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tag: varnish

Paolini #74 Stickley Book Rack - Knock Down Version

cahudson42, member | May 18th, 2013

Paolini's new video series on his variation on the #74 promises to be a great one. I've made a couple of these from his FWW May/April 2008 article. On this one, I used stub tenons and connector...

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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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Six Board Blanket Chest

EdWiller, member | January 3rd, 20132 comments

This chest is 46"(w)x20"(d)x23"(h). The boards are from a local, field grown walnut tree that I harvested in Wake County, N.C. The bottom is lined with cedar.The bread boards on the top are joined by...

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BENT WOOD BOX

skex, member | December 25th, 20121 comment

This box is my interpretion of the TINA BOX which was my main inspiration . Some other styles are incorperated in this box and one of the unusual features are the lid which serves as a tray alsoThe...

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The W Cabinet

WDWRKR631, member | December 12th, 2012

I built this cabinet to store my coffee k cups. The carcas is Curly Cherry. The doors were made from a book matched set of Red Elm boards. The interior has an adjustable shelf. 

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ZEN SERVING TRAY AND STAND

skex, member | October 24th, 2012

A zen inspired serving tray stand made from bass wood and finished with spray laquer in red gloss and black satin .  

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GARDEN LIGHT

skex, member | October 24th, 2012

Made from clear cedar with house wrap for light panels and LED lighting for low power consumption ,finished with spar varnish . Installed on a post made from spruce and finished in dark brown paint .

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Curved Bar Stool

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Diego Miscoria Hoping to design a comfortable and beautiful bar stool without upholstery, Miscoria spent a lot of time on the backrest of this steam-bent ash stool (22-in. deep by 22in...

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Monogrammed Windsor Chair

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Mark BellonbyAfter four years learning the craft of Windsor-chair making, Bellonby took the traditional design and added his own touches when he built this chair for his daughter and...

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Backgammon Board

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Eric McRory McRory built this backgammon board to play the game with his “little brother” in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. It was inspired by a design he saw in Fine...

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Solid-Birch Cabinet

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Michael CharbonneauCharbonneau’s solid-birch cabinet is 18 in. deep by 32 in. wide by 36 in. tall. He says that the most timeconsuming aspects of building the piece were carving the...

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Walnut and Acrylic Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Phillip SellThis table (54 in. dia. by 17 in. tall) is Sell’s latest piece in a line of furniture that incorporates gridwork. Creating the grid on a round table was a laborintensive...

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Cherry and Ash Sideboard

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Bart NiswongerThough the piece is based loosely on Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann’s designs, Niswonger added a topographical element to this cherry and ash sideboard (17 in. deep by 55 in...

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"Home from the Sea" Chest of Drawers

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: David BoyleSetting out to make something colorful and playful, Boyle built this chest of drawers, 29 in. deep by 56 in. wide by 35 in. tall. He started with hornbeam logs and resawed them...

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Glass Top Coffee Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Jerry FrostInspired by the need for a square table, Frost adapted the rectangular design of Christian Becksvoort’s “Glass-Top Coffee Table” (FWW #92) when he built this version 30...

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Architecture-Inspired End Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: George GainesThe rich architecture of Chicago, especially the pointed gothic archways, served as Gaines’s design inspiration for this end table, 14-3/4 in. deep by 14-3/4 in. wide by...

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Vidar Malmsten Style Chairs

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Clark KelloggThese white oak and Danish cord chairs (18 in. deep by 21 in. wide by 33 in. tall) are reproductions of Swedish furniture maker Vidar Malmsten’s design. Accustomed to...

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Ruhlmann Inspired Chess Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Craig Thibodeau Thibodeau, who won Best of Show last year, gained inspiration for this Macassar ebony and holly chess table from Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann’s Art Deco furniture. The playing...

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Cherry Dictionary Stand

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: James A. Harper, Jr. James A. Harper Jr. was inspired to build this stand as a very late wedding gift, after a friend received a two-volume dictionary as a first anniversary gift from...

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Block-Front Chest

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Roland Benjamin Patterned after the block-front style of chest developed in Newport, R.I., this version was inspired by a photo in Nutting's Furniture Treasury. The original was made in...

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