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  1. I haven't posted any projects lately because I have been working on a snack tray cabinet. It's from the December 2008 issue of Woodsmith Magazine. First appearance of the project looks like a small cabinet that would go by the end of a sofa, for example. It looks like it has five drawers, but it actually only has 1 drawer 4 fold up smack trays that inhabit the other four "drawer" slots. In the magazine, it was made from cherry, but I made it from red oak. I used red oak because that is what my wife wanted. I never got started on it before she passed, but I decided to honor her wishes anyway. I used two different stains on it, Minwax Golden Pecan, and Minwax Honey Maple gel stain. I wanted to experiment with the gel stain to see if I liked it. The jury is still out. I also tried some gel polyurethane, with the same resulting opinion. The colors of the two stains were almost identical. I didn't want a heavy stain, just light tint to match the coffee table I made from red oak several years ago. This is the cabinet as it will normally look. This is showing the one drawer pulled out. And this shows one of the snack trays opened up, with the other three partially extended from the cabinet.
  2. Had a piece of Red oak screwed to a small face plate for another use and decided to make it into something so turned it end grain. Still working with beeswax as a finish. You can't see it but I spilled some coffee on it coming up the steps with it after the pictures. The moisture depleted it immediately so not very durable. Have to redo the finish, feels like it needs a lid too.
  3. Another blast from my past. I still have and use this chair. I designed it when in college in 1981. Do you have a favorite seat in your house? I've helped hundreds of students design and build original chairs. There is a greater expectation we have for chairs compared to table or cabinet designs. Structure, comfort, are not as obvious challenges when the projects holds a dynamic human. Usually there is at least one, and often two rough prototypes made before finalizing details for chair designs. A solid seat that is uncomfortable to sit in gets a "C" at best in the advanced furniture design classes we taught. More details and background about this chair are now on my blog here. 4D
  4. So..after getting that Paul Sellers' Keepsake box done...I still had this on my bench... Mainly Red Oak..and one Ash.. Ash is a bit on the thin side, the rest are 1/2" thick...remembered a Desktop Organizer sellers made a while back...thought maybe I could cobble another one out of this mess....downloaded the 3 page Plan.. Be the starting point... Then I'll worry about that drawer....cutting list? have already been modifying to suit what I have... Letters are in the computer screen shot only, not on the boards themselves. These will be the bottom and the lid... Back is a full 4" tall, as are the sides...front is just 2" tall. And it will go above the drawer opening. And that was as far as I got, today....going to go and watch Episode #1, Desktop Organizer..... Stay tuned...will try to have this done before March gets here...
  5. Had a request from the church manager back in early November to build a set of steps to the stage. Note there is a set build in on both sides and a portable set on one side for the pastor. Turns out the worship leader (used to be music director ) wanted a set on his side of the sanctuary also. I basically copied the design from the existing. They used a treated stringer and now I wish I had not taken the easy route but that is what we have. The existing used brads for construction and I used screws and pocket screws. I did a glueup for the sides to attach to stringer via screws from inside. Yes this is the part I later had second thoughts about , attaching dry lumber to wet PT wood. Already a crack on one side but it is small. Did not have any larger dimensional lumber so U cut up a step scrap for the back stretcher. Here you also see the screws attaching the riser to the step center. Pocket screws did all the other connections to steps and riser. Front view with extra touch. That strip of walnut was inserted instead of oak to bring the riser up to height. Stair treads were also rounded on the ends. the completed unit And the stain applied. Was fortunate to find straight grain red oak. Got the wood at Lowes and after purchase looked at Marketplace on FB. Sooo much red oak and a lot cheaper than I paid, Oh well that is life. Will probably use Polyurethane as the hard coat next week.
