Pattern End Grain Cutting Board
My favorite board to date, this board made of Maple, Walnut and Cherry is 2 inches thick and very heavy. They are the biggest cutting boards I have made to date. Measuring in at 16×14 they are massive. Using the routher sled to get to final thickness.
Walnut Frame step by step with photos
Wednesday morning start 9am I was asked to make 2 frames for some very respectable martial artist, I was given the certificate dimensions and the rest was left to me. Here is my design. (SketchUP for iPad) I milled this walnut a few weeks back, while in my shop in Tappahannock. Back home in my…
Washer Dryer Platform
My neighbor asked me to install a shelf above her washer dryer unit. I stopped by to measure noticed how low her units where, and I suggested to raise the units up and add storage below. She like the idea a lot. I headed to my big shop ran some plywood through the table saw,…
Modern Walnut Oak Desk
From Design to reality. The design included things in woodworking that I had never done. A breadboard top and using a pattern router bit to make matching pieces from a plywood template. I enjoyed this build immensely
The Octagon
Did you know? I’m a big fan of martial arts. I run Potomac Kempo Martial Arts, in Kingstowne VA. Often I’m asked to make furniture or simple items for my students or training partners. Meet Sensei Geof, a great friend, and training partner. We often say were friends just because we hit each other on…
Wood Chest from reclaimed lumber
Glen has this old barn up in Maryland where he has this stock pile of old lumber, its weathered and heavy. Using simple construction methods I made a wooden chest. It now lives on out front porch. Old things are better than new things, because they’ve got stories in them, Ethan.
Built in Cabinets
From design to finish, this was a 2 year project. I guess it’s good that this is a hobby for me and my neighbors who asked me to make these cabinets are good friends. Why did it take so long? After I got the cabinets with 4 doors installed with everything fully functional, we took…
Broken Bat Display Case
As you may or may “knot”know, woodworking is my hobby. My love and my actual full time job however is running a karate dojo in Kingstowne. Potomac Kempo martial arts has 5 locations (Kingstowne, Huntington, National Landing, Fairlington, and Old Town. After Renshi Cassie broke a bat with a kick, her husband asked me to…
Poplar Wine Rack
This build, which was for a friend and a fellow Kempo student, was the first time I made something where nothing went wrong. Typically I have a mis cut, a major chip out, a design flaw, or some other random thing that makes me go duh. Not today, I carefully planned and took my time…
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