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Dream Workbench

Dream Workbench

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My ultimate workbench-- finally finished! The bench has a tail vise, a 24" face vise, and a patternmaker's vise. Overall size is 36" x 92". The top is 4" thick laminated hard maple with a 5" bubinga...

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Hall Table

Hall Table

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Entrance way hall table with curved front.  Veneered top has book matched sectors of quilted sapele and paduck sector pattern bounded by bent laminate edging. Aprons are bent laminate with a...

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Shaker-style end table

Shaker-style end table

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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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Building a Cherry TV Cabinet with Hand Tools - Part II

Building a Cherry TV Cabinet with Hand Tools - Part II

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This post covers in detail how I created the half blind dovetails that join the cabinet sides to the top. Below are ample photos and discussion of the process from laying out to sawing, chiseling and final fitting of the joints.

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Executive Desk

Executive Desk

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This Executive desk has been comissioned for a private collection. After I finished designing I mentioned to my client about Cuban Mahagony (Swietenia Mahagoni). After his approval I searched for...

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cherry half sideboard

cherry half sideboard

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Cherry half-sideboard. Quarter sawn sycamore is used as secondary wood for drawers. The pulls were carved from cherry crotch yielding the darker tone without using dye or stain. The crown molding...

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Colonial style kitchen

Colonial style kitchen

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Colonial inspired kitchen. Made of cherry with curly cherry drawer fronts. It has inset doors and drwers with mortise an tenon beaded face frames. It has a hand rubbed oil/varnish blend finish with a...

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Pine blanket chest part 2

Pine blanket chest part 2

Dovetails bring the case together

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Fixing my miscut, dovetailed rail

Fixing my miscut, dovetailed rail

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Working through a mistake while building the Shaker side table from FWW 210.

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Skeletons in your cupboard

Skeletons in your cupboard

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Jewelry cabinet with watch winders.This walnut and spalted beech cabinet sits on an oak stand with cocobolo highlights.The drawer fronts (ribs) are sculpted in spalted beech with hard maple...

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Occasional Table

Occasional Table

This occasional table was designed and constructed for the 12th annual Texas Furniture Makers Show. Paduak (veneer), Figured Soft Maple, Curly Hard Maple and Jatoba are the woods used in the...

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Chris Becksvoort and David Yepez: Mano a Mano

Chris Becksvoort and David Yepez: Mano a Mano

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It takes a tough man to challenge Fine Woodworking contributing editor Chris Becksvoort to a dovetail face-off. Find out if David Yepez "has the gumption!"

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gab furniture & woodworks shop

gab furniture & woodworks shop

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this is my dream shop it is 24'x45' it is a project of mine that hopefully will soon come true! i've placed the machinery in order that will work for me. i design and build to others specs, i also...

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Bev Mart

Bev Mart

This shop would be our attic. the walls are slanted, so table top tools work best for storing, and have floor space.  This also allows me to stock lumber on the shorter knee walls.   So far...

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zebrawood and birdseye maple side table

zebrawood and birdseye maple side table

Hand-crafted piece of funiture built of: zebrawood legs and sides, wenge trim and drawer front, and birdseye maple for the top.   It is all hand planed and hand dovetailed,  drawboard...

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side table

side table

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This is a hand crafted piece of funiture using waterfall bubinga , regular bubinga, and tiger maple for the shelf.   The drawer is made of airomatic cedar.   It is all hand...

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Birds eye Maple side table

Birds eye Maple side table

This elegant side table was designed for a customer in Portsmouth NH. It has a hand dovetailed drawer and Ebony beading around the face.

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Floating Chair

Floating Chair

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A recently completed design exploration. Maple bent laminations with walnut accents and held together with 1/2" birch dowels and marine plastic resin. Thanks' for looking!  

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Six Board Blanket Chest

Six Board Blanket Chest

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Rare find of wide pine boards inspires a project.

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Ryan Floating Media Shelf

Ryan Floating Media Shelf

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RYAN FLOATING MEDIA SHELF with HANGING DRAWER + ZEBRAWOOD INLAY ** The shelf's final dimensions are:  116"L  x  12"W  x  5"H ** Finish is hand-rubbed oil & wax: 5 coats...

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