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Urn / box with lift lid

gracecab, member | December 22nd, 2012

Mid-sized box. Materials: Birds eye maple sides, Brazillian hardwood feet/legs. This was made for my brother as a memory box which will hold ashes of his beloved dog Sully and some things associated...

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Entry Hall Mirror

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Craig JohnsonThe yellow birch used for most of this entry-hall mirror (5-3/4-in. deep by 31-3⁄8-in. wide by 29-1/2-in. tall) was reclaimed from where it sank—probably in Lake...

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Granite Workbench

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 20122 comments

Woodworker: Thomas Borowicz A tool-and-die maker and industrial engineer, Borowicz is interested in precision, and his bench shows it. A granite plate (3-1/2-in. thick by 12-in. wide by 18-in. long...

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Butterfly Key Bench

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Seth KiedaischWhen a client asked Kiedaisch to design a table with “those butterfly things and that ragged edge,” he decided to have some fun. Instead of the typical slab-top table...

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Stamped Detail Mirror

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Timothy ColemanColeman began creating stamped furniture years ago after moving his shop into a space formerly occupied by the Greenfield Steel Stamp Works. He found discarded steel stamps...

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Art Nouveau Bed

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 20121 comment

Woodworker: C.L. PhillipsThis Art Nouveau bed (67 in. wide by 85 in. long by 56 in. tall) is based on a design from the period by A. Landry, but Phillips modified it by using lighter woods Swiss...

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Sideboard of Mahogany and Bird's-Eye Maple

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Greg BrownBrown’s mahogany and bird’s-eye maple sideboard reflects a combination of Federal influences. The main form can be attributed to a Seymour-style dressing table, the...

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Dovertailed Jewelry Box

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Pat MegowanFor Megowan, the dovetails were the most challenging part of this jewelry box because of the gently curving profile. The madrone and bird’s-eye maple box, finished with...

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Curved Bar Cabinet

fat418, member | April 29th, 2012

This bar cabinet is constructed of maple plywood for the main box. Bending plywood for the curved surfaces. Three small niche shelves with a frosted plexiglass curved backing plate with optional rear...

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I call this wood sculpture "Discarded"

davidcarve, member | April 26th, 2012

I call this wood sculpture "Discarded" because it was made of some discarded pieces of wood some of which I got from a scrap bin. This is appropriate because it represents a number of people...

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Bird's Eye Maple Kitchen

fat418, member | April 1st, 2012

The exterior surfaces were veneered in a heavy figured bird's eye maple veneer using mdf as a more stablized substate. The interior cabinetry was lined with black mica and all the...

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Garrett Hack Huntboard - Another Twist

ak3d, member | December 31st, 20112 comments

Garrett Hack is one of my most admired woodworkers. Seeing Garrett’s hunt board article in Fine WoodWorking (FWW #187), this looked like the project I was looking for except with a few...

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Bird's Eye Maple Bathroom Cabinet

Senomozi, member | January 17th, 2011

The starting point for the design of this commission was the man-made marble top, which has rounded front corners. The customer wished to have a cabinet that would echo this feature. After a few...

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Coat Rack

Fibonacci, member | December 3rd, 2009

The wall mounted coat rack features a subtle piano keyboard look that contains 7 hooks that flip down for use. This ingenious design allows the hooks to flip back when not in use. The coat rack is...

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Coat Rack

Fibonacci, member | December 3rd, 2009

The wall mounted coat rack features a subtle piano keyboard look that contains 7 hooks that flip down for use. This ingenious design allows the hooks to flip back when not in use. The coat rack is...

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Humidor

WaxingMoonWood, member | August 16th, 20093 comments

This was a really fun project. I bought the Bird's Eye Maple from the local hardwood store back in my home town of Albert Lea, MN. I was there, mid July of this year and was lucky to have...

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