Saturday, August 28, 2010

things that back up

Finnial for a knoll post done for Greg Schopps working on a house in conjunction with the Philadelphia Historical something or other. Very official.



Shutter




Display booth and tables in "Reward," a boutique with cool clothes on 2nd just north of Market.



Run of table legs



Spindles




More spindles




Cherry bench for my brother before finish




Butcher block. Red oak from various reclaimed warehouse beams.



things that go

Walnut coffee table/bench

Old fireplace mantle from my pops and ting oil finish, killer slab donated from Ian (Sustain Design) for the top








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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

wenge dining room table

Finished in November, just received pictures so I thought I'd post them.












things i've made that are still sitting around the shop today

one DJ booth/commercial shelving unit



one unfinished pepper mill



one arm repair still unpainted on red velvet Victorian style couch






four pieces of cherry that go to a bench i still haven't made for my brother



five sapele railings, unfinished



fifteen spindles, still need paint



Tuesday, March 30, 2010

chisel mallet

I made a mallet today, mostly a product of boredom but also because I needed a mallet. I've been using Evan's chisel mallet which was actually his grandfather's who was a woodworker. So in order to abate the wear and tear which is already abundant on this mallet I made one of roughly the same design because it's a shape and size that feels good to me and I'm used to. Here are some pictures of both mallets. Both are oak.












Monday, March 22, 2010

three-legged stool

Just finished a version of a three-legged stool, a design taken from Tage Frid (widely considered the dean of woodworking teachers in America, originally from Denmark then came to The U.S. when the American Crafts Council asked him to start the first woodworking program here after WWII, also taught at RIT and RISD for years). This is my favorite design of his and I may be doing a run of a few of these very soon. This one is oak from some reclaimed beams my father gave me with wenge wedges and a simple Tung oil finish.
















Oh Tage...such a goofball.

-from my little helper

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

miscellanea

Oak cake pedestal






sapele window mouldings


- my robot

Friday, January 22, 2010

for Ruth and Barlow

coffee table. cherry with turned walnut dowels. a wedding present for my sister and her husband.








-from my robot