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Forced Downtime

Forced Downtime

Posted by on Apr 15, 2017 in Projects, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Forced Downtime
It’s been very quiet here for the past couple of months.  I actually do have a project in progress, but it’s not complete and it won’t be for a while because I am temporarily unable to use the shop. I had surgery...
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King Bed in Cherry and Walnut, addendum

King Bed in Cherry and Walnut, adde...

Posted by on Jan 30, 2017 in Cherry Bedroom Set, Projects | Comments Off on King Bed in Cherry and Walnut, addendum
The new bed wasn’t really finished until we had it assembled, of course.  And that depended on us getting a new mattress for it, since our then-current mattress was 15 years old and showing it. In the process of shopping, one of the...
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Diagonal Clock

Diagonal Clock

Posted by on Jan 20, 2017 in Projects | Comments Off on Diagonal Clock
After completing the cherry and walnut bedroom set, I had a fair amount of leftover 5/4 cherry in the shop and a desire to do something quick and a little different.  The design for this wall clock is largely derived from the lattice work...
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King Bed in Cherry and Walnut, completion

King Bed in Cherry and Walnut, comp...

Posted by on Jan 7, 2017 in Cherry Bedroom Set, Projects | Comments Off on King Bed in Cherry and Walnut, completion
Once I had my base pieces finished I made the walnut lattices that fit inside the cherry frames.  Sanding everything took almost a full day, thanks mostly to the tedium of breaking the edges on all those lattice strips. The simplest parts...
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Building a Lapped Lattice

Building a Lapped Lattice

Posted by on Dec 29, 2016 in Projects, Techniques | Comments Off on Building a Lapped Lattice
For my king bed, I wanted to do something more interesting than simple plywood panels.  Raised panels are nice, but they really didn’t fit into the look of the rest of the set.  Instead, I opted to fill my frames with a lattice of...
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King Bed in Cherry and Walnut build, part two

King Bed in Cherry and Walnut build...

Posted by on Dec 22, 2016 in Cherry Bedroom Set, Projects | Comments Off on King Bed in Cherry and Walnut build, part two
This bed is designed to look like the night stands and dresser:  cherry casing sitting on a walnut base.  The frames for the headboard and footboard stand in for the cases, but the “base” is actually four separate...
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