Woodworking Projects

Below is a listing of various woodworking projects I have done over the years.

Saw Horse

Saw horses, simple and sturdy. Plans: Jays Custom Creations



TV stand, cherry.



More stools, a batch of four. Give these as gifts when friends have babies.

   

Workbench for my father on his birthday.
Bottom shelf is high enough to allow material to be stored under it.
Back plate on all levels so things won't roll off.
And installed a light and power strip.

Book Stands

Intended as plate display stands, but the legs spread apart. Better as a book stand. Ended up using a rubber band to keep the legs fixed.

Mirror  Mirror

Free standing mirror, cherry frame. Mirror is from Ikea. Made for my daughter, one of the few pieces I have made for her that she has kept!

Chest of drawers Chest of drawers

Chest of drawers, walnut. Case has hand cut dovetails, I used a Sears dovetail template for the drawers. Built the case about 20 years ago when we lived in Houston. Then did not have space for a shop when we lived in Alaska. Finally completed the drawers.

Not a very usable design - could use more smaller drawers.

Side table   side table

Hall tables, cherry and walnut. 16" deep. 48" wide. These are super handy by an entry door where you can empty your pockets when entering a house or leaving your cell phone and a charger.


Coffee table

Coffee table, cherry.

 

A simple workbench for my sister-in-law.

  

A couple of duck tables, both made of cedar.


Bookcase

Practical, heavy duty book case. Made of 3/4" birch cabinet-grade plywood.

Night stands

Two Shaker-style end tables, cherry.

entertainment center

Entertainment center, pine. Used sliding dovetails to join sides and top/bottom.

cutting boards  Cutting Boards

Stack of cutting boards, walnut/hard maple strips with oak ends. Breadboard is held on with sliding dovetail, pinned in the middle to allow expansion. I give these as gifts when friends get married, or other special occassions.

Garden Bench

Garden Bench, made of treated wood.

stool 

Stool, cherry and sliding dovetails. Give these to friends when they have a baby.

Bed  Trunnel Bed

Cherry bed with trunnel bed underneath.

Couch  Couch  Couch

Couch that reclines, cherry.

Bookcase  Bookcase

Cherry bookcase, with dovetails.

Table

Computer table, cherry.



Shaker-style stool, cherry. One of my first hand-cut dovetail projects. Note this stool split at the top of the arch. Fixed by adding a couple of biscuts on each side. Since the, I've always added biscuts when edge gluing boards.



One of the first stools I made and gave to colleagurs that had kids.
This one is > 25-years-old, seems to be holding up okay.
A little banged up, but it was intended for hard use.
Current design uses sliding dovetails to minimize fasteners and not have creases on the top to collect fluids.

Stool Walnut

Another dovetailed stool, laminated walnut and oak.


stool

Stool, cypress with dovetails. One of my first attempts to make dovetails.