Gene Howe

That's a big'un.

The whole kitchen casework is awesome. It all goes really well with the Saltillo. Presume the rest of the house is South of the Border style. 
 

Everything you see is maple wood. The flower petals were made with the scroll saw and is also maple wood. 
  Smallpatch 

As @John Morris has chosen to note The Woodman within 2022 December newsletter, I revisit this posting and note:
 
This is the money shot.  I passed this pile of 'trash' for a couple of weeks.  Hard to believe it stayed by the curb that long. Bureaucracy. The college wanted the City to haul it away. City union rubbish haulers wouldn't touch it.
 
I use items made from this old spruce every day.

And intriguing,  as well.

Thanks, John. 

Thanks, Charles.
First and last piece like this. Way too finicky.
Used a friends Chevalet. 
Here is an interesting video about the Chevolet.

Thanks, Lew.

Man, that is one sweet box/tote. Your angled dove tail joints are awesome!

Not at present.  It'll be a few weeks until the shop is truly workable. But, my supply of mesquite and turquoise is quite ample and, I'm anxious to begin using it again.

That's one sharp blade!
 
Chamfering is a term common among the Rolex crowd re: 'old style' stainless steel watch cases ... John, you've been spending time with the Newport Beach crowd ... ?    Then again, if my daughter was dating a guy from Pelican Crest, I'd definitely be taking a close look at his extended family.
 
I'll not litter this with my photos, but when refurbishing violins, I bought the smallest plane L-N sold. The fingerboard got a sub-millimeter bevel (chamfer) along its length. As did the underside of the saddle, a spot practically no one ever notices. Except the owner 
 
When holding the violin for many bars of 'Rest' between their parts, their fingertips notice every nuance of the instrument. And decades / centuries later, someone like me can read reams of facts about how the musician spent their lives, in the examination and study of their well-handled instrument.
 
It'll be the same way when your kids inherit the "upstairs toolbox" or whatnot. 40-50 years of use and history, written in nicks and scuffs handle wear and paint splatter.
 
 

He may have Woodman, he may have!

I use the Stew-Mac scrapers. No need to mess with turning a burr. However, being luthier tools, they're not very big. 

The Portuguese-made Bahco was purchased on vacation from Woodcraft, and I never got a good burr on it. But back home, dressed and stored, it finally went into rotation. And I'm definitely impressed. It is holding the burr against aggressive shaving of hard yellow pine!

John, I have three brands of scraper, no practical knowledge or experience in qualities of tool steel, and a very short experience history.
 
But the steel punched out by LN appears to be a finer quality than my Crown and Bahco scrapers. The Crown in particular, at least mine, seems to lose burr more quickly than LN. I've got a special deal later in the month on three Clifton scrapers; more for the mix.
 
The LN were $15 a pair for the longest time. Free advertising for the company; who does not like a new scraper, inexpensive enough to gift budding woodsmiths your older ones. Bummer, LN Hand Scraper Set 1-HSet is now $25.
 
Overall, most important may be focused dressing of the scrapers. Filing off the entire old burr, accurately squaring up the edges, a wipe with 3-in-1, then consistent burnisher action. Consistent so that if one area is not as nice as others, you can cypher out possible reasons, learn for next time.
 
I recommend a period a self-study into Rockwell Hardnesses for anyone who wants to know more about their edged tools.
 
The more you look, the more you notice. It is interesting that I've finally noticed that the older of my two LN .032" [the thicker] scrapers has a dip in the middle of its long edge. Time for the file in its jig.

You bet'cha. And I'm able to save this century-old brass water pipe from the recyclers. The idea came as I photographed progress and documentary images of my crafting. The brass pops a little more than old steel  but I tell myself I did it because it is easier to clean glue off of the brass. 
 
Now that my SC Johnson's paste wax arrived, these pipe clamps are getting cleaned, coated, and  polished! 

Thanks, Fred.
My AF time was '59-'65. I was a crew chief on B47s, KC 35s and, BUFFS, at Davis Monthan and, Ramey. 
IIRC, you guys had some pretty tight working space on the B47s.

Thanks, Fred.
My AF time was '59-'65. I was a crew chief on B47s, KC 35s and, BUFFS, at Davis Monthan and, Ramey. 
IIRC, you guys had some pretty tight working space on the B47s.

Gene.  Thanks for asking.  The background is your standard 3/4" Sepele and stained a little darker.  Normally I would use Black Walnut but the prices are beyond my reach.  The other pieces ar 1/4".  As you can tell, each of the feather pieces are cut an glued in place.  Then the emblem is cut and glued on the top of it all.  Unfortunately, I can not stack cut these pieces since some of them are really small and, knowing me, I would lose them.....  When all it done, they are finished with several coats of gloss lacquer.

That's an amazing box!
 
JT

Made a sacrifice in aesthetics moving hooks around the house. Wanted my fave' where I'd use them every day. As The Dude would say, "Period-correct hooks tie that shelf together".

+1 !! Well done. 

I like it!!
Be sure to send pics when you get the ivy in. 
Have you ever tried Sikkens for a finish? It's mostly for decks and log siding but I'll bet it will give you the protection you want. We have it on our redwood deck. Two coats and it still looks good after five years

Not, really. Just a walnut scrap that caught my eye.
 
Cal, sorry I missed your post. 
The finish is a coat of medium walnut Watco, wiped off after a few minutes. Followed with two lightly sanded coats of Helmsman's Spar Urethane and finally, JPW applied with some very fine steel wool.
The splines are walnut.

That's great work.