The Woodshop Shed

Built in fireplace/tv cabinet

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This big empty corner in our master bedroom needed a corner fireplace so I built in an electric one with a tv cabinet above. There is a drawer above, a drawer below, two pop off panels either side (to access electric etc), and a flip down middle section to house DVD player etc.how I built it:
https://youtu.be/m0k2mMpOH34

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Headboard Upsize

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A recently retired co-worker asked me if I could attempt to duplicate their existing headboard but make it king-sized. Told him I was willing to give it a shot as long as he wasn't in a hurry for it. Knocked the posts out last fall as well as the stiles and rails but other stuff kept getting in the way. With the current state of affairs my going has been limited to going to work and back so I have had some extra time on my hands. Finally cut the raised panels and managed to glue it all together. The last picture is what he sent me to work from. Thankfully he will color match and handle the wrought iron piece. 84” wide and 60 1/2” tall. First attempt with raised panels so this was a learning experience.

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Daughter's box

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After many years away from wood working I got back into and finally made a box for my daughter. I make these boxes to store baby items (copy of birt certy, 1st rattle, birth stats sheets, things like that). Then give this box with all this stuff in to my daughter. That way they have all thier items we keep from birth and a box thier dad hand made for them.
This was made with maple and walnut. I really like the color difference of the 2 woods. The stain used is sedona red 222. I don't like the color it came out. It feels too red to me and darkens the maple to much, HOWEVER my customer, her sister and her mom love the color of it. The pictures of the lid show pre stain
This is my first attemept at box/ finger joint. I did this with my router and a jig. I learned A LOT about doing finger joints doing this. Although I had some times I wanted throw the wood at the wall I liked doing this and will do another finger joint box again. I wasn't sure what to do for the lid so I did a flat finger joint, then on the bottem side I did 1/4 design for a lip. Thought it would be fun and something not seen much, I was pleasently surprised how how this bottom side lip turned out. Fits so the lide won't slide. The “S” is burned in the bottom of the lid and the bottom of the box. This will now be my mark I do on the work I do when I can. It was fun to get back into wood working again. Plus I got a new table saw and that has made a huge impact on my work.Thanks all for looking at this. Please feel free to commit. I always am grateful what people have to say.

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