https://sawdustmaker43.com/work daily 0.75 2019-09-28 https://sawdustmaker43.com/householdfurniture daily 0.75 2020-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578119584286-PB4DDSQWB7RWAZNKCKYN/Bar.jpg Furniture - WET BAR This bar is 62” x 30” and is built in the same manner as the one above except it has an inlaid ceramic tile on top. The back side has some drawers and open storage. The sink is in the cabinet behind the bar and once again, there is a brass foot rail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578119584286-PB4DDSQWB7RWAZNKCKYN/Bar.jpg Furniture - WET BAR This bar is 62” x 30” and is built in the same manner as the one above except it has an inlaid ceramic tile on top. The back side has some drawers and open storage. The sink is in the cabinet behind the bar and once again, there is a brass foot rail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578119585275-FM4MUM72VXRCFNVK42DM/Bar2.jpg Furniture - WET BAR The 12’ long wet bar was built about 20 years ago. The top is made of red oak with oak beadboard panels. The bottom is made of poplar and pine beadboard and is painted with a clear finish over the paint. It has oak trim around the panels. The back of the bar has a lower countertop with a sink and each end has an open storage area. No bar would be complete without a brass foot rail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578119725930-TT8BSZ990YMXJIMGTHRU/Bed3.jpg Furniture - KING SIZE BED FRAME The bed frame is made of Rif and Quartersawn red oak. The head and foot board panels are inset into the frames all around. The legs are attached with a long mortis and tenon joint and topped with a turned knob. The arched top boards were made with 3/16” strips all cut from the same board so when the stain was applied, it looked like one board. The 3/16” strips were glued together and clamped to a shaped form. The blanket chest is made from quartersawn red oak. It measures 50” long 17-1/2” wide and 22” high. The panels are made with 3/16” strips set in at a 45 degree angle . The lid hinges from the back side and it is lined with cedar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578119785441-WGOS1VLFVWGSBESZ064K/Bed4.jpg Furniture - HEADBOARD This headboard is not connected to the bed but is a wall hanging. It measures 59” wide x 59” high and constructed of red oak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1569724854485-APROOONJZPH1QW6GH002/Applique.jpg Furniture - Carving Oakleaf and acorn carving for a headboard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578119951695-9PW6F3E25G8IOCHE5G9Z/Cabinet1.jpg Furniture - BLANKET CABINET Most blanket chests are made horizontal. This one is vertical. It measures 36” wide by 68” high and 20” deep. The top half houses a television and video player. The bottom half has two glass doors and 5 adjustable shelves for quilts. It is made from quartersawn red oak with Daily’s #41 walnut stain and about 3 layers of satin clear finish. The design is Arts and Craft. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578119907445-NRFMF0QHMKI7G5U0JDV4/Cabinet2.jpg Furniture - BLANKET CHEST https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120177628-UUV72SEYNA4Q3J90Y3ZL/Cabinet5.jpg Furniture - ENTRY MIRROR AND CABINET The mirror measures 40” wide x 49” high and is made of quartersawn red oak. The top has an inset panel cut to the silhouette of a row of trees that is backed with an amber art glass. The top board is half lapped to the side boards. The mirror is beveled glass. and a small shelf finishes the bottom with five support brackets. The cabinet measures 42” wide by 13” deep and 38” high overall. The lower frame is mortise and tenon construction with 1/4” square ebony pegs. It has the same tree silhouette and art glass panels inset in the back between the small drawers as the mirror. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120167288-BGSOJN9L3Q9IYY89HDWR/Cabinet6.jpg Furniture - WASH STAND CABINET I saw one like this at an antique store so I measured it and built one. It measures 28 inches wide by 17 inches deep by 30 inches high at the table top. The towel rack measures an additional 24 inches in height. I built this piece about 35 years ago and it has followed us to four different houses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120268011-5OO8T3Z0DO7H31L2ROL9/Cabinet9.jpg Furniture - DOLL CABINET My wife used to make porcelain dolls and create reproductions of turn-of-the-century clothing . This cabinet and one like it supports a ceiling beam in a library nook off our dining room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120356638-BMGOJPRZR1APQVS2UX3C/Cabinet10.jpg Furniture - CORNER CABINET A corner