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Reed Bench

woodtoes, member | April 15th, 20134 comments

Built entirely from hard maple and walnut. Joinery is the key to overall aesthetic as well as the strength of bench. The marraige of contemporary design and traditional woodworking techniques is...

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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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Guest apartment

GrenadaBarefoot, member | February 3rd, 2013

We recently completed the addition of a small guest apartment and now I have been working on finishing it. We built custom mahogany cabinets for the kitchen and I have been busy making the furniture...

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Coffee Table

greenfarmer, member | February 25th, 20121 comment

After a house fire last year the coffee table I had was destroyed so I had to build myself a new one. The tiger maple used for the top reminded me of ripples in a stream and so it needed some...

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Moon and Stars Table

Bluecab, member | January 23rd, 2012

This bar height table was created using a salvaged maple counter slab. The walnut moons/stars visible on the top are through tenons used to attach the top to the base (see photo #4). The maple...

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Cherry Coffee Table

Timberwerks, member | November 8th, 20111 comment

Cherry with Wenge & Bocote butterflies. Copper joins legs, legs are joined to top with fox wedged tenons. Finish is Tried & True varnish oil. 18 X 48 X 19

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Madrone Dining Sideboard

Joe Scannell, member | October 19th, 20111 comment

Madrone sideboard, designed using cardboard mockups and SketchUp. Built from a madrone tree I cut & dried 25+ years ago. Side panels are figured maple; antique glass doors. Interior is birch...

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Waterfall Bubinga Sofa-back Table

SFWoodworks, member | July 14th, 2011

This table features gorgeous waterfall bubinga veneers, finely hand-cut half-blind dovetailed 3 cute drawers with bird's eye maple sides for contrast. This time, I did not go for the contrasting...

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Wenge & Quilted Maple Entertainment Console

SFWoodworks, member | July 14th, 2011

This wenge cabinet with quilted maple panels feature double tapered legs and sides, huge slab of wide wenge board, which has an eye just like Jupiter's red eye, on top and shimmering quilted maple...

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Asian inspired Gong Rack

Woodworks1, member | April 25th, 20111 comment

This project was quite challenging. It incorporates more than 20 mortise and tenon joints. So while it was an adventure in maintaining style and grace, it also was quite technical. The...

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How to Make a Drawbored Mortise and Tenon Joint

MPekovich, member | March 29th, 201114 comments

Okay, maybe I'm not ready to get rid of my clamps just yet, but with drawbore pegs, I'll be doing a lot less clamping in the future.

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Nolan Dining Room Table

bbffm, member | January 10th, 2011

This dining room table was made out of highly figured Mahogany, also known as "Ribbon Striped". The base has gracefully curving legs that lead up to the apron which is reminiscent of Japanese...

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Bedside Lamps

gbeeton, member | July 27th, 201012 comments

These bedside lamps (6-7/8" x 6-7/8" x 19" tall) are make from cherry and ricepaper. Construction is mortise and tennon, and rice glue was used to attach the paper panels to the frame. In...

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Work Table

Ulland, member | June 8th, 2010

Small writing table. Primary wood: Cherry, Curly Maple; Secondary wood: Yellow Pine; tertiary wood: Purple Heart. Table is a rectilinear form with broad cove as an element below the top...

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The Maple spice cabinet

finesttouchww, member | March 15th, 20101 comment

This maple spice cabinet was made for an gallery and it is currently on display there awaiting a happy buyer! It is made of of hard maple 1/4 inch ply for the door front. I managed to get some...

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Kane Tsugi End Table

mdwatkins, member | November 26th, 20091 comment

I was commissioned to produce a set of end tables for a client and given free reign to do so. This is what I came up with. I had seen the Kane Tsugi on a few different occasions in the past several...

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Bloodwood, Maple and Cherry Coffee Table

sguan, member | October 11th, 20092 comments

This coffee table is made of bloodwood, cherry and eastern maple. the drawer was handcut.

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Tansu Influenced Stereo Cabinet

bustndust, member | September 6th, 20093 comments

This stereo cabinet was designed and built to house my vacuum tube stereo equiptment. However, it can also be used as a display cabinet. The middle "step" cabinet can be removed or positioned to the...

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torii tables

DougStowe, member | August 19th, 20095 comments

These tables are based on a design I made in around 1980-1984 and wanted to revisit. At the time, I was experimenting with mortise and tenon joints and had a particular interest in expanding my...

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Chinese Chest - Reclaimed Wood

Old_Wood, member | May 23rd, 2009

An Asian inspired chest made entirely from reclaimed materials - even the metal for the hardware which I made as well. Joinery is pinned mortise & tenon. There are at least 6 different...

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