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Fine Woodworking

tables

March 11, 2010

Here is a drafting table and a sofa table I made from scraps of hardwood flooring which was ripped up out of a house. They were going to burn it…
Practice Dovetail Box

March 11, 2010

This box was made from reclaimed mahogany and red alder. While taking the Joinery and Cabinet Making program at North Island College in Port Alberni, BC, Canada, I decided to…
Walnut poka-dot stool/side table

March 11, 2010

This stool was constructed entirely of scrap walnut. The leg consists of small walnut scraps which were ban sawed into discs then glued together with the wood grain running in…
humidor

March 11, 2010

This is a humidor I made from scraps in my shop left over from years of making furniture, boxes, and guitars. The main wood is Honduran Mahogany I acquired from…
Oak Briefcase

March 11, 2010

Made with cutoffs from a cabinet job. Both the interior and exterior of the top and bottom are veneered to a piece of 1/8" plywood for strength. The handle has…
glider and ottoman

March 11, 2010

This is an glider and ottoman built for my friends who were expecting their first baby. It is made from scraps acquired from previous woodworking jobs that I have…
Laminated Strand Lumber stool

March 11, 2010

Kitchen stool turned from scraps of LSL framing lumber found in a construction site dumpster.
Queen Anne coffee table

March 11, 2010

After a recent project making a bunch of racking for a wine cellar I had a whole pile of cutoffs that i just didn't feel right about throwing away. I…
Upstanding Shell

March 11, 2010

I found this shell on the beach on a vacation to FL with the family. I was taken with its simple beauty – the lines were so sinuous and flowing…
Budding chair legs

March 11, 2010

A wall hanging that I made from the side rips of legs for a table and chairs. They looked to good to throw away and this is what I came…