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Paolini #74 Stickley Book Rack - Knock Down Version

cahudson42, member | May 18th, 2013

Paolini's new video series on his variation on the #74 promises to be a great one. I've made a couple of these from his FWW May/April 2008 article. On this one, I used stub tenons and connector...

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Guest apartment

GrenadaBarefoot, member | February 3rd, 2013

We recently completed the addition of a small guest apartment and now I have been working on finishing it. We built custom mahogany cabinets for the kitchen and I have been busy making the furniture...

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Six Board Blanket Chest

EdWiller, member | January 3rd, 20132 comments

This chest is 46"(w)x20"(d)x23"(h). The boards are from a local, field grown walnut tree that I harvested in Wake County, N.C. The bottom is lined with cedar.The bread boards on the top are joined by...

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BENT WOOD BOX

skex, member | December 25th, 20121 comment

This box is my interpretion of the TINA BOX which was my main inspiration . Some other styles are incorperated in this box and one of the unusual features are the lid which serves as a tray alsoThe...

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The W Cabinet

WDWRKR631, member | December 12th, 2012

I built this cabinet to store my coffee k cups. The carcas is Curly Cherry. The doors were made from a book matched set of Red Elm boards. The interior has an adjustable shelf. 

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ZEN SERVING TRAY AND STAND

skex, member | October 24th, 2012

A zen inspired serving tray stand made from bass wood and finished with spray laquer in red gloss and black satin .  

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GARDEN LIGHT

skex, member | October 24th, 2012

Made from clear cedar with house wrap for light panels and LED lighting for low power consumption ,finished with spar varnish . Installed on a post made from spruce and finished in dark brown paint .

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Curved Bar Stool

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Diego Miscoria Hoping to design a comfortable and beautiful bar stool without upholstery, Miscoria spent a lot of time on the backrest of this steam-bent ash stool (22-in. deep by 22in...

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Monogrammed Windsor Chair

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Mark BellonbyAfter four years learning the craft of Windsor-chair making, Bellonby took the traditional design and added his own touches when he built this chair for his daughter and...

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Backgammon Board

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Eric McRory McRory built this backgammon board to play the game with his “little brother” in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. It was inspired by a design he saw in Fine...

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Solid-Birch Cabinet

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Michael CharbonneauCharbonneau’s solid-birch cabinet is 18 in. deep by 32 in. wide by 36 in. tall. He says that the most timeconsuming aspects of building the piece were carving the...

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Walnut and Acrylic Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Phillip SellThis table (54 in. dia. by 17 in. tall) is Sell’s latest piece in a line of furniture that incorporates gridwork. Creating the grid on a round table was a laborintensive...

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Cherry and Ash Sideboard

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Bart NiswongerThough the piece is based loosely on Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann’s designs, Niswonger added a topographical element to this cherry and ash sideboard (17 in. deep by 55 in...

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"Home from the Sea" Chest of Drawers

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: David BoyleSetting out to make something colorful and playful, Boyle built this chest of drawers, 29 in. deep by 56 in. wide by 35 in. tall. He started with hornbeam logs and resawed them...

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Glass Top Coffee Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Jerry FrostInspired by the need for a square table, Frost adapted the rectangular design of Christian Becksvoort’s “Glass-Top Coffee Table” (FWW #92) when he built this version 30...

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Architecture-Inspired End Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: George GainesThe rich architecture of Chicago, especially the pointed gothic archways, served as Gaines’s design inspiration for this end table, 14-3/4 in. deep by 14-3/4 in. wide by...

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Vidar Malmsten Style Chairs

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Clark KelloggThese white oak and Danish cord chairs (18 in. deep by 21 in. wide by 33 in. tall) are reproductions of Swedish furniture maker Vidar Malmsten’s design. Accustomed to...

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Ruhlmann Inspired Chess Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Craig Thibodeau Thibodeau, who won Best of Show last year, gained inspiration for this Macassar ebony and holly chess table from Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann’s Art Deco furniture. The playing...

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Cherry Dictionary Stand

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: James A. Harper, Jr. James A. Harper Jr. was inspired to build this stand as a very late wedding gift, after a friend received a two-volume dictionary as a first anniversary gift from...

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Block-Front Chest

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Roland Benjamin Patterned after the block-front style of chest developed in Newport, R.I., this version was inspired by a photo in Nutting's Furniture Treasury. The original was made in...

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Claro Walnut Secretary

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Ted Blachly Ted Blachly designed this unadorned secretary to showcase the unique figure and color of claro walnut. Because of the wood's rich grain, he chose and placed the...

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Myrtle Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Aaron Levine Aaron Levine used very plain bay laurel, also called myrtle, for the legs and stretchers of this table. However, he used a very colorful, highly figured piece for the top...

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Bow-Sided Buffet

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Brian Bortz This bow-sided buffet was inspired by the Art Deco era. Bortz used pommele eucalyptus, Macassar ebony, and cherry to create the contrast in color and grain. The finish is...

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Cherry Sideboard

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Timothy Clark Clark built this cherry sideboard to match an existing dining room set. To accommodate a small dining room, he squeezed the depth to 18 in. rather than the standard 22 in...

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Pillow Bench

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: John P. McCormack Students at Lick-Wilmerding High School designed and built this bench with McCormack’s assistance using lumber salvaged from the school’s old campus. The top is...

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Arts and Crafts Inspired Chest of Drawers

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: E. Stewart Crick Crick drew from various Arts and Crafts influences to design this chest of drawers, combining elements of Stickley, Greene and Greene, and Mackintosh. The quartersawn...

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16-Piece Turned Kitchen Set

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Mike Mahoney Mahoney made this 16-piece poplar set to create something that could be passed down as a family heirloom but still function in an everyday kitchen. With nearly 15 years of...

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Dragonfly Wall Cabinet

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Mark Paulin Paulin made this dragonfly wall cabinet over the course of four years. He used chisels to carve the dragonflies, and then layered three different colors of Humbrol paint on...

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Mahogany Bombé Chest of Drawers

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Frank Woolley Woolley estimates he invested more than 1,500 hours making this bombé chest of drawers. About 570 hours went into the actual construction and 180 hours into the finishing...

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Bubinga and Curly Maple Desk with a Walnut Chair

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Noah Reiten Because a large desk can overpower a room, Reiten designed this one to have a lighter feel. He raised the drawer bank and added negative space above it, giving the legs a more...

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Rosewood, Pear, and Imbuya Cabinet-on-Stand

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Jason Klager This rosewood, pear, and imbuya cabinet-on-stand has a slightly concave front and a convex back and sides, with curved glass and pear panels. The doweled cabinet opens on...

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Ribbon Service Buffet

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Paul Schürch With decades of marquetry under his belt, Schürch said that this buffet was a piece of cake, including creating the bow-front shape. The big challenge was working with the...

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