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We had a customer come into the shop with a bag of wood parts and a request to see what we could do. He had this spinning wheel in the basement for years and decided to spend some money and get it...

The walnut veneer was from a lot that a friend was going to throw away. It is all booked matched in sequence and roughly measures 8" x 28". I joined them together and then attached it to the baltic...

This is a cherry and walnut wall cabinet that I am still working on for my sister. I also wanted to try a few different things so I used a walnut crotch veneer applied to baltic birtch substate for...

I work for a furniture repair shop in Ottawa, Canada and had a client come in with a request to restore her table leaf that had been damaged by a tipped candle. This is the most destructive burn...

I have an old Popular Science/Mechanics ??? magazine that has plans for a mantle radio with a cassette player in it. It is based on a car deck and I am sure could be modified for CD's etc. If you...

Always enjoy seeing what project you have completed. Do you get your wood from a local supplier or is it order from somewhere else? If so where?

Do you have any other pics? Always good to get...

Slavo, as you can see lots of ideas on the insert situation, so I guess I will also give my thoughts. Being in the furniture repair business we use a lot of the inserts for sofa lege etc. We put...

I wait with baited breath. The two things I want to try my hand at are building a cedar strip canoe and also a guitar. I will be following your progress with much interest and anticipation. The...

JOEZ

Here is a site that gives a pretty good do-it-yourself explanation on how to install leather on a desk top.
http://antiquerestorers.com/LEATHER.htm
NOW MY STORY...
I have been involved...

Zen

I couldn't help but see what you are up to now. The pictures are worth a thousand words but I must admit I have not seen the ozzie jig before.

Is this something that you buy off the...

Good pics. I have to set something up soon so the pics help alot. Just haven't gotten around to setting up the complete system yet!!!

Have a good one.

Very sweet.
I like the look of a Danish Oil finish on my projects also.
I have used the following also:
1/3 Tung Oil
1/3 Double boiled Linseed Oil
!/3 Semi-gloss Urethane

TO ALL WITH QUESTIONS...

After the time spent on the hand plane, I then took the edges off with 600 grit. Four coats of Danish oil was applied then two coats of Beewax polish, jusT to maintain a...

Forgot to add this one. The first picture is has a small wall cabinet (another project) on top of the table.

Attached (I think) is a pictures of a solid cherry Demilune Table. It was by far the most complex project I have completed. It is based on instruction I received at Rosewood Studio. The project...

I have been requested (read ordered) to make a childs chair for a friend of my wife's. The designs that I have researched on the web have been pretty basic or are all made of plywood and look like...

Hey Cran welcome. Nice houses!!! Unique I would have to say.
What kind of wood are you using for these year round retreats? Are the blueprints based on a wild imagination or actual houses? What...

The boxes look great Zen. I have a few pieces of exotics that I will trying to do the same for the Christmas time frame. I must admit that there is nothing sweeter than sitting in the shop and hand...

Major and Zen, thank you both for the info. It explains a lot and it is nice to see the whole process from design to finish. I like the contrasting wood concept and try to use it also.
Have a...

Very nice job...

Just being new to the forum I am cuious about the construstion process. If you have already went over this previously I hope you bear with me. Did you do a mock-up and a scale...

Never used this type but I sure would like the basic plan when you arrive in Ottawa.

Nice work...
This is a pattern that I would like to incorporate in a sidetable top, but obviously smaller in size and using double bevel marquetry vice intarsia. Do you have a copy of the pattern or...