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Milk StoolOur book keeper had a step stool that her daughter made at summer camp. When the daughter left home she took it with her so I built her a duplicate. The idea is you can pick it up and move it without bending over. The deck is doweled onto the legs and the dowels are wedged for appearance. WOODAsh, Lacquer
Hall TableI got a piece of spalted maple and wanted to make something to show it off. This hall table complements the hall seat as the legs are similar.The spalted piece was not quite wide enough so I sliced two other pieces on the back then added the little cubby holes to hide the fact. The finish on the top drank up oil but finally built up to nice hard finish that brings out the wild grain. WOOD:Spalted Maple, MapleHand rubbed, Tung Oil (12 coats)
Hall SeatMy son's front hall zigzags and has little room for a seat to remove your shoes. I designed a built a seat which fits into a corner. I first built a crude one from plywood. The front skirt was made by clamping 6 layers of 1/8" around a jig made to the proper curve. The ends were mortised into the legs, on an angle (lots of fun). The straight side skirts are also mortise and tenon'ed into the legs.The front center leg is mitered at the back and hooked under the skirt. The legs are tapered about 3 deg. on the inside edge. The top is held down with metal clips screwed to the top and inserted into slots in the sides.WOODMapleHand rubbed, Tung Oil (12 coats)
Foot StoolThis is one of a few things I made from a published plan. The plate for the feet tips about the center axis and is surprisingly comfortable and is supposed to be good for your back.The Ogee trim was darkened with a gel stain applied with a small artist brush, then any over spill was sanded off before the lacquer was applied. WOOD:OakSpray can Lacquer
Lounge ChairThis outdoor lounge chair came from a picture I saw on the web. Made from cedar the design is such that the seat slides into the back thus allowing it to be disassembled for storage. The little leg rest made the whole thing quite comfy as evidenced by my father-in-law’s smile/ Unfortunately the back legs are too cross grain and one of them broke.WOOD:cedar, brass screwsSpray can urethane
Quilt RackThis quilt rack was made to fit against the wall in the bedroom. It has three rails for clothes (the quilt ends up on top of the clothes). A shelf on the bottom is for shoes and slippers. The design is a study in curves. The legs seemed to need some form of top so I added the balls to set them off. All of the joints are mortise and tenon.WOOD:oak, maple (balls)stain, Deft oil
Bamboo Hall TableBlackforest had some solid bamboo boards. After experimenting with one I found it was easy to work with so I designed a hall table to use this unique wood (its actually a grass). Because of the straight grain, although laminated, the top appears to be one board. The edges are somewhat crumbly so I set walnut strips in the top and skirt. The legs are tapered on all sides and a walnut strip is set into the center to pick up the top’s strips. The handles are home made from walnut. All the joints are mortise and tenons. WOOD:bamboo, walnutspray lacquer
Chest of DrawersI made this chest of drawers for my daughter. She picked a picture off the internet called Manhattan style. This piece is the largest I have ever built. It was so big I had to move my bench to make room for it. For 4 months I could hardly move in the shop. The drawers are dovetailed and slide on maple frames. The pulls were bought from Lee Valley. WOOD:walnut, maple, poplarWatco oil, Deft oil
Coffee TableI originally made the top by shop making veneer by re-sawing Ipea and veneering MDF with it. It is vicious stuff to work with, very dense and hard. The edges were framed in solid Ipea. I took it to the garage to finish it and within an hour the veneer shattered like glass. I had scrap it off and re-veneer it. This time standard cherry veneer. I think the result looks quite striking. WOOD:Ipea, CherryDeft oil
Hall TableI made this small table for the SAWS 2011 juried exhibition. The top is veneered with re-sawn flame maple quarter matched. The edges are capped with sycamore boards that are sloped to give the appearance of thickness. The legs are made four pieces of sycamore cut in a triangular fashion then glued with the center facing out. This presents the same grain on all four sides. WOOD:Maple, Sycamorelacquer