cabinet is a challenging project, especially with triangular drawers. This one measures 65 inches across the front and is 48 inches high. The top has two sets of double doors. It has a small breadboard slide out that can be used as a small desk. The two big drawers at the bottom are triangular. To make them work, I put a runner front to back under each drawer for vertical support and put a runner under each drawer on each side of the first runner with about 1/16 inch clearance. This made the drawers stable from side to side. Then I put another runner with about a 1/16 inch clearance above each drawer to hold it in place vertically. After waxing the runners, the drawers worked smoothly. As you can see, this piece is not completely finished. It still needs bin pulls on the lower drawers and magnetic catches on the top doors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120439848-VX36J3S75SKPISMUSOYQ/Cabinet11.jpg Furniture - SMALL ENTRY TABLE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120444133-R6SQAPVUP2JY4MM6LU46/Cabinet12.jpg Furniture - BATHROOM REMODEL This is a vertical medicine cabinet and a new beveled glass mirror along with a ceramic tile countertop and backsplash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120696167-LVA69M1IHMPW6M2QZ3N7/Chair1.jpg Furniture - MORRIS CHAIR I have a book of original Stickley blueprints. I made two Morris chairs from his prints. These chairs are constructed with through mortice construction and ebony pegs. The chair backs are adjustable with four reclining positions. The cushions are temporary. I will eventually replace them with leather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120776964-53K3ONYV3IHHXI9W6T33/Chair5.jpg Furniture - WINERY STOOL This is a very heavy stool I saw on the internet in a wine tasting room. It is unusual but the winery stated that the wines you drink while seated on this stool will actually taste better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120800829-SJKZ9ROJ7VJTXPP9L9UN/Chest1.jpg Furniture - TRUNK I built a trunk for each of my grandchildren when they graduated from high school. I don’t have photos of all of them but this one will give you an idea of what they are like. The trunks are 24 inches by 24 inches by 36 inches long. Each of the trunks was unique however, they all have one thing in common - a secret compartment - or two. Some were only stained stained and some were finished as I am outlining below. This one was first constructed as a clear pine box. I resharpened an old plane blade to have a curved cutting edge and planed the surface of the box in every direction. I lightly sanded the surface to remove any fuz then painted the pine box with a tan latex paint (2 coats). Next I applied the oak and put in the ebony pegs. The next step was staining the whole box with a walnut stain including the painted surface. When I wiped the stain, I heavily wiped the painted surfaces. This left the finish that you see. Next I took the sludge from the bottom of an ebony stain can and applied it to all the inside corners with a Q-tip. A little of this stain goes a long way. I then feathered it out with a dry brush until I gave the trunk the old look I was after. Try the ebony stain on a sample piece before you put it on a project so that you get familiar with the procedure. The sample should have all the features on it that the project has. The final coat is a flat clear finish. My rule for reproduction antique finishes is if it isn’t glass it should not be shiny. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120892564-OOK32Q4MO5HD2MSYV17L/Chest3.jpg Furniture - TRUNK This is another trunk with a dragonfly inlaid in the top and black steel straps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120944571-GJHH5XS4CLIZ4PMIL89B/Chest4.jpg Furniture - HUTCH I built this dining room hutch for my daughter. It measures 65 inches long by 18 inches wide by 36 inches high. It is made in a Craftsman Style and the bottom shelf contains a built in wine rack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120971391-6I2ISY8D6J1LBV2CH8VT/Chest5.jpg Furniture - TRUNK COFFEE TABLE I built this trunk about 25 years ago. It is 60 inches long by 30 inches wide by 18 inches high. The main box is made of pine with box joint corners. The top and bands are red oak. The pine has a distressed latex painted finish and the oak has a dark walnut stain finish. The front of the trunk is fitted with 3 drawers; the top is hinged from the back side and the depth of the storage area is about 9 inches. The box on top of the trunk was a reproduction of an offering box from a stone church in Stratford-upon-Avon England. The original would have had a pole attached to