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tag: poplar

Casket

Troutrx, member | November 11th, 20123 comments

I was asked by a close friend to build him a casket.  He was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer and had 2-6 months to live.  I was honored to build it.  As a woodworker, it was a very enjoyable...

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Back-Lit Shaker Sideboard

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Doug ClarnerClarner collaborated with artist Trenny Robb of Sutton, Vt., when designing this Shaker-style sideboard, which won the 2010 Vermont Fine Furniture and Wood Products Design...

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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...

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Chess Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Bert Wortel Turnings, carvings, and inlay adorn this small chess table. Wortel crafted the board with solid wood with squares of holly and Peruvian walnut. He turned and carved...

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John Townsend Reproduction Lowboy

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: William N. Moore Moore created this lowboy from the John Townsend original in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Because he is a hobbyist woodworker, he says he has the...

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Pennsylvania Spice Box with Line-and-Berry Inlay

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Steve Latta Latta built this inlaid spice cabinet to commemorate his 10th wedding anniversary. Since Latta and his wife are Quakers living in Chester County, Pa. he picked a design that...

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Chest-on-chest

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Richard Gies Interested in furnishing their 1830 Quaker farmhouse with circa 1780-1850 pieces, Gies and his wife borrowed elements from three period pieces to design and build this...

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Center Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

This center table took Hieke approximately 350 hours to complete. The piece features hand-cut rose-pattern inlay in birch and holly veneer. Poplar was used for the leaves. The table’s legs are salvaged piano legs from the Steinway factory where Hieke worked for 36 years. No stain was used on the piece, only veneer dipped in hot sand was used to darken the wood.

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Chippendale-style Highboy

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Beach’s Chippendale-style highboy in black walnut. The piece has a shellac and wax finish.

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Sheraton-style Side Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Latta’s Sheraton-style table is crafted from walnut, figured walnut and poplar. The piece features a traditional dovetailed front drawer with brass hardware. It is finished with shellac.

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Queen Anne-style Cupboard

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Tucker crafted this Queen Anne reproduction from walnut and poplar. The piece is finished with stain and urethane.

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Dressing Glass

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Reproduction of an 18th-century American dressing glass. Made with basswood, satinwood, poplar, walnut, ebony, and finished with French polish.

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Dining Set

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Schurch’s piece features marquetry which uses an astonishing number of woods and stones. The table and chairs are finished with conversion lacquer.

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Built-in Bookcase

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Plywood bookcase by Tony O’Malley

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Pennsylvania Spice Box

jlecomte, member | July 14th, 20122 comments

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...

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The making of "The Bird and The Bee"

amazoncanvas, member | July 2nd, 2012

This is a movie I created to share the 5-Step process I used to create marquetry. It is an animated movie, with Charlie, the bee and Lizzi, the bird interacting with Debbie, the narrator to explain...

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Night Stand Walnut and Poplar

howdy25, member | March 2nd, 20123 comments

This was my second project and my first attempt at Mortise and Tenon joinery. After a few hang ups were worked out it turned out fairly well. I used Walnut for the top and bottom shelf and Poplar for...

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gab furniture & woodworks shop

gabfurniture, member | December 9th, 20112 comments

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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Czappa's Studio

Czappa, member | November 1st, 20119 comments

That's my shop

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Burr Poplar Box

chopcatuk, member | October 10th, 20112 comments

following the box addiction a bit of burr poplar came my way from scotland.  it is surprising quite how interesting the figure in it is. Anyway the cnstruction is pretty obvious and finished...

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