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A Real Grind
Well I just got a new lathe before Christmas and spent some time learning the ins and outs of turning. Well OK, a lot of time. But it was enjoyable. Outside of a few pens and attempts that turned out...
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Valentine Rose that never dies
A friend wanted a keep sake box for his wife for Valentine’s Day. I didn’t have a lot of time and this is what I came up with. I added a marquetry rose in the top to signify Valentine’s Day. The box is...
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Cherry Blossom Dreams
I have been promising my daughter a bed for some time now and finally got it done. She wanted a platform bed with just a little Asian influence and done in cherry. So this is the design I came up with....
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Boys and Their Swords
I teach some home schooled boys wood shop and no matter how much I try to talk them out of it, boys always want to build swords. These two brothers came up with their own designs and built their prized...
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First Cribbage Board
I have been talking a big game (pun intended) about making a cribbage board. I was given a templet for drilling the holes and no longer had an excuse. So here is my quick version of my first cribbage...
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Sword Display Case
A sword display case for a friend’s son who earned the sword while attending a military school. I had more trouble with this project than I should have. But in the end they were very pleased with the...
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Isaiah 40:31
I hadn’t been on the scroll saw for some time so thought I would do some cutting. I had a scrap piece of Oak and a pattern that fellow LJ scrollmom that I had been want to do. So a couple hours latter...
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Signs of the times
The first sign is a wedding gift and the second for a friend showing each family member’s birthday. The first sign was done on red oak and the second done on silver maple. The cursive names were cut on...
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Out of the Woods
I hadn’t done any marquetry in awhile so when a buddy sent me this picture and challenged to do it, I said no problem. Little did I know how big a task I was taking on. But finally finished and it...
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Simple Table
My son wanted a simple country style table to fit a specific size room. I think it looks great and he says it fits the bill.
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Cremation Box
My mother-in-law passed away recently and the family wanted me to make a cremation box for her ashes. Not having done one before I was a little hesitant. This is what I came up with and I think it...
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Drill Press Table
I picked up a new drill press and wanted to build a drill press table. I wanted something simple and useful and Lenny, a good friend from LJ, suggested one he had built. He also gave me some...
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New King Size Bed
The wife wanted a new king size bed to replace the Queen I had made about 8 years ago. She wanted a different style but it had to go with the other furniture already built with the last bed. I came up...
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Batman treasueres
A Box for my grandson’s treasures. He is a big batman fan. Some splines and scroll saw work to fancy it up a bit. Hickory, Walnut, Poplar, Oak, and Cherry. The finish is several coats of shellac. Now...
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Renewable Fun
How many of you remember pin wheels? A simple item that was just fun. I Was teaching my daughter how to do marquetry and this is what she came up with. Although it is a simple picture, I think it uses...
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Tea Time(s) Three
Three Tea boxes that I made as gifts and to practice my marquetry and my finishing. Each box is finished differently. The Walnut top box was finished with 7 coats of Shellac and hand rubbed. The dragon...
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Ram Tough
The Rocky Mountain Marquetry Guild is having its annual show in Longmont Colorado during the month of August and this is one of my entries into the show. My attempt at doing an animal. It is not one of...
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Two Marquetry pieces
Needed to do a quick marquetry piece for our Local Marquetry Guild Show. My daughter wanted to participate also so we had a challenge. Do a piece that was simple but appealing. Here is our results....
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Moon Lit Roses
Our marquetry guild is having a show in March so was motivated to put something together for the show. This is what I came up with. The background is mahogany, the moon is maple and the rest is dyed...
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Outfeed / Assembly Table
For some unknown reason I had this urge to make a new outfeed/assembly table. Not sure why as the old one was very functional. Nevertheless, I submitted to the need to make shop furniture and this is...
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