Its been a very busy week here in the wood shop. Some shop made tools were at the top of my list both new book projects as well as a few made out of necessity. A furniture project that incorporates a mitered box with splines…
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More Projects
Ain’t no Feathers…
From Greg in Glastonbury, CT
I just received an email from Greg in Glastonbury, CT. He just finished the second project from Made by Hand, the dovetailed wall shelf. Here is his letter and some pics. Great job Greg! And thanks again for sharing~; ) …
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A Toolchest from Hartford
Last night I received a letter from Greg in Hartford, CT. Greg just finished a version of my cabinetmakers tool chest and I wanted to share it with you. The tool chest is made out of walnut and maple with a simple finish of Danish…
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True ‘Half Blind’ Dovetails
By Adam Scudder
I was over visiting the LumberJocks website this evening where I’ve been a proud member now for the past four years. Seems I never find the time these days to browse around the forums but tonight I stopped in for a little while and I’m…
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the Gorman bench Video
This is a custom design I fell into this past summer, 2011.
The Gorman Bench.
The music is something I just came up with and will also call the Gorman bench. Thanks for watching. Cheers!
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Hand Made Modern- The Gorman Bench Final
In my last post I finished bending the arms and the main double tenon joinery complete on the cherry bench. The good thing about this design is that there is really only 6 major joinery ‘intersections’ on the entire piece and the double tenon method…
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The Gorman Bench
Part Two
Now where was I ? oh yeah, Cape Breton Island. Summer time. ‘The Gorman Commission’ Sounds impressive no? ; ) It’s a bench in cherry I made during my so called summer ‘vacation‘. Inspired by an authentic Danish made, mid-modern rocking chair. The two pieces…
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Mid-Summers Update
A Modern Bench in Cherry
August already. Sorry for the delay in posts. I’ve been happily ‘out of range’ for the past 4 weeks and trying my best to squeeze in a few days vacation. Summer time 2011. I brought the Queens Wharf project along with me from Toronto figuring…
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Monday Woodshop Update
4th of July
Happy 4th of July to all of my American friends. It’s been another busy few days in the wood shop and I wanted to post an update before we head to the Coast for another Unplugged Summer on Cape Breton Island! The Queens Wharf cabinet…
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Bent Laminations and the Path of Least Resistance
Introducing the Kerfing plane
In my last post I made a coopered door for a new cabinet I’m building. The design features two curved doors, the one coopered and the other a bent lamination and mirror image, although taller version of the first. ( coopered on left hand side…
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