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I’m the one wearin’ the glasses.

My wood arrived today! By the way, this is a super secret project!  No telling the spouse.  :)

All with an expanded foot style.  Google Sketch Up model so far here: Six Board Chest

I’ve been playing around with the Sketch Up model, making measurements and adding a little decoration.  The feet on the chest has always looked a little spindly and I’ve been looking at this. It’s possible that my boards are wide enough that I might be able to make the front piece all as one.  If not, the pieces [...]

Extra tools are always a puzzle for me.  Do I sell them, give them away or something else.  Selling is tricky involving negotiating a price, mailing, packaging, etc.  And finding some one who needs something I don’t is fun, but can also be tricky. Here’s another really cool idea .. build a tool chest, fill it with tools, [...]

Wood porn! Thanks so much, Shannon!

I finally finished the desk and breathed a sigh of relief that it turned out OK.  It was certainly a project that challenged me and certainly elevated my woodworking skills.  It was not, however, my favorite project.  I followed plan which was actually overly complicated and had some confusing mistakes. That was a big part of problem [...]

Ok, its official.  Next project is the six board chest for the porch.  The wood is on the way (Sapele). Thanks Shannon – Hardwood To Go

Summer is lookin’ like its showing up early here.  Summer is awesome here, but its also crazy busy cuz its so short.  If you’re sittin’ on butt in the house, you better get on up off it, GO OUT side and do sumthin! I have a long list of outdoor projects I need to do.  This is [...]

I’m sooooo close to being done I’m staring to think hard about my next project.  I need to install the key board tray pull out and put on the finish.  Yippee!

Above is the process I used to create the fold down drawer front for the pull out key board tray.  The drawer front is not yet cut to size so it will be significantly smaller.

I started to cut the key board fold down front out of curly cherry tonight.  Its my last piece of this beautiful board and I’m very sad about that.

.. and someone needs to do something about the space that the desk is going into.

Today I got the main part of the desk glued up and started finishing.  I’ll let the sneak peeks speak for them self.

I finished up all my drawers and fitting them into the cabinet today.  I’m going to finish these parts while working on the main desk. Gratuitous Tool Shot below.

We’ve had really nice, warm weather here.  Translation, the garden is demanding to be tended.  But I’ve been sneaking into the shop and working on my drawers .. no! not those drawers silly, these.

One more drawer to go and on to assembly.