finekiwi

Conway, SC, US
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I left school at 17 to start my cabinetmaking apprenticeship in New Zealand. This is an 8000hrours with exams at the end of the 4 year course. Each year the exams were 3hour exams on theory and then 3 hours on drawing, with another Saturday when you did your pratical exam. In 1980 I was awared my Advanced Trade Certificate in Cabinetmaking.
I moved the USA in 1991 and started my own busines the day I married an American lady.
We moved around a little with a workshop in Mobile AL, Virigina Beach VA, Lee MA and now in Myrtle beach SC.
I build custom furniture which mainly consists of bookcases and wall units for a varity situations. I pride myself in making these wall units as pieces of furniture and not an extention of the kitchen.
I have entered a few Arts and craft shows to show my desighn style which I hope you will see when you visit my web site

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riding the wave

Jul 13, 2010
2 comments

This display cabinet made of Europeon Beech with a touch of Mahogany stands 70" tall. It is 21" deep by 21" wide. I stained the blue wave. The standards on the back are 3/4 tubing inside 1 1/4 ...

Bridge to somewhere

Jun 30, 2010
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Sofa table 60" long x 12" deep x 30" tall. Tiger Maple top with a Mahogany centre line. Cherry legs with ebonised Ash rails.

secret door behind bookcase

Jun 6, 2010

I was commissioned to make this bookcase and doors . The bookcase had to open to reveal a secret tunnel leading under the front porch.The tunnel leads to a small window for the children of the...

jewelery chest

May 25, 2010

This chest is veneered with Australian Lacewood and Tiger Maple. The base is soild Tiger Maple, and the drawers inside are Mahogany, which are hand dovetailed. Each drawer has a deep...

Cherry/tiger maple sideboard

May 25, 2010

72" x 20" deep x 34" Drawers are hand dovetailed joints with soild 1/2" drawer bottoms.Solid brass hinges with loose pins to assist with assembly. Finish is waterlox as a sealer then lacquer...

Twins

Nov 2, 2008
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Sculpture stands appox 12" Ebony veneer in the back with Burled Maple on front piece. If you look close enough you can see a face in the front

Recent comments

Re: Search Trouble on FineWoodworking.com?

I just saw this articale as I am just trying to find an articile in one of your magazines re workshops in vans and trucks. I have enter these woods in the search engine but I guess these words weren't used in the article. I wonder where i might find this articile. I remember people had submitted photos of their fitted out vans and trucks. So which of my 200 plus magazines is the articale in?

posted: 5:57 pm on February 6th

Re: Cutlists are a waste of space

I think folks have forgotten one good reason you make a cutting list. Optimization. You look down you cutting list and I quickly draw out what parts I will get out of a sheet of plywood so as best not to waste material. When it comes to the solid wood most of the time it is only the length which may change in the construction of you piece. Boards don't come from the mill exactly cut to your required width and so you look at your cutting list and you look at the peice of wood and you can now get the best yield from your boards.You can machine all your parts to wideth and thickness and leave cutting length till you need it.
Cutting lists are a must.

posted: 9:24 pm on February 5th

Re: IWF Alert: Lunch is on Us!

Unfortunately I was there yesterday, and not there today but can you invite Trevor Lindsay of Linbide Tools in booth 4534 to take my place.
If you can't I hope you go visit him. You will find the family have a great story to tell.

posted: 9:34 am on August 27th

Re: Shaker Sofa Tables

They look great. Any reason why you choose blue for the legs etc?

posted: 4:00 pm on July 25th

Re: riding the wave

No, I didn't bore through 5/4. I made the piece 1 1/2" x 1 1/4" first. then I ripe an 1/8" off the wider side and kept it to cover the 3/4 steel tubing after I had used my dado head to make the groove in the 1 1/4" x 1 1/8" standard for the steel to sit in. I only needed to cove the bottom of the standard.

posted: 1:46 pm on July 24th

Re: A Table With Self Storing Leaves

I have also built a Dutch pull out table as you call it. These are a common in New Zealand and are called drawer leaf tables. If you can find Fine Woodworking book on Tables and Desks you will find on page 34 how Tage Frid designed his lopers. These are the sloping rails.
These are great tables to have because you store the extra leaf with the table and not in some closet.

posted: 8:38 pm on June 29th