Finding the right tools for a job is always important. Having a detailed plan of attack is key too speed, accuracy, and customer satisfaction. This also translates to less errors and questionable mistakes. The introduction of Google Sketchup into the woodworking environment provides us with the proper tools to accomplish this. Once the drawing is […]
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This chest of drawers was found near the Wall Woodworks shop sitting on the side of the curb. What caught my eye was the carved shell detail. Upon further inspection I found that the drawers were dovetailed and then the final and fluted detail jumped out at me. They legs were also well made. I […]
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This little box has a couple of features that I wanted to showcase. First is the fact that when you rip a piece of maple and turn it sideways you can see a lot of the little ray flakes. They catch the light and move around, I liked that. The second was a piece of […]
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This little gem was given to me a couple years ago because the guy at the time was clearing out his garage. I figured what the heck, we can always use another dresser right? We have a growing family. Up until recently I didn’t think much of it because it didn’t look like it does […]
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The apothecary dates back as far as you can trace herbalism and using natural means to cure the body of illness. How far back that is I really I don’t know, but what I do know is that the herbalist sure does have quite the selection of herbs, oils, and teas. Somewhere in the […]
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The idea for this project came from one of my wife’s hobbies. She collects life-like dolls and not only that she loves to make them. We simply needed a better place for her to store them because she has quite a few. About the same time I was kicking the idea around for this […]
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I became fascinated by the ability of a lot of the 18th century crafters and their attention to detail in carving, especially in relief. So I figured why not try to see if I can do this, once again off to the Wall Woodworks shop again. My first try when I was cutting the blank […]
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This project started out as a small box that was going to have a flip top and boy did it change into something completely different. I didn’t realize how many necklaces my wife had, besides the fact that most of the times when you put a bunch of necklaces in a pile the tend to […]
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