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White oak vessel
4 commentsMade from a chunk of bfall-off from a dining table, this oak vessel's surfaces have been finished off using chisels. I am not much of a carver but do enjoy it when I get a chance.
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Distressed Industrial Punk
Been playing with steel pipe and fittings. The bug riddled boards came from the centre of an old oak veneered desk. I was looking for a lighter to start a nice little fire until this idea popped into...
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scale models
Over the years, and after many attempts to produce accurate drawings, either by computer or on drafting board I have become more dependant on scale models. One of the best reasons I have foundfor...
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Reed Tansu
Commissioned in 2012 by client for private residence in Maryland. Although initial inspiration came from more traditional Tansu cabinets, some would say I have used the term incorrectly, I retained...
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Design journal: A tea box gets a face lift
2 commentsRevisiting an old design is a great opportunity to push the envelope, even if you were happy with the first try.
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Dining Set
Woodworker: E.E. “Skip” Benson Rigid geometry underlies Benson’s chairs and table in white oak, but it’s softened with curved and flared elements. Designed for a family whose kitchen looks...
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Reclaimed Barn-Wood Sofa Table
1 commentSofa table made entirely out of reclaimed barnwood from our family farm. The wood is from a mule barn built in the 1800's. All shaping and smoothing is done with hand planes and spoke-shaves. 100...
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Walnut wallet and change box
Box body was made from a piece of black walnut, beind the 'contractor wood' rack, collecting dust. I was pulling out the new stuff, to get to those pieces they put beind, for small project guys...
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Armoire
My daughter, wanting a unique clothing storage cabinet, asked for and I responded designing and making this Armoire. The Armoire was fabricated uing 4/4 quartersawn white oak structure with 1/4" oak...
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"Take Time to Dance"
A White Oak and Pine wood sculpture made using steam bending, fabric softener bending and heat bending techniques. No metal fasteners were used, only a little glue and lots of friction based on...
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Zig Zag Table 2
This is my second zig zag table, built in 1988 and constructed from 2" by 6" walnut and white oak. The table took around 40 hours to construct, keeping in mind it was engineered to be a production...
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gab furniture & woodworks shop
2 commentsthis 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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Robbie's Woodshop
I would start off by saying that this shop would be my dream work shop because I would use every tool listed on my plan to make varios projects.
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Oak & Ebony Coffee Table
1 commentI built this table for a friend of mine . He said he'd like some inlay but wanted it to be fairly modern looking too. I think i managed to get a fine finish on the table top. After all the sanding i...
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Praktrik-ally impossible furniture
1 commentDesigned to puzzle: Bulgarian architect Petar Zaharinov's clever designs range from practical, Danish-style aesthetics to M.C. Escher-like complexity. Plus, they come packaged in their own self-contained shopping baggie. Check out these nifty tables--they might boggle your senses!
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Weekend lantern project
1 commentTransform an inexpensive IKEA glass lamp with this simple, elegant and easily customized hardwood shroud. Makes a great intro to mortise and tenons for kids, so enlist your "apprentice" to cut the side panels and tenons.
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A2 Level Product Design Project
This occasional table design i came up with while trying to incorporate DVD storage in to an occasional table design
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Knitting Chest
1 commentKnitting chest constructed of white oak and walnut with shellac finish. Drawers are constructed with half blind and through handcut dovetails. The drawer bottoms are installed in drawer slips.
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