The Woodshop Shed

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Christmas gift

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Christmas giftI made this as a gift for my nephew this year. This was his second year deer hunting and he finally had the opportunity in the youth gun season to take a couple does. He was mighty proud of them (and got the full experience of getting to butcher them) so I wanted to give him a nice way to display some of his pictures. Don't know if you can tell but in the very center of the frame I put the casing of one of the 44mag shells that he used to bag one of the deer. I finished the frame with golden oak stain and two coats of poly. I wrapped the gift before I thought to take a picture of it but it now has a backing and glass in it
Interesting note on the wood. In the woods behind my house is a very old fallen down barn/shed. As fortune would have it when the thing fell the roof covered much of the wood. We purchased that property from my wife's grandmother and she says the building was down when she came into the family over 60 years ago. With the assumption that the building back then may have lasted 30 years or so (just a guess but there are barns in my area that are well over 100 years old) then we guess the building was possible built around the time of the depression. The oak I salvaged was old and moss covered but cleaned up really nice. I'd love to eventually make a guitar or mandolin from it but for now I think this piece will be appreciated in its second life



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William Whitehead Pembroke Table New York c. 1805

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William Whitehead Pembroke Table New York c. 1805Merry Christmas Lumberjocks! Finished this just in time for Christmas, this is a reproduction of Rob Millard's NY Pembroke table, per his site and generous instructions.Features Line inlaid top. One working full depth drawer and one false drawer, with inlaid ovals, surrounded by triple line inlay, set in a ribbon stripe field, enclosed by light wood border. Tapering legs, with loop and flower inlays, cuff bands, below 12 segment scalloped fan inlay. Finished with potassium dichromate and shellac, french polished top.



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Mackintosh Six Drawer Dresser

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Mackintosh Six Drawer DresserI decided to build this dresser in the summer, to alleviate storage problems when both college-aged sons moved back into the house for quarantine. It took me two months to get up the gumption to even get over my fundamental laziness to start the process. I thought it would take two weeks.I had obviously forgotten how long it takes to do a “big thing.”The style is direct from Dryadstudios.com, and if you're an Arts and Crafts woodworker, I highly recommend their styling. Thanks for the inspiration, Mike!The drawers are all dovetailed, and the color is from Transtint Amber aniline dye, finished with Minwax Tung Oil finish. I decided I would try to use my Domino joiner, but really didn't hardly at all. I made the drawer frames with it, but that forced other decision that made it unclear whether all THAT was really a time-saving measure. I've taken to cutting the half-blind dovetails with my Leigh dovetail jig, and my wrist joints definitely thank me! I cut the back dovetails as through dovetails by hand to keep practice.Misery factor associated with the project was about 7/10. There are LOTS of parts in this sucker—the drawers have frames between them, but actually slide on wooden runners. I made story sticks, I rubbed my stomach and patted my head—but the reality is that making things like this take a long time, and even if you draw up a great plan, well, good luck. You WILL make mistakes. Or rather I MADE mistakes!OTOH—if I made another one, it would be a lot easier.QSWO of course. First time with the aniline dyes, and I really recommend any woodworker to try this. They really work, and aren't that hard!The inlay on the breadboard ends is Buffard-Freres, from the early 20th century (Opaloid for those aficionados.) Finally, the hardware is from House of Antique Hardware, and sorta- reasonably priced.



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