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Chris decided to give his bride a beautiful hope chest as a wedding gift. He had some questions about finishing and I was all too happy to help. But this isn’t a chest for everyone. Chris was very generous in his use of purpleheart, since his wife loves the color purple. So while this may...
My grandson wanted a locking toy box to keep his little sister out of his treasures. After viewing several photos of potential designs he settled on a mission style blanket chest he found on the internet but wanted drawers. I decided to do raised panels rather than the flat panel design so there wo...
From: Sean Miller Location: Missouri Amateur or Pro: Amateur Finish Used: As requested by the customer, I sanded to 220 grit followed by 3 coats of minwax satin polyurethane. Smooth and rustic end result. Wood Species: Red Oak Project Description: A former high school classmate contacted me after ...
Every shop needs a tool chest. So I set out to build a beautiful wall-hanging unit made completely from plywood. Plywood is inexpensive, durable, easy to find, and perfect for shop furniture. The first video in the series focuses entirely on the design. Now I’m no George Walker and I would ...
the bandsaw to get matching curves. All of the parts are joined with mortise and tenon joints, cut with a plunge router and a dado blade on the table saw. The chest was made of hard maple. The corners are joined with variably spaced dovetails made with a Keller jig. Yes, you can do it! The tower...
out with a beautiful new dresser. This summer, we finally finished our remodel and our attached garage. I had a shiny new space and a shiny new table saw to set up shop. Now, I just needed a project and some help figuring out how to do it. That?s when I found the Wood Whisperer Guild. Perfect! S...
ily use 2-3 times that to really think about and work through the ideas I have in my head. The wide pull was inspired by a piece of metal hardware I saw online. Overall I am happy with the concept although it could certainly be refined a bit. The smaller pull or knob for the top drawers is where...
I received this saw for review several months ago and just haven’t had an opportunity to use it much. On the recent Chest of Drawers project, I had a bunch of sheetgoods to cut down so I took that opportunity to give the saw a little workout. The results were pretty much exactly what I anti...
From: Earl Wojciechowski Location: Laurel, MD Hobbyist or Pro: Hobbyist Finish Used: I used a spray finish (Earlex 5000) to spray General Finish. I started with two coats of Seal-A-Cell and finished with four coats of Arm-R-Seal. I sanded between each coat, starting with 200 grit and finishing wit...
As is always the case, my designs tend to change on the fly. And since this was a Guild project, a lot of Guild member input went into the design modifications. So this video begins with a quick screencast showing you some of the changes I made to the tool cabinet since our last presentation. Viv...
This Viewer Project post is a two-fer. Gerald sent us pics of a beautiful chest of drawers as well as a doll desk for his daughter. Check it out: The Chest of Drawers My wife’s sister asked that I build her son a chest of drawers similar to one that she had seen in a furniture store near he...
You have probably heard me say in the past that I love wide boards. Despite the fact that there may be an increased risk of cupping, I think its a chance worth taking for the sake of beautiful continuous grain. And I know many of you agree with me on this point. Well, this morning, I pulled out the...