This bookcase is based on an an Arts & Crafts styled bookcase I saw online. The measurements of the piece online was about 6’x6′. Before building such a large piece of furniture base on plans drawn from a photograph, I… Read More »Arts & Crafts era bookcase
Every woodshop has lots of scrap. Lately, I’ve gathered a bunch of cherry and Sapele offcuts. That me and my better half’s son; the frame a gift. It came out nice, I’ll be make more of these!
My maternal grandfather was a dairy farmer all his life. These milk bottle caps are from the farm and this picture shows 12 of them sealed in epoxy with some glitter and green felt on the bottom. I made one… Read More »Bottle caps in epoxy
Does a creative adventure into air-brushing belong on a furniture repair site? I’m a creative guy who enjoys all sorts of projects and I nearly always make an effort for Halloween, so yes!
A lot of scrap pieces with a diameter of 3.5″ were left over from a previous project and I was determined to reuse them in some creative way. I liked the result too much to leave it when I sold… Read More »MAKING A SCRAPWOOD SCONCE
Palm trees painted on a back porch! First attempt at a mural.. the great thing about this project – if this project was less than satisfying, the customer still had plenty of the green house paint!
I read about a process to put images on wood and had to try it. After cutting the wood to album size and painting a yellow rectangle in the center, I printed the album cover and then attached the photocopy… Read More »INK ON WOOD
