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Victorian-style Washstand

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

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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Armonica

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

A reproduction of the orignal armonica made by Benjamin Franklin. Sound is made by rubbing a moistened finger along the edge of the spinning glasses. The only deviation is Lash’s use of electricity to work the instrument rather than the traditional foot pedal. The piece is made of white oak, spruce, fir, mahogany and mahogany veneer.

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Campaign Chest

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 20122 comments

A modern take on a piece originally designed for military use. This campaign chest functions as a desk rather than the luggage/furniture conbination of its predecessors. The piece is made from maple and teak veneer along with plywood, white oak and brass. The finish is oil and shellac.

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Linen Press

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Putnam’s 18th-century reproduction linen press is made from mahogany, quartersawn white oak, ebony and satinwood. The cornice features an inly of the palmetto tree and crescent moon - both signatures of the flag of South Carolina.

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Sheraton-style Field Bed

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

This modern 18th-century reproduction is made from sold mahogany with oak and brass adornments. It is finished with stain and flat polyurethane rubbed with gel varnish.

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Thurston-style Chest

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Inspired by the work of John Thurston, Mendel crafted this chest from white oak and pine. The piece is finished with Danish oil and a mixture of carnauba and beeswax.

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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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Fantasy Shop

Cirick, member | October 9th, 2011

I try to line my equipment up so it can be used as an out feed table if necessary, Planer being the same height as the workbenchs etc. I have to raise the heights of some of the equipment to...

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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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Tile and White Oak

Dunkin, member | September 26th, 20104 comments

Coffee and End Tables are made from quartersawn white oak and the tiles are travertine. The entire look of the table can be changed to match a decor by changing the tile. Photos by Monika

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Etagere

attaboy, member | February 24th, 2010

White Oak Solids and Shop-Sawn Veneers. WB Satin Poly over White Glaze and Dye Stains The shelves are solids, bookmatched, with breadboard ends pegged ....and I learned that "Rule of Thumb" is not...

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Hand-tool lovers converge on Williamsburg

AsaC, member | January 15th, 201011 comments

The furniture of Jefferson's Monticello is the topic of this year's Working Wood in the 18th Century conference, co-sponsored by Fine Woodworking and Colonial Williamsburg. Jefferson himself (in the person of Williamsburg's Bill Barker) showed up often at the show, to answer questions about Jefferson's life, work, and philosophy.

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POLITAX (Politacks politics)

Czappa, member | December 12th, 2009

This is an artwork I just made using thousands of tacks. It is called Politax and is a play on words. I was going to originial do "Politacks" then a freind said, why not make it Politax and so I did...

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Simple Hall Table

woytek, member | January 14th, 2009

This is a small hall table that I built for our home. We have a Victorian built in the 1890's. We had an old console radio that served as a hall table that "came with the house"nbsp...

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