aafosse

Alex Fosse, Tucson, AZ, US
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I teach Chemistry at Pima Community College and have been slowly building my shop in my garage. I gravitate towards modern furniture. I have 3 little boys and a wonderful wife. I also enjoy designing furniture in sketchup.

Gender: Male

Birthday: 05/25/1978

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Curly box

Oct 1, 2010
3 comments

Just a box that I made as a Christmas present for someone.  Twas a lot of fun.  The tray does not come out due to the angle in the sides of the box, however it slides all too well on the...

3-way chess board

Jan 23, 2010

My lunatic brother decided to ask me to make him a 3-way chess board along with 3 sets of chess pieces.  No easy task for someone with little to no carving skills or carving tools.  The...

Maple Kitchen Table

Sep 20, 2009

Solid maple kitchen table.  30.5" x 42.5" x 60.5".  The top is hard maple, the base is soft maple.  Finished the piece with 5 coats of General finishes water based polycrylic.  I...


Recent comments


Re: Curly box

suede leather. I glues it on with contact cement from a bottle with a brush. I tried the spray but it was a disaster.

posted: 11:10 am on December 13th  

Re: Double Helix Plant Stand

Are you planning to make another? I really like the design but there are 2 things that stand out to me. 1. The pole in the middle. Maybe use 4 spirals. 2. The base spiral seems to end at the top instead of continuing into the top.

Again, wonderful work, just some thoughts that came to mind.

posted: 3:04 pm on November 24th  

Re: A bed which grows with the kids

Would you be willing to share your plans? I am wrestling with bunk bed plans right now as my 2 little boys will need to sleep in the same room soon.

If you cannot provide the plans, what is the distance between the head room between the beds? My wife won't let me start anything until she is happy with the spacing.

posted: 11:22 pm on May 14th  

Re: Innovative Way to Carry Lumber in a Car

That car looks like an east german trabant. We called thim Traubis while I was on a mission in Germany a decade ago.

posted: 2:27 pm on January 27th  

Re: Monsoon by Bill Wyko Wins Turning Challenge

Hey Bill, I checked my mail and couldn't fine your email. Could you toss another my way? alexfosse@yahoo.com

posted: 10:57 pm on September 16th  

Re: Monsoon by Bill Wyko Wins Turning Challenge

Bill, I too live in Tucson. I would love to know if I could see your work first hand. Very inspiring. Toss me an email if you don't mind a visit. alexfosse@yahoo.com

posted: 3:04 pm on September 9th  

Re: Biscuit shaped connector for RTA furniture

I wonder if you could use these to connect bedrails to legs. Would it be strong enough? Perhaps someone needs to test the shear strength of these things.

posted: 2:34 am on August 25th  

Re: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: The Encyclopedia of Wood

would love to have that book.

posted: 2:35 am on August 24th