AustinTom

TX, US
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I am a self taught woodworking and construction hobbyist and have been doing woodworking for about 10 years. My construction projects include remodeling and new construction. The doors shown are on buildings I built. Whether construction or woodworking, what I build is driven by need or want so I don't sell my work.

My woodworking started by building cabinets and then moved to furniture. I like to use highly figured wood, cut my own veneer and laminate in a vacuum press. I like every project to be more challenging and educational than the last. I hope to soon get into steam bending and marquetry. I am also a tool junkie.

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Workshop doors

Oct 7, 2008
2 comments

Wood is alder. I'll never do diagonals again!

"Pump house" Doors

Oct 7, 2008
2 comments

Doors panels are tongue and groove at bottom to shed water. Wood is Philipine mahogony.

Coffee table

Oct 7, 2008

Top is quilted maple and hard maple. Frame is ebonized cherry.

Toybox

Oct 7, 2008
1 comment

The inside is hard maple, outside panels are quilted maple and frame is cherry.

Silverware Chest

Oct 7, 2008

The wood is walnut and curly cherry.

Bookcase

Oct 7, 2008

The figured wood is quilted maple veneer. The shelf support design comes from a Fine Woodworking article on ways to support shelves.

Filing Cabinet

Oct 7, 2008

The highly figured wood is quilted maple veneer. To support the weight of filled drawers, a plywood super structure was built and then suspended in the maple/quilted maple outer frame and panel shell.

Computer Desk

Oct 7, 2008
1 comment

The highly figured wood is quilted maple veneer that I cut from rough lumber. Inside are drawers on one side and equipment on the other. The floor and top of the inside space is a maple grid to allow...


Recent comments


Re: Workshop doors

Regarding expansion, I guessed a lot. Because each door is broken into multiple panels, I based the expansion on the total width of the stiles. Most of the surface area is in the panels which float so I ignored that expansion other than to allow room for in the dadoes. After installation I ended up with a little less gap between the doors than I intended so the doors do rub a little when they are at their maximum expansion. Someday I may plane of a little bit of one of the doors but handling those isn’t fun because they are very heavy.

posted: 2:22 pm on October 25th  

Re: Dining Room Table

Any problems with the color of the bubinga fading?

posted: 10:21 am on October 18th