Emma’s First Splinter
This was the day that I lost Emma as a future woodworker..
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End Tables
Building end tables was one of the first builds I learned in a class setting. I keep making them each year to keep up my skills!
Singer Sewing Table
Rebuild of a Singer Sewing Table. This table features a Padauk, Walnut and Maple top.
Dining Table
Probably the most beautiful thing I’ve built to date, this dining table turned out amazing. It features walnut, Sapele, padauk and purple heart hardwoods.
My First Artist Market
Taking my woodworking on the road- the Franklin Fall Festival was my first artist market that I participated in.
Wooden Headboard
Building my own headboard allowed me to make it exactly to our liking with most of my favorite woods! I also learned how to do a French cleat.
19. A Close Call
If you’ve read some of my earlier posts, you know that I carried a healthy fear of power tools in the beginning. It took me about a month to talk myself up to doing a rip cut on the table saw for the first time by myself. Sure, I had done a rip cut before …
18. Dad’s Toolbox
When I was in high school, my idea of a toolbox was a rectangular box that my dad could pick up and carry with him to whatever project he may be working on. I knew there was something in the basement on wheels with lots of drawers standing about 4’ tall and 3’ wide that …
17. More creating = less posting
… Or at least that’s my excuse for going another few months without a post. I initially got sidetracked with a project I never thought I would be interested in- an outdoor storage box. We needed something for our patio to store our chair cushions but everything I found online was either too gigantic for …
F. Juan’s worktable
Juan initially wanted a desk. A larger desk than what he currently had. One that was sturdy so that he could put his IT stuff on it. “Sure,” I said. I could do that. Then he wanted it to have an adjustable height. “Sorry, can’t do that,” I told him- I don’t work with metal …
16. Go to the Garage
It’s hard to believe it’s been almost four months since I’ve posted anything here. So much for my goal to post “regularly.” Good thing I didn’t make my goal time-specific. This doesn’t mean I haven’t been out in the garage- it just means that in my list of what I want to get done each …
15/F Social Distancing
The whole Covid-19/social distancing/stay-at-home order has come with challenges just as it has for everyone around me. The first week that we were all home was rough. Juan and I were adjusting to the constant go-go-go of our kids while trying to meet the expectations of our jobs remotely. We realized how lucky we were …