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Milk StoolOur book keeper had a step stool that herdaughter made at summer camp. When thedaughter left home she took it with her so Ibuilt her a duplicate.The idea is you can pick it up and move itwithout bending over. The deck is doweledonto the legs and the dowels are wedged forappearance.WOODAsh, Lacquer
Hall TableI got a piece of spalted maple and wanted to makesomething to show it off. This hall table complements thehall seat as the legs are similar.The spalted piece was not quite wide enough so I slicedtwo other pieces on the back then added the little cubbyholes to hide the fact. The finish on the top drank up oilbut finally built up to nice hard finish that brings out thewild grain.WOOD:Spalted Maple, MapleHand rubbed, Tung Oil (12 coats)
Hall SeatMy son's front hall zigzags and has little room for a seatto remove your shoes. I designed a built a seat which fitsinto 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 weremortised into the legs, on an angle (lots of fun). Thestraight side skirts are also mortise and tenon'ed into thelegs.The front center leg is mitered at the back and hookedunder the skirt. The legs are tapered about 3 deg. on theinside edge. The top is held down with metal clipsscrewed 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 apublished plan. The plate for the feet tipsabout the center axis and is surprisinglycomfortable and is supposed to be good foryour back.The Ogee trim was darkened with a gelstain applied with a small artist brush, thenany over spill was sanded off before thelacquer 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 backthus allowing it to be disassembled for storage. The little leg restmade the whole thing quite comfy as evidenced by my father-in-law’ssmile/ Unfortunately the back legs are too cross grain and one ofthem broke.WOOD:cedar, brass screwsSpray can urethane
Quilt RackThis quilt rack was made to fit against the wall in the bedroom. It hasthree rails for clothes (the quilt ends up on top of the clothes). A shelfon the bottom is for shoes and slippers. The design is a study incurves. The legs seemed to need some form of top so I added theballs 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 withone I found it was easy to work with so I designed a hall table to usethis 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 topand skirt. The legs are tapered on all sides and a walnut strip is setinto the center to pick up the top’s strips. The handles are homemade 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 pictureoff the internet called Manhattan style. This piece is the largest Ihave ever built. It was so big I had to move my bench to makeroom for it. For 4 months I could hardly move in the shop.The drawers are dovetailed and slide on maple frames. The pullswere bought from Lee Valley.WOOD:walnut, maple, poplarWatco oil, Deft oil
Coffee TableI originally made the top by shop making veneer by re-sawing Ipeaand veneering MDF with it. It is vicious stuff to work with, verydense and hard. The edges were framed in solid Ipea. I took it tothe garage to finish it and within an hour the veneer shattered likeglass. I had scrap it off and re-veneer it. This time standard cherryveneer. I think the result looks quite striking.WOOD:Ipea, CherryDeft oil
Hall TableI made this small table for the SAWS 2011 juried exhibition. Thetop is veneered with re-sawn flame maple quarter matched. Theedges are capped with sycamore boards that are sloped to givethe appearance of thickness. The legs are made four pieces ofsycamore cut in a triangular fashion then glued with the centerfacing out. This presents the same grain on all four sides.WOOD:Maple, Sycamorelacquer
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Furniture
Bamboo Table
Coffee Table
Chest of drawers
Quilt Rack
Step Stool
Hall Stool
Foot Stool
Lounge Chair
End Table
Hall Table
Coffee Table
daughter made at summer camp. When the
