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King Bed in Cherry and Walnut, design

King Bed in Cherry and Walnut, desi...

The final piece of Julie’s and my new bedroom set is a king-sized bed: As you can see, I’ve deliberately taken a lot of style cues from the dresser and night stands so that it is clearly a set.  The headboard and foot board...

Shop Update 2016

It’s November, and that means another blog anniversary is in the offing.  Time for an update on the shop. The main work area is the most changed from last year.  Near left, you can see the WorkSharp 3000 sharpening system I’m...
Compact Work Bench build

Compact Work Bench build

The compact work bench was conceived and designed as a simple, functional project to fill a need.  As such, it’s made of very inexpensive materials,  MDF and dimensional lumber, and designed to go together quickly with a minimum of...
Compact Work Bench, design

Compact Work Bench, design

The oldest thing in my shop, aside from me, is this table: My father and I built this in the early 1990s, when I was just getting into woodworking and still had very little idea how things were done.  It’s made of dimensional lumber...