they're pretty simple, so don't overdo it. However, because of the way I position holes for the rails and stretchers, the legs...

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Bowl of spalted Birch and spalted Rowan

Hoscra_Woodturner, member | February 20th, 2013

Bowl made of spalted Birch (Betula pubescens) and spalted Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia). Diameter aprox. 7". Finnsished with three coats of Danish Oil - polished with fine steel wool in between the coats...

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Bowl in spalted and fresh birch

Hoscra_Woodturner, member | February 1st, 2013

Bowl in spalted and fresh birch (Betula pubescens). Diameter aprox. 7". Finnished with three coats of Danish Oil and polished with fine steel wool. If you want to see more, visit my pages on Blogspot...

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Nut bowl in rowan

Hoscra_Woodturner, member | January 24th, 2013

This is a nut bowl I turned from a large piece of rowan firewood. As the work progressed, I detected a small burl in the centre. This gave a exceptionally nice pattern in the bottom of the...

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Bowl in sour birch and (healthy) beech

Hoscra_Woodturner, member | January 21st, 2013

This is a test project for me. I've never worked in soured birch. It worked out well, though. The diameter i aprox. 7". Finnishing is Danish...

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Walking cane

Ghwllc, member | January 7th, 2013

Shaped handle and turned coco bolo shaft

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Truned Bowl

PigStyProductions, member | April 21st, 20121 comment

4inch bowl turned from a small storm damaged tree.

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Beech bowl

Hoscra_Woodturner, member | March 27th, 20124 comments

Bowl turned from a single piece of beech on my Woodfast midi lathe. Aprox. 7". Finnished with Liberon finnishing oil and topped with shellac. The bottom surface is matte (no shellac) and equipped...

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Wormy Chestnut Bar Stools

fat418, member | March 25th, 2012

This wormy chestnut bar was built in 1976-77 by John Hilley Custom Furniture Design. In 1978 the year I had worked for John Hilley I was part of the design team, including John, the client and myself...

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My students works

YOUNGNICK, member | February 16th, 20123 comments

Hello everyone; I've been absent from these pages for a while as I've been shepherding my students here and I feel like a proud father. I'm showing off a selection of their work all designed and...

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Shaker style dining table

michelpoirier, member | January 25th, 2012

Made of solid Cherry, my own design, sits 4 without extensions, up to 8 with two extensions (not shown on photos). The legs were inspired from the table shown on the Plesant Hill...

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Shaker-style end table

jlecomte, member | January 23rd, 20122 comments

This Shaker-style end table (see Christian Becksvoort's article in Fine Woodworking #210) is the first piece of furniture I completed. It is made of cherry (curly cherry for the top) and poplar...

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Colonial style kitchen

byrd1, member | January 8th, 20124 comments

Colonial inspired kitchen. Made of cherry with curly cherry drawer fronts. It has inset doors and drwers with mortise an tenon beaded face frames. It has a hand rubbed oil/varnish blend finish with a...

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Getting started on Christmas stuff

John_Schaalje, member | November 25th, 2011

I have been making several bowls for Christmas. I have also been making lots of mistakes while making these bowls, which I am determined to learn from and never duplicate. These...

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"Ripple"

Triumph1, member | October 10th, 20117 comments

The inspiration for “Ripple” came from my younger years of growing up in a small town along the shores of Green Bay up in Wisconsin. Every Sunday in summer was spent at Grandma and...

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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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Ham on Rye

yankowskim, member | August 19th, 20114 comments

cypress, bass, cedar, acrylic paint

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LV Coffee Table

SFWoodworks, member | August 17th, 2011

I have had these large maple burl veneers for a long time and I knew they were going to be a table top. Well, their time has come after 12 years or so of waiting in the veneer shed. They sure are...

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The Wand Chooses the Wizard

hughelliott, member | July 26th, 20112 comments

These wands are a collection of individual art pieces with magical properties many of which belong to the magical community here in Cardiff California. They are of my own design and each piece...

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Eagle claw and ball table

YOUNGNICK, member | July 22nd, 20111 comment

Just prove to myself that I could do it, ( and really because my mortage payment and my family holiday depended on it) I accepted the commission to make this dining table and the buffet to go with...

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Birch bowl

Hoscra_Woodturner, member | July 3rd, 2011

Bowl from birch wood. Laminated from four pieces. Sanded down to 1200 grit. Finnished with Liberon Finnishing Oil. Diameter aprox. 6 1/2"

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"TEMPLE" dining table

YOUNGNICK, member | July 2nd, 20116 comments

This was such a lovely piece of wood. Olive ash from a private school in Devon, England. The school was sold to a family who didn't want the tree and ordered its cutting I went there and bought the...

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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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windsor sack back chair/ Fan Back

ACCustom, member | May 28th, 2011

theys are my owen designs to see more work go to http://accustomfurniture.blogspot.com/

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1/12 Scale Queen Anne Chair

Elga, member | May 21st, 2011

I am a furniture maker with a difference, I make it in 1/12 scale for dollhouses. For these chairs I used the plan from the book Queen Anne Furniture, History, Design and Construction written by...

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HARLEQUIN - A BOWL

YOUNGNICK, member | May 18th, 20113 comments

The bowl that nearly took my head off. This is the trouble you go to just to realise a design thats been bugging you for a long time. Trouble started when I mounted this chunk of triangles onto...

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Vitrina

YOUNGNICK, member | May 11th, 20111 comment

This display cabinet is made from solid maple solid ebony and bird's eye maple veneer for the doors and drawer front. There are glass shelves inside for a collection of venetian wine glasses, and...

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