Woodwork
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Cabinets For A Rental
Quick easy job. The client texted the dimensions with directions to make them simple and inexpensive. I splurged on undermount hinges and glad for it. Wow, much easier to install!
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Scrapwood Heart & Initials
It’s a given that woodshops generate a lot of scrap. When time and necessity meet up, projects like this help to shrink the pile a little bit. Time consuming yes, but it turned out great! Testing the layout for the letters right before gluing all the scrap together.
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Custom Light Fixture
This custom light fixture was designed as part of a kitchen remodel. The home features exposed beams and the client wanted to bring that theme into the kitchen. This faux beam was made from rough sawn cedar and stained to match. The client was thrilled with the outcome.
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Broken Chair Spindle
Everytime I repair a chair, I flash back to breaking a spindle a beautiful stationary rocker I had in college. At the time I had no idea how to fix it so eventually the chair ended up at goodwill or the landfill. 🙁
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Kitchen Cabinets
These were custom for a cottage remodel the client was doing. The client wanted them painted, giving me an opportunity to test out my new sprayer. *I need to ask for a new photo of the finished kitchen!
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Small Cherry Book Shelf
Putting together a miniature version of an Arts & Crafts (early 1900s) bookshelf I saw online. Entirely rough sawn cherry. Such a perfect little bookshelf!
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Church Sign Restoration
Construction of South Church in Middletown CT was completed in 1870. My parents were members, my dad also did handyman work around the church. While visiting with church members after attending a service a while back, they learned I am a woodworker like my dad, and I went home that Sunday with a broken chair
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Built-in Cabinets
A mantra for installing cabinets in an older home – nothing is square! Be happy there is a thing called trim… That said, these turned our great! A quote from my clients: They look they’ve always been there.
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Outdoor Table Restoration
This is an old workbench which my client repurposed for the bayside patio. It’s a gorgeous piece of old furniture but the weather had done a number on it. The client didn’t want the paint removed, only to eliminate the bleached look the wood had taken on since it had become an outside table. After
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Airbnb Chair Repair
This chair was broken by a guest at an Airbnb and the owner called hoping to have it fixed quickly. I had it back to him the next day.
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Roadside Find Entryway Table
I saw this table one morning on the way to an appointment and after that fact, was so glad I turned around. The legs and apron were hardwood but surpisingly, the top and diagonal leg supports were made of MDF. I replaced both in the process of repairing it.
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Dining Room Table Full of Memories
After a generation grew up around this table, their parents asked that it be refinished so they might enjoy it for another 20 years. Sanded and refinished, this table is ready for the grandchildren!