Cherry three drawer silver chest approx 19 in. x 15 in. (d) x 35 1/4 in. Dovetailed case on stand. Drawer secondary wood is poplar. Drawers have silver cloth covered slip bottoms. Top drawer is fitted with silver cloth covered shopmade flatware racks which are removable. Brasses are from...
Anyone know how quartersawn cherry looks turned as a pen or have a pic they could share? I'm thinking about making a pen or something small as a gift for my mother. Last time she was here to visit (last year), I was busy splitting up a big cherry trunk into wedges, and she had to get in on the...
Cherry Burl with Turquoise inlay. Some worms had decided to make a few
caverns in this piece. Turquoise dust fills the space. Opposite the
inlay is more turquoise on the inside of the bowl. Height is 2",
diameter is 6.5". The finish is just a coat of walnut oil. Polished to
3000 grit.
I love everything about wooden beds except for the creaking which typically comes from where the rails join the head and foot boards. In an attempt to eliminate, or at least minimize, this annoyance I joined the rails along the outer edge of the head and footboards using a single 16 degree...
I decided that the nightstands should also be made from maple and cherry to match the bed but I had this idea of seeing a strip of cherry running vertically though each leg and the top with a second pair of running perpendicular though the top.
To achieve the look of cherry flowing vertically though the piece I realized I first had to assemble the four sections where the grain runs parallel to each other than carefully crosscut the assembled panel to incorporate the 2 sections of cherry which run perpendicular to the grain. To ensure...
There are numerous reasons I enjoy building with wood one of them being the imperfections one finds. Many people I've spoken with refuse to incorporate any defects or flaws in the lumber into their project. Perhaps I am missing something but the variations in color, texture and grain direction...
The cherry board I picked up for the foot board is a good example of wood having character, in fact if ever there was a board that had an attitude I would say this would be it. Through the span of this single 7 inch tall board there are three distinct changes in direction of the grain, a...