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This Viewer Project was sent in by Jim. He writes: This is my most ambitious furniture project to date and one I am verrry happy to be finished with. Needless to say, my wife is happy also. She wanted two new end tables to replace the nice, but 30 year old ones we had in our living room. I began...
ill. I’ll need to try that again sometime. Project Description: We have a couch that is higher and deeper than normal..so we needed some custom tables to fit. The legs were glued from four pieces that were notched and rounded before assembly (as shown in the picture). I think this leg was i...
This project was sent to us by Jim. Let’s check it out: Hi Marc here is some pictures of my holiday projects. I’ve made 2 long couch tables this year they are made out of sepal (African Mahogany) and a solid hard maple top. The top is supported by 2 stretchers that have sliding dovetai...
I made these tables for our bedroom. They sit on either side of our bed. The construction is mortise and tenon. I used a cordless drill and chisel to make the mortise and a router table to make the tenons. Then I used a hand saw to cut the shoulders. I cut a small dado in the sides to accept the li...
This week we have a real treat for you. Two of our viewers, Brian and Jorge both built Chippendale Side Tables that were modeled after David Marks’ design from Woodworks. Both projects turned out great! Let’s hear from Brian first. “I have been a hobbyist woodworker for the las...
ore mortise and tenons than any other joint in woodworking. Find a system that works for you and stick with it for a while. You can make them with a tablesaw, the router table, a hand held router, a specialty jig like the FMT or WoodRat, or even simply use a drill, a hand saw and a chisel. Regard...
In an effort to relieve our backlog of viewer submissions, this is a grouping of several projects from multiple woodworkers. We will do a few of these over the next few weeks so there will be plenty of eye candy! Cypress Planter by Dennis This is a cypress planter I made for my mom. The panel a...
e in the early days, they used small tacks to hang the cheesecloth wallpaper, but it adds that distressed look that looks pretty cool. The bed and end tables where made about 10 years ago. The dresser/entertainment/bookshelf I just now completed to match the other bedroom furniture. The cool thing...
...he simple forms of someone who is Shaker inspired and admires the work of folks like Christian Becksvoort. I took a class taught on “Asian hall tables” and decided to spread my wings by trying an exotic wood, and a completely new form with some curved work. The instructor had asked the...
table came about one Saturday morning while making coffee. We had been wanting a coffee table for our new couch, and all round, square, or rectangle tables just didn’t fit. The cone filter sparked an idea for the shape of the table, so I walked over to the couch and held the filter out in f...
g the base”¦It’s fairly simple mortise and tenon joinery using 2x’s. Then I added the doors and drawer. Looking at the pricey router tables on the market I figured I could make my own top and buy the essential accessories that would keep everything flush and square. I spent a coupl...
This Viewer Project come from Ken in Ottawa. Let’s check it out: I am sending you some photos of one of my latest projects for the project of the week. It is inspired by your End Table project but with a twist. First a little background. The wood working club I belong to. The Ottawa Woodw...