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Julien Lecomte, San Jose, CA, US
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Simple dovetailed box

Jan 20, 2013

Simple dovetailed box - cherry and fiddleback maple.

Pennsylvania Spice Box

Jul 14, 2012
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I made this Pennsylvania spice box from plans published in FW #196 by Steve Latta. I modified the feet (I did not like the original flat bracket feet and thus made ogee bracket feet) and the...

Shaker-style end table

Jan 23, 2012
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This Shaker-style end table (see Christian Becksvoort's article in Fine Woodworking #210) is the first piece of furniture I completed. It is made of cherry (curly cherry for the top) and poplar...

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Thanks for the kind words! I did not have a specific purpose for this box when I decided to build it. Actually, I usually build pieces because they teach me new techniques, not necessarily because they are useful to me. Therefore, I usually give them away as gifts. I suppose one would use this box to store jewelery nowadays.

Using colored wax on the inlay is an excellent idea! I will have to try it. Thanks! :)

posted: 6:42 pm on July 15th

Re: Get your internet hands on an old woodworking magazine

Hey Matt, I'm already a member of the web site. Instead, I was referring to the possibility of reading the entire magazine digitally on a tablet (I have an iPad). I like the idea of being able to carry boat loads of magazines with me everywhere, and being able to search through all those magazines to find the right info, whether or not I have an internet connection.

posted: 10:28 pm on February 25th