Projects

Making Drawers, Part 1

I have put off making drawers for the Hope Chest until near the end because I was not confident in my dovetailing skills. I have not had time to hone...

Topping It Off

I seem to misplace things more and more lately, or maybe it just seems so. And when you simply cannot find something no matter how long you look, it is...

Drum Roll Please....!

The time had come. After many hours of fitting and checking and fitting again I ran out of excuses. It was time for assembly. I decided to apply some finish...

Coming Together

There are usually several milestones in a project that are moments of truth. I recently reached one of those moments. It was time to do a complete dry fitting of...

Back in the Shop Again

had a few good days out in the shop and made some progress on the Hope Chest Project.  The design calls for beads on the framework around each panel. The...

Hope Springs Eternal

While the this blog has remained silent for many months, my shop has been quite busy. The noise of production machinery has dominated my hours but there have been the...