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Dining Room Table: just in time for Thanksgiving

Nov 22, 2010
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We need a dining room table, so my wife, Laura, designed one.  Two four inch thick planks of white pine, seasoned for four years, were sawn in half, surfaced with hand planes, sealed with...

Kitchen Island of Reclaimed Lumber

Apr 29, 2009
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This kitchen island is made almost entirely from reclaimed lumber.  Wormy chestnut, salvaged from barn sheathing, makes up the body of the island.  The lower shelf is   made from...

Wormy Chestnut Kitchen island

Jan 20, 2009
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This kitchen island is made almost entirely from reclaimed lumber.  Wormy chestnut, salvaged from barn sheathing, makes up the body of the island.  The lower shelf is   made from...


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Re: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: Beginning Picture Marquetry by Lawrence Threadgold

When am I going to win something?

posted: 9:03 pm on January 25th  

Re: Dining Room Table: just in time for Thanksgiving

Thank You!

posted: 12:29 pm on November 23rd  

Re: UPDATED: What Tools Are on Your Holiday Wish List?

I don't want much. As long as I can plug it in, or sharpen it up, or hold it in my hand, or look at it on my tool rack; as long as I can do any of these, it will make a great Christmas gift for me.

posted: 1:08 pm on December 10th  

Re: Kitchen Island of Reclaimed Lumber

I used two coats of a 1.5 pound cut of dewaxed blond shellac and three coats of watco's oil.

posted: 3:05 pm on May 8th  

Re: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: Early American Country Furniture

I WOULD LIKE THIS BOOK FOR MY WOODWORKING LIBRARY.

posted: 10:17 am on May 5th  

Re: Kitchen Island of Reclaimed Lumber

Yessir! ..and the countertop is like him--GRANITE. Thanks Go Steelers Ron Baird

posted: 8:25 am on April 30th  

Re: Book Giveaway: Fine Art of Carving Lovespoons

Oops!. I forgot to add the link: Here it is http://lumberjocks.com/projects/3635

posted: 11:12 am on April 19th  

Re: Book Giveaway: Fine Art of Carving Lovespoons

Here is my first carving project, thanks to T.J. Mcdermott and FW.

posted: 11:10 am on April 19th  

Re: Book Giveaway: Fine Art of Carving Lovespoons

Wow! This looks like a great book. I first carved after reading an article in FW (Letter Carving Basics by T.J. McDermott. It was a sign for our office. It took me about 100 hours to complete. A book on carving will further improve my knowledge, and therefore, my skills.

posted: 10:51 am on April 19th  

Re: Future Period Furniture Articles

Greene and Greene, I love the style and will give your writers ample material for joinery techniques. Thanks

posted: 10:04 am on February 12th  

Re: Walnut Chest

Sorry, I also forgot to ask you: What are the differences in the dynamics and strength of your corner, cross grain dovetails compared to a traditional dovetail cut from the end grain?

posted: 9:35 am on January 30th  

Re: Walnut Chest

The corner dovetails, were they more difficult to cut across the grain as shown compared to the more traditional end grain/ with grain dovetails?

posted: 9:25 am on January 30th  

Re: Wormy Chestnut Kitchen island

The black dots you see are worm holes. A chestnut blithe destroyed all the American Chestnut around the turn of the 20th century. These "wormy" dead trees were then used.

posted: 2:57 pm on January 21st  

Re: mahogany box

Awesome box. Dimensions work, Eye pleasing, Interesting design.

posted: 11:20 am on December 5th