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UPDATE: French Polish an Ukulele with Vijay Velji
18 commentsSee who won a copy of French Polish an Ukulele
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Handskeboks Box
Glove box of Maple and Morado.Handcut dovetails.Workshop-cut Morado veneer.French lacquered top.Mobile compartments.Carnauba and Beeswax finish. Made with handtools. Dimensions : 6.5" x 14" x...
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Æteriske Box
Box of Philippino Toog with mobile compartment. Handcut dovetails and open slot mortise.Tung oil exterior finish, light lacquer inside. Inspired from a James Krenov piece. Made with...
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Cabinet inspired by Garrett Hack
I first came across Garrett Hack's work when I joined finewoodworking.com a couple of years ago. His small hand plane tool cabinet was something I had always wanted to build. So when my beautiful...
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Jewelry Box
This is a jewelry box of my own design. Dimensions are 14"W x 8 5/8"D x 7 1/16"H It has a sliding and removable divided tray, three Brusso brass pegs for hanging necklaces, and a removable mirror...
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Charles Rohlfs Coal Hod Inspired Coffee Table
This small coffee table is based on Charles Rohlfs 1900 Coal Hod (or coal storage box). This is one of a number of Charles Rohlfs pieces that I have made. I modified it a bit to make it more...
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Water side table
This table is about 14"x24"x30", Mahogany, sumi ink, acrylic paint,shellac, oil and wax. The stem is stack lam. It is all hand carved with gouges etc. Inspired by art nouveau. The gingko leaves are...
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Ginkgo Chairs, Kotatsu Table, and Shodo Shelf
1 commentThese pieces were created mainly with hand tools. The finish includes sumi ink, oil pastel (red portions), gold leaf, and amber shellac. The inspiration comes from Japanese cultural concepts such as...
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Pennsylvania Tall Case clock
As many of you know the idea of building a period piece is sort of the true test of your skills. I have built many Mission and Art/Craft and contemporary pieces but building this tall case clock has...
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Krenov cabinet
I have always wanted to build a Krenov Cabinet and the chance came to build a new display cabinet. It is made of curly maple which was tricky to work with. I followed the article in FWW208...
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Gaming Box
1 commentPeters, a student at the Vermont Woodworking School (VWS), won second place for his Gaming Box in the 18-plus student-apprentice category at the 2012 Vermont Fine Furniture and Wood Products Design Competition.
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Fireplace Mantel
This project involved the building of a fireplace mantel for our home. I used cherry lumber and plywood for the wood components and custom cut carerra marble for the firebox surround. After making...
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Curved Cabinet-on-Stand
1 commentWoodworker: Nicholas NelsonWinner of Best in Show, this curved cabinet was inspired by the coastal scenery of British Columbia. Nelson said he designed it to convey a sense of motion. The cabinet 13...
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Tips for Tops
A favorite with kids of all ages, the spinning top is a great project for woodturners to practice their spindle turning cuts.
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Spalted Maple and jatoba Hall Table
Spalted Maple and jatoba 40-1/2 inch x 16-1/2 inch x 31 inch tall with a shellac finnish built by Anderson Woodworks Olympia wa
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French Bleed/ Rustic Handscrape technique
Distressed/handscraped floors are becoming extremely popular these days. As a hardwood floor heritage restoration specialist, I have to admit that i roll my eyes a little bit when i see an...
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Writing Desk
5 commentsI had been pondering a desk-design for over a year. It had to be timeless and elegant. When I saw Chris gouchnour´s design in FWW I knew I could do something with it. I had a wide board of Mahogany...
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Wardrobe
I didn't want to build it the easy way, so I angled the sides at 88°. This of course caused a whole tail of complications. I got what I asked for. The main wood is cherry and the fronts were...
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Fort Bragg Wall Cabinet
1 commentWoodworker: Johnny Williams "The instructor’s rules said to keep it small, solid, simple, and sweet," Williams says, describing this wall cabinet (7-1/8-in. deep by 26-1/4-in. wide by 778in...
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Fort Bragg Curved Box
1 commentWoodworker: Sarah Marriage The ocean waves that break a mile west of the school’s woodshop, coupled with the grain of the madrone, gave Marriage the idea for this box (14-in. deep by 10-in. wide by...
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