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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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Re-Created Gustav Stickley Strap Hinge Writing Desk

Quarter_Sawn, member | July 30th, 20123 comments

Modeled after a Gustav Stickley writing desk (ca. 1900). Quarter sawn white oak with mission brown trans fast dye and Tried and True varnish oil. The desk is 12 1/4" deep by 26 1/2" wide by 54 14"...

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Drop leaves table

belwoodny, member | July 5th, 2012

A small living/dining room commanded a versatile table. Only 13" wide, the table can sit 8 comfortably. Center of gravity is actually lowered when very wide leaves are down. The eight feet make it...

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Curly Madrone (Arbutus) Dining Table

SFWoodworks, member | June 20th, 20121 comment

This rare (to me) heavily curly figured arbutus boards came from our local wood recovery program that have been ran by our local guild - WWW.VIWG.COM - from a few years back, at least 4~5 years as I...

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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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Hickory Rocker

CowboyKenny, member | December 23rd, 20113 comments

This rocker is a copy of one that my Grandfather used to use when I was a little fella. His rocker had been left out in the elements for many years and was rotted beyond repair. I built mine out of...

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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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Bathroom Vanity

NeilsenHandMade, member | November 19th, 20114 comments

This is a variation of the arts and crafts coffee table from a fww article by Kevin Rodel. I built it from some old 2x4's i picked up free from craigslist. they are from a 100 year old grocery store...

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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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Dave's Workshop

dave100, member | September 8th, 20111 comment

After I retired I moved to Muskoka and built my 28 x 40 dream shop. It has hydronic radiant floor heating that keeps me warm in the winter and a 10 foot ceiling that allows for larger...

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Greg Stewart's unorthodox Scottish shop.

Gregs83, member | July 20th, 2011

A very unorthodox setup for a shop none the less apart from hand tools its kind of workable in a h&s contravening haphazard way!A place to escape and create.

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Rosewood & Maple Burl End Table

SFWoodworks, member | July 14th, 2011

This was an exercise in design. The shape of the legs and how they are oriented in the base are just a little unconventional. maple burl was not big enough to radius to match to the leading...

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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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Robbie's Woodshop

Robbie2527, member | June 18th, 2011

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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Marble Table

mswithenbank, member | January 1st, 20112 comments

This started as a simple commission. To construct a side table for a large bathroom. The client had already ordered the piece of Italian marble. My task was to make it all work. I started by making a...

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Walnut and birdseye maple coffee table

floyd1, member | November 27th, 2010

This is the first of two sister coffee tables I made for two brothers. This one from a gigantic walnut log an arborist friend of mine took down and the other is from a curly cherry...

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Arts and Crafts media cabinet

Michael666, member | November 7th, 20102 comments

I built this unit to store our collection of DVDs and CDs which had gotten out of hand. Its dimensions were determined by the size of a CD/DVD case and the width of our current TV.The case is cherry...

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Cherry linen press/ Entertainment center

byrd1, member | October 14th, 20101 comment

Cherry linen press. Frame and panel construction with mortise and tenon joinery. It has graduated drawers with hand cut dovetails front and back. Turned feet and all mortise and tenons are pegged...

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Catalpia Outdoor Table

MarkFoster, member | July 16th, 20103 comments

My girlfriend wanted one of those $3000 fancy outdoor tables for the backyard, so I built this one for $200. I used some catalpia that my buddy Dan Hudock (hudockshardwoods.com) had buried in the...

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