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From: Jeff Hoste Location: Sycamore, IL Hobbyist or Pro: Hobbyist Project Name: Steamer Trunk/Toy Box Wood Species: White Oak / Walnut Finish Used: Sanded to 220 grit. Blond Shellac. Wipe on Poly. Project Description: We welcomed our first child into the world in the summer of 2009 and when Christ...
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...
This project began as a Christmas gift for my Grandmother. 40 years a go my Grandfather made her a set of 6 wooden toy soldiers for the front walkway. They each held part of a string of lights that ran along both sides of the walkway. Well, as you can imagine, after 40 years they are pretty well wo...
7;t think you can go wrong with any of the above finishes. Good luck! And here is Mathew’s finished project: I finished the project a couple of weeks ago for my cousin’s wedding gift. It is a chest made of maple and cherry. When it came down to the finish, I used a mix of 50/50 bullse...
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...
This week’s project comes from Allen in OH who writes: Since you recently featured a project from some younger students, I thought I’d send some pictures of a project just finished by an “old fogey” student. I’m working towards a degree in craftsmanship at the Univers...
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 ...
This week’s project is from my good buddy Tom Iovino of Tom’s Workbench. Let’s hear his description: It’s called a Fujiwhara Chest. (BTW – the Fujiwhara effect is when two hurricanes start to rotate around each other if they get too close… The swirls in the do...
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 ...
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...
e when you run your hand over it. No gaps or anything. Let me know if you have any questions about the project. I finished both of them in about three weeks worth of afternoons. I had work till 3pm Mon-Fri so I only had a few hours each day. I Finished up just in time for X-mas. ...
Many of you are already familiar with the premium section of our Wood Whisperer site, The Wood Whisperer Guild. I try not to push the Guild too hard here on the free site since I realize that a paid membership immediately rules some folks out. But for those of you on the fence, I want to show you...