As we continued remote learning, it was clear that Andrew would benefit from a better desk situation. Luckily my uncle Rod graciously provided a wonderful slab of walnut to use. He is completely renovating this amazing octagon house in Indiana, and the house had this walnut slab that had been joined with a spline joint….
Category: Woodworking
Matthew’s Bed
When Matthew was close to transitioning to a regular bed, we wanted to create something with storage. We liked a style of bed with drawers on both sides and on the end. I had really wanted a chance to do something with drawers on a big scale, and this bed was an opportunity. The idea…
Maple End Tables
I wanted to provide an item for a charity auction at work benefiting Girls Who Code. Building two of any item is typically less than double the work, especially when you consider planning, machine setup, any learning curve, and finishing. So, for this project, I decided to make one end table for our house and…
Metal and Reclaimed Wood Entertainment Console
Once I finished the basement entertainment wall with the home theater screen, we needed an entertainment console that would hold all of the gear. I had wanted to create something that combined reclaimed wood and metal. I found someone that had torn down an old barn in Iowa and had these interesting oak boards. These…
Laundry Room Sink
We had one of the standard plastic molded laundry room sinks, and wanted something a bit nicer. I decided to make a new sink stand and put in a new laundry room sink. I used oak wood flooring stair tread bullnose to create the frame around the sink, then created the apron using paneling and…
Maple Kitchen Console Table
We had an old console table in our kitchen, and liked having it there, but when we refinished the table and added the new chairs, we wanted a new console table. This table leverages tapered legs using a tapered leg jig I made. This jig holds the maple stock perfectly so you can make the…
Kitchen Organizer
We were looking to add some additional organization space in our kitchen. On the back side of our counters, next to our barstools was a space that was a good candidate to add some additional shelves. These shelves are maple and stained to match our maple cabinets that we has refinished earlier.
Mindy’s Banquette with Drawers
In a previous post, you can see how I created a Farmhouse table with drawbore breadboard ends. Of course, to be of any use, this table needed seating. In order to have the most flexible seating, while adding some drawer space, I built this banquette with two fully extendable drawers. Also, in order to prevent…
Mindy’s Farmhouse Table
My sister was looking for a table big enough to fit the whole family, but the right proportions to fit into a space. The plan included a banquette to create ample seating. I also wanted to try an older technique for joining breadboards at the end of a table using loose tenons and pegs, called…
Black Floating Shelf Bookcases
As my third contribution towards a work charity auction benefiting Girls Who Code, I again decided to double up a project, making one bookshelf for the auction, and one bookshelf to keep. As this bookshelf was going to be used in my office, I wanted a design that could flexibly hold books, a laptop bag,…
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