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The Back Rest on a Corner Chair
I built one of these corner chairs in 1982 - it would have been nice to have access to SketchUp at that time. Recently, I modeled the chair - it is based on a sketch by Wallace Nutting in his book...
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Beech bowl
4 commentsBowl turned from a single piece of beech on my Woodfast midi lathe. Aprox. 7". Finnished with Liberon finnishing oil and topped with shellac. The bottom surface is matte (no shellac) and equipped...
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Wormy Chestnut Bar Stools
This wormy chestnut bar was built in 1976-77 by John Hilley Custom Furniture Design. In 1978 the year I had worked for John Hilley I was part of the design team, including John, the client and myself...
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My students works
3 commentsHello everyone; I've been absent from these pages for a while as I've been shepherding my students here and I feel like a proud father. I'm showing off a selection of their work all designed and...
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Play Against the Grain: One Lazy Latheman
21 commentsWelcome to the second edition of Against the Grain, a brand-new game from FineWoodworking.com. ATG is meant to teach up-and-coming woodworkers some valuable lessons on safety and technique. For those...
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Shaker style dining table
Made of solid Cherry, my own design, sits 4 without extensions, up to 8 with two extensions (not shown on photos). The legs were inspired from the table shown on the Plesant Hill...
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Shaker-style end table
2 commentsThis Shaker-style end table (see Christian Becksvoort's article in Fine Woodworking #210) is the first piece of furniture I completed. It is made of cherry (curly cherry for the top) and poplar...
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Colonial style kitchen
4 commentsColonial inspired kitchen. Made of cherry with curly cherry drawer fronts. It has inset doors and drwers with mortise an tenon beaded face frames. It has a hand rubbed oil/varnish blend finish with a...
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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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Bev Mart
This shop would be our attic. the walls are slanted, so table top tools work best for storing, and have floor space. This also allows me to stock lumber on the shorter knee walls. So far...
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Getting started on Christmas stuff
I have been making several bowls for Christmas. I have also been making lots of mistakes while making these bowls, which I am determined to learn from and never duplicate. These...
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tenshotelk
timber and frame workshop, will have windows and doors with lots of natural light but have trouble doing with this program, computer challenged. will also have radiant in floor heat and wood...
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"Ripple"
7 commentsThe inspiration for “Ripple” came from my younger years of growing up in a small town along the shores of Green Bay up in Wisconsin. Every Sunday in summer was spent at Grandma and...
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My Little Dream Shop
I am limited on space so the tools here are the ideal ones I would put to the most use. I have only be doing wood working seriously for about 10 months but the addiction is increasing.
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Pair of Davenport desks for notepad
4 commentsMy wife wanted a small but functional desk for our downsized retirement home. Having seen an antique Davenport or Captain's Desk she asked me to design one that would be functional for a home office...
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A tale of two chairs
1 commentThis is a story of how one design leads to another, and then another. It started with a cylinder cut in half and with the addition of a seat and the back, I sprayed it black to make sure I liked it...
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Dave's Workshop
1 commentAfter 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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LV Coffee Table
I have had these large maple burl veneers for a long time and I knew they were going to be a table top. Well, their time has come after 12 years or so of waiting in the veneer shed. They sure are...
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