  6. Sooo, bought some Red Oak, and needed a project idea... Three planks, at $22.98 each ( OUCH!) 1/2" x 5-1/2" x 48"... Grain details, of the top board...other 2 are a little more plain....so, watch a series of videos by Paul Sellers' Masterclass. Downloaded the plan for a Keepsake Box with curved sides So, I'll give him the credit for the design. I'll have a few small details that will be a bit different. Cutting list as provided.. Where he used 9/16" thick stock...I'll have to use 1/2" thick stuff.....I'll have to see about that 5/8" thick stock... So, here we go.."Start up" phase....details? Curved corner details....looks like fun? Applied feet (to make)Lid gets sawn free of the box, note the cut line. Bottom and the panel for the lid are to look like they are floating, but.. They sit in a narrow groove..3/16" at that...we'll see how that works in 1/2" thick stock....he uses a plough plane even on the end grain. He also cuts a stopped dado for that divider to sit in. There is a carved, curved finger grip for me to gouge out(up) Had a pair of Hinges I thought about using.... Maybe....would be surface mounted, and inlaid flush with the surface....we'll see.. Need to haul the Plans and the Planks to the shop. The Masterclaases are Free, just log onto Paul's site....He also has a pay per view Masterclass....but, since I am a bit on the Frugal side (NOT cheap) I went with the Free site. Might be worth checking out...? Boss has errands to run, whenever the "Fliver" gets warmed up (16 sunny degrees outside, about 50 degrees too cold for me) Stay tuned....this might involve a small bit of cussing.. (ya think?)
  7. In preparation for building that box drawn with Sketchup, I was rummaging through the lumber rack. On the bottom shelf, buried under some miscellaneous boards- Red oak.
  8. My daughter asked if I would build a small storage cabinet for some of her quilting fabrics. What would be the preferred wood choice for the drawers without breaking the budget. Planning on 1/4" birch ply for the bottoms. The cabinet itself will be red oak. Seems the price of wood has gone thru the ceiling over the winter months.
  9. I had mentioned in another post I was building a desk. This isn't anything really challenging but I want to prove I'm doing something. I need 2 of these, one for a basement area I use and another for our main floor "office". I was planning on doing both in an A&C style, but I now think the second one will be more contemporary. The reason why is that both are computer desks, and I want/need a drop down drawer front for a keyboard tray. The A&C style with inset drawers just doesn't lend itself to that convention. In the pics below you can see the drawer opening...since I don't have a way to hinge the front down (with hidden hinges, and it stay level when opened) I'm thinking it will just be removable, held in place with spring clips. Then the keyboard tray will just pull out. Anyway, I mentioned a week or so ago I had these wide oak boards I would be using. They were supposed to be white oak, turns out all but the one on the left is red oak. I don't like red oak, and never use it...much preferring the white species. But I have what I have, so I went and bought some more red oak to complete the desk, and you can see the dry fitted frame. Nothing remarkable here, but I did do every joint with loose tenons and that worked out OK.
  10. So I will soon be applying a stain and finish to red oak stair treads. Looking over the selection of products at Lowes I see that Minwax (and others) now market a poly specifically for floors. Do not buy what you have always used, use our more expensive and "made for floors" poly. Is there any real difference? I have not found it in anything less than gallon cans, and I will likely use less than a quart of it. I'm guessing if there is some difference that I could always thin the extra and have a lifetime supply of poly for future furniture projects... Have any of you done any hardwood floors lately? What did you use for a finish?
  11. I didn't know where to locate this: Last year i noticed some red oaks were dying. The cause was attributed to the drought and catapillars from the winter moths. This year it looks like about every red oak tree in the area had died or is showing signs of serious problems. I've counted over 30 trees, just in my neighborhood that have died. These are large trees, I'm guessing over 100 years old. The younger smaller trees are also bare. I do have one white oak that seems to be doing OK but I'm really afraid I may loose it also. The maple in my front yard has been sprayed for the caterpillars the past two years, and even with the spraying, the leaves are smaller than normal. This appears to be a very serious problem. just wondering if this might be more than a local issue.
  12. I just completed two flag cases to be given to the families of two local veterans. One was a high school classmate who was a career Marine and did two tours in Vietnam. He came home and became a Marine recruiter until retiring. He passed away recently from stroke complications. The second one is for his brothers flag. He died in Vietnam in 1965 and the family never had a case for his flag. The wood is recycled red oak from a local schoolhouse that is being renovated.
  13. From the album: Oleglenn

    Approx. 200 man hours in the clock counting all the resawing, sanding, cutting, and assembling it.
  14. A few weeks ago I built a quilt rack for a lady here in my home town. It was fun to build so I built another one for a show I have coming up this summer. Shucks, it may be gone before the show.
  15. From the album: Pine Is Fine Custom Cabinets and Furniture

    Here is the finished product for the Maple and Red Oak Toy Box. The client picked out an Early American stain, to give it that 18th/19th century look. You can also use this as a heirloom blanket chest.
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