The challenge before me was to paint three of these humongous free standing bookcases. They are not going to be permanently mounted to the wall, but given that each one weighs a bit more than 200 lbs, they aren’t going to be moved very often. Each one is constructed from three sheets of 3/4″ MDF [...]
This post is a bit premature but oh well. Before any construction can begin on the entertainment center the mantle must be constructed. Not for any structural reasons, but because the sooner I install the mantle the sooner the homeowner can install the rock on the upper portion of the mantle. Here is a close [...]
After a rest filled weekend completing the final stages of a sprinkler system, Tuesday morning greeted me with a full slate of jobs. The first step to flush trimming the legs and stringers is to use double stick tape to connect the template to the wood stock. Next, using the router table and the 2″ [...]
The legs came back from the designer and clients with some major changes. Out are all of the small bumps and sharp half-circles and in are shallow arcs and curves. Many of the changes were made because there were just to many small, sharp curves. The initial design was inferred from a photograph which provided [...]
A quick note on safety: It is very important! Woodworking is not the safest thing to do all day everyday. In just about every step of the construction process there is a chance to smash, cut, slice, and grind your fingers. I plan on building custom furniture for a very long time, and I plan [...]
Material = Alder & Oak May 2008 I had a client call me up a couple of weeks ago wondering whether or not I could build them an entertainment center for their family room. I said yes. Built-ins are not my favorite projects, to many out of square walls, floors and ceilings to deal with, [...]
After sanding both glued up surfaces, the diameter of the table top was traced out and rough cut on the band saw. The picture above is a bit confusing because I took it before I actually rough cut the tops on the band saw. Next, a plunge router mounted to a compass and was centered [...]
Material = Superior Grade Alder May 2008 The project before you is a pair of pub tables I was commissioned to build by a wholesale client of mine. I wish I had a picture of what each piece will look like in the end, but I am simply matching a pub table from a catalog. [...]
The next step I tackled was milling the leg groups. Each leg group is made up of two vertical supports and a horizontal stringer. All three pieces are to be milled out of 2″ thick Alder, just like the table top, and glued together using mortise and loose tenon construction. I need a template to [...]
After gluing up all six boards into three sets of two, I glued the three sets together into one gigantic table top. Like I said earlier, the final size measures 4′ wide, 10′ long, 2″ thick, and it weighs close to a ton. OK, I’m not actually sure how much it weighs, but it takes [...]