tag: ebony

showing 21 - 40 of 347 posts
< Previous 1 2 3 4 Next > Last

Sort By:

Skeleton Clock of Maple, Ebony, Poplar, and Holly

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Charles MaxwellOn Charles Maxwell’s Cape Cod honeymoon 27 years ago, he and his wife saw a skeleton clock, and he vowed to make her one. In 2007 after retiring from the U.S. Navy...

view details

Gragg-style Chair

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Tony HaydenHayden worked for years as a building contractor before going to NBSS in 1990. He’s been running a custom woodworking business since returning to his native California...

view details

Shaker Desk of Vermont Cherry and Curly Maple

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Bruce EatonEaton spent nearly a decade working as an environmental engineer and became increasingly miserable “watching other people make stuff.” A local woodworking class led him to...

view details

Pennsylvania Spice Box

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: James PlatteterThree factors motivated Platteter to build this Pennsylvania spice box: the beauty of the original in The Pennsylvania Spice Box by Lee Ellen Griffith (Chester County...

view details

Veneered Box

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 20121 comment

Woodworker: Rutager WestInspired by Andrew Crawford’s books on box making, West wanted to make a veneered box with inlay. While making some profiled molding with a handplane, he got the idea for...

view details

Mahogany, Oak, and Ebony Storage Bench

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: J-P VilkmanThis mahogany, oak, and ebony storage bench wears its Krenov influence in the flared legs, frame-and-panel construction, fine details, and carefully selected grain patterns. It...

view details

Butterfly Vanity

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Adrian FerrazzuttiAfter working in the student bench room for nearly 18 years, Krenov decided to move into a small back room at the school. Offering his bench to Ferrazzutti, he said...

view details

Maple, Ebony, Bloodwood, and Cherry Segmented Vessel

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Ken Cowell This segmented vessel is the largest piece Cowell has done. The 14-in.-dia. piece stands 17 in. tall, but more impressive than its size is the amount of pieces it took to make...

view details

Craftsman-Style Media Cabinet

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Andrew DrakeDrake built this media cabinet (23 in. deep by 62 in. wide by 29 in. tall) to fit his classic Craftsman house. He calls it his “first real woodworking project.” The...

view details

18th Century Federal Card Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Ed StuckeyStuckey, a member of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers, built this Federal-style card table with inspiration from an article by Walter Raynes and Carl Clinton in...

view details

Cherry Corner Cabinet

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Ted Saxerud Saxerud made a deal with his wife: If he could buy a tablesaw he'd build her a dining table. Once he built the table and she knew what beautiful things he was capable of...

view details

Greene and Greene Sideboard

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: John Olenik Heavily influenced by the furniture of Greene and Greene, Olenik designed and built this sideboard (24 in. deep by 60 in. wide by 39 in. tall) as a gift for his daughter. The...

view details

Linda Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Danny Kamerath Kamerath designed this table (10-½ in. deep by 13 in. wide by 35 in. tall) around a small piece of figured satinwood that he used for the top, and two small boards of...

view details

Walnut Writing Desk

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Frank Strazza Influenced by Federal-style furniture, Strazza designed this solid figured walnut writing desk for the Texas Furniture Makers Show. The secondary woods are maple, holly, and...

view details

Maple Chest of Drawers

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Robbi StaplesStaples stumbled upon this drawer configuration and its flowing knob alignment while experimenting with a basic drafting program. The bird's-eye maple and ebony sideboard...

view details

Cocobolo-Veneered Box

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: David LewisLewis began making this box (10 in. deep by 14 in. wide by 6 in. tall) for his daughter's 18th birthday. He used shop-sawn cocobolo veneer over solid cherry sides. The top and...

view details

Bloodwood Shoulder Plane

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Tim PerkesAs a beginning woodworker, Perkes has a dual motivation for making his own tools: He can get new tools with a limited budget, and he can hone his woodworking skills at the same...

view details

Boulle Marquetry Cabinet

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: John Kettman For this sideboard Kettman used the Boulle technique of cutting marquetry, which creates two sets of veneers at once, a positive and a negative. The result is two pieces of...

view details

Ruhlmann Inspired Chess Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Craig Thibodeau Thibodeau, who won Best of Show last year, gained inspiration for this Macassar ebony and holly chess table from Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann’s Art Deco furniture. The playing...

view details

Rosewood and Sitka Spruce Guitar

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Nathan R. Anderson For this dreadnought guitar, Anderson’s fourth, he decided to stay with a very traditional design and focus on the quality of the woodworking and the sound of the...

view details

showing 21 - 40 of 347 posts
< Previous 1 2 3 4 Next > Last