Jeff Staley

Kitchen Table

I inherited my grandparents table over 100 years old, and my uncle refinished it. Unfortunately, I left a Halloween gourd sitting on the table, and even though it looked fine on sight, the base had rotted some, and that left a noticeable blemish in the middle. When we ordered new chairs with our dining room…

Drill Press Drawers

As my second Covid-19 pandemic project, still seeking to leverage only scrap wood in my shop, I created drawers to mount to the stand of my drill press. using a combination of Birch plywood scraps and poplar for the drawer fronts, these drawers help organize everything drill related. I can store my cases of drill…

Miter Saw Station

When we replaced the Miter Saw in the barn, we did so with a saw that I’d wanted in my own shop. This saw is big and heavy though, so it needed a miter saw station. My mom had found the perfect base and had repainted it, it just needed a top. This top uses…

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.

Welding Cart

So at the influence of one of my friends at work, I decided to teach myself welding. Well, once you’ve purchased a welder and have welded a couple of test pieces, what are you going to do next? Well, build a welding cart for that new welder of course! So I really wanted to learn…

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…

Barn Door — Steel Frame and Lock Plate

After several break-ins and significant damage to the door and frame, we decided it was time to find a better solution. The first step was to repair and rebuild the original door, replacing the damaged and rotting pieces of wood. Then, channels were cut in the back paneling to accept new, steel reinforcements. A frame…

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,…

Flooring on Wall – Basement Alcove

A few years ago, I finished one wall of our basement, creating a Movie theater, lighted marker panels, a large magnetic wall board, all with a compound crown molding and multiple columns. One part I had yet to finish, though, was the alcoves on either side of the theater screen. Unsure exactly how to finish…