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This is my and my wife's first big woodworking project. It took close to nine months to complete since we only put a few hours a week into it at…

Frank and Lila Cooper's love for nature has influenced their custom furniture making collaboration. They have truly created functional works of art. They surrounded themselves with art works of many...

Solid pine corner TV stand loosely inspired from traditional French-Canadian pine cabinets. The six inch high recess provides decent space for AV equipment. Raised panel doors swing 180 degrees to...

My second effort at hand shaped cabriole legs with pad feet (getting better).  Upolstry needs work, but that's not my forte nor interest.  Used hickory and ash from trees felled…

A shellac polish finish can be a very attractive option for cabinets or other low-wear objects.

QUESTION: I stained a table with an alcohol-based dye, and then sealed it with shellac, which dissolved the dye and left it blotchy. Should I have used an oil-based sealer?…

Inspiration from Eldred Wheeler, Norm Vandal and an article in Woodworkers Journal. 75 inches tall, primary wood cherry, secondary poplar.  All dovetails hand cut, 158 in total.

A combination of elements from 2 pieces that I saw in some books that I really liked: one a William and Mary highboy, and another, a Queen Anne highboy.  Built…

  This is my first furniture project finally completed. I did do hand cut dove tails. The finish isn't perfect by any means but not as extreme in difference on…

I wanted to try my hands on turning. This project was a result of that. The eight legs on these tables are the only eight pieces of wood I have ever mounted…