JA Woodworking

Our first combined “At the Shop” entry is due to the fact that we are so busy I feel like pulling my hair out at times!  We have two dining tables, a kitchen, 115′ of bookshelves, a wine rack, and old wooden English phone booth refinishing job in the works!  All for a shop that […]

A shot looking down on the cabinet that holds the lazy susan and the cabinet to the left that holds four drawers and a spice pull-out.  The cabinet that holds the lazy susan has the corners angled with melamine to prevent spillage of items from the lazy susan into the deep, dark recesses of the […]

The finishing process for these cabinets is a little different than a usual stained finish.  Instead of using a stain on the face frames and door panels, we are using a stain glaze to achieve the look the clients desire.  Also, rather than staining the bare wood before spraying on two or three coats of […]

While I was waiting for the clients to choose a sink, which was necessary before the final four cabinet boxes could be built, I began milling up some Alder for all the face frames.  Each of the boxes required four pieces to build the face frame, all 7/8″ thick, with a shallow dado cut into […]

With the feet mortised and curved, and the column mortised, and all parts thoroughly sanded, I joined all the parts using loose tenons and glue.

All three feet were glued on at the same time.  A few pin nails held each of them securely in place while the glue dried.

After the feet dried overnight the easel […]

This week marked the beginning of the kitchen remodel job.  We began turning the 18 sheets of melamine into 13 cabinet boxes!  We began the project on Monday morning, and so far, thanks to careful planning, everything has gone smoothly.
Also, last weekend I was at my parents house and was speaking to my mother about […]

The beginning to any big project is a large pile of materials.  Here you see the 18 sheets of Almond colored melamine that will be used to build all the cabinet boxes and shelves.  On the top is all the moulding that will be going in the kitchen: 100 linear feet of window and door […]

Our largest project to date is a complete kitchen remodel.  We will be tearing out the existing cabinetry and tile that you see below and will be building, finishing, and installing all new custom cabinetry.  We will also be replacing the old window moulding and baseboard with new and matching crown and window moulding and […]

In stark contrast to the previous few weeks, this past week was a veritable circus!
Last week I sent out a press release to three local papers talking about the way J. Alexander Fine Woodworking was joining the age-old skill of woodworking with the latest Web 2.0 tools to create a much more rich and interactive […]

This is an easel design that was brought to me back in July.  At the time I said that I couldn’t do it because of the intricate carving work necessary.  The customer then came back to me about a month ago and asked again if I could do it.  Since they really, really wanted it […]