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Scalloped Cabinet
Coleman used two different techniques and two different woods to achieve the cohesive look of this cabinet. The top is made from maple and hand carved, while the lower portion is made from white oak and laminated.
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Writing Box
Nicholas Goulden’s writing box made from English hornbeam and white oak with leather writing surface.
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Puzzle
Coffin’s white oak puzzle is made from 48 identical pyramids and can be assembled 11 different ways.
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Bed Frame
The bed frame is made from pickled white iak and topped with a sand-blasted and clear-finished headboard and footboard. The piece was a collaborative effort between painter Kathy Halton and furniture maker Bob Ingram.
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Blanket Chest
Using his method of curved carcase construction, Byers was able to make this piece entitled “Temptation Chest.” Looking more like a coffee table, one only has to lift the top to realize its actually a blanket chest. It is made from ebonized oak.
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Armchair
Jensen made this Japanese oak armchair during a woodworking class with the Grew-Sheridans. Inspired by asian furniture making, Jensen wanted the seat cushion to seem to float above the seat rails. To accomplish this he swept the rails in an upward direction.
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Craftsman-style Dining Chair
Kendrick followed the Grew-Sheridan method to give his Craftsman-inspired chair a perfect fit. The chair is made from white oak with a leather upholstered seat.
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Blanket Chest
This walnut and white oak blanket chest by George Monroe was featured at a woodworking show highlightlng woods of the Pacific Coast.
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Prairie-style Couch
Designed by Scott Dickerson, built by Dennis Saindon and upholstered by Newt Tyler, this prairie-style couch took over 37 weeks to build and used more than 630 board feet of oak. All the elements of the couch are based up an architectural style that was first developed by Louis Sullivan, but made internationally famous by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Tool Chest
This machinist-style tool chest can be made in a weekend. The chest is a basically a dovetail box done with a jig and bit. The tool chest is made of oak and poplar and features felt-lined drawers.
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Noah’s Ark
After three years of work Hoffman finished this interpretation of Noah’s Ark. The ark was made with five layers of oak veneer that when open reveal 60 pairs of hand-carved and painted basswood animals. The piece is completed with the addition of a unicorn - without a mate - and Noah and his family.
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Morris Chair and Ottoman
Lehnert’s Morris chair was made in the traditional Craftsman-style using quartersawn white oak then finishing with an ammonia fuming process. The construction and finishing are outlined in FW#101, pp. 39-42.
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Victorian-style Washstand
Nina crafted this Victorian-style washstand as an exact replica of the original that he owns. The piece is made of white oak and the carvings are done using a bushing-guided router and slotted acrylic templates.
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Craftsman-style Coffee Table
Craftsman-style coffee table by Lars Mikkelson. The table is made with white oak and finished with Antique Minwax.
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Chest
The use of figured wood highlights these two pieces by Tischler. On the left his tall cabinet-on-chest is made from ash and features holly inlay and curly oak drawers. The bureau is made from cherry with falme-birch drawers and a black base.
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Stickley-style Desk
White oak Stickley-inspired fall-front desk finished using fumed ammonia, hand-rubbed oil and wax.
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Arts and Crafts-style Mantel
This Arts and Crafts-inspired overmantel is made from white oak and plywood. Its aged appearance is done with the use of glazing stain that is topped with either shellac or wax. See article in FW#130, pp. 71-75.
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