the bottom and would have been extended into the pews to collect the offering. It makes a good box for magazines and the hinged lid in the front is ideal for storing TV remotes. The wooden hand, also sitting on top of the trunk, has hinged fingers and when you turn the crank on the other side, cams on the shaft make it drum the fingers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121111380-4QR6352MUVFEQ5OQ3Z7I/Cooler.jpg Furniture - PATIO BEER COOLER This is a cooler with a wrap-around cedar enclosure, casters on one end and a handle on the other. It has a piece of wisdom carved into the top “In heaven there is no beer that why we drink beer here”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121214158-RSY3HWD6MQM0OSA01Z8B/Dresser1.jpg Furniture - CHEST OF DRAWERS You can’t get too Craftsman in design. This is an 8-drawer chest of drawers, all assembled with through mortice construction and locking wedges. It measures 45 inches wide by 16 inches deep by 48 inches high and is made of quarter sawn red oak. The drawer faces are attached with 1/4 inch square ebony pegs. The pulls are made of oak and ebony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121292484-TITV5H6S6F011UY5KRHU/Dresser3.jpg Furniture - CHEST OF DRAWERS I tried to mix materials a bit on this project. The tops and frame are quarter sawn red oak and the drawer fronts are all tiger maple. The bottom section measures 43-1/2 inches wide by 21 inches deep by 36 inches tall. The top section measures 38-1/2 inches wide by 9-1/2 inches deep by 8 inches tall. The sides are each made with two inset panels and the hardware is Craftsman style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121322765-45XH7H3IH7W456NWIQUQ/End1.jpg Furniture - END TABLE My wife uses this table for a sewing table along side of her chair. The table is similar to a Green & Green style. The top has tapered sides with the back wider than the front to allow a chair to be on each side, angled in. The drawers have exposed box joints that protrude about 3/16 inch from the front. The two top drawers have a cloud style. Legs and cross members are pinned together with 1/4 inch and 3/8 inch ebony square pins. The total width is 26 inches across the back by 24 inches deep and 22 inches high. The two sides have inset panels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121372917-DMT7331L8EZ11HKAWUO8/End3.jpg Furniture - SIDE TABLE This table also has a tapered top to fit between two chairs. It measures 16 inches wide across the back by 20 inches deep and 21 inches high. It has a lower shelf and is built with through mortise construction and ebony pegs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121394100-WEPJQASZ4XANLXA4OPVW/End4.jpg Furniture - GAMBLERS TABLE After watching the movie “Tombstone”, I got interested in the old west gamblers. Some of them had small tables that contained all the things a good, honest gambler would need yet still small enough to throw on top of a stage coach. This table measures 32 inches wide by 24 inches deep and 29 inches high. There is a drawer on one side to hold small objects and the table is hinged on top to store all the rest of the gambler’s gear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578865963967-LAXW2R409AAJOV7V82WM/Collections+200.jpg Furniture - INSIDE THE GAMBLERS TABLE It took about a year to gather all this gear; some at antique shops and some off the internet. The items include: cellulose poker chips, three antique decks of cards, reproduction paper money, old stagecoach and railroad tickets, colt .45, boot knife, Doc Holiday’s collapsible cup, gamblers dice, old dip pens and a rolling blotter, an antique cribbage board, old photos and wanted posters, new cigars with reproduction old cigar bands and even a few “cat-house” tokens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121463012-VI79RQ9N1NUH9V9HTC4H/End6.jpg Furniture - NIGHT STAND https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121611042-YIO9OV3SAHC5CEQW6TLS/Entertainment+Center2.jpg Furniture - ENTERTAINMENT CABINET Once again, here is a project that is over 30 years old. This is the first entertainment center I built. It is in 6 pieces that bolt together and measures 92 inches wide by 26 inches deep and 90 inches tall in the center. The big door (top and bottom in the center) swing open and then slide back inside the side walls of the cabinet. All the electronic equipment stores in the glass door sections. The back is inset about 6 inches with troughs to hide all the cabling. It has a full surround sound system https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121476790-6WKQ5D264DTEJ4EVHG1Z/End7.jpg Furniture - SIDE TABLE This table has my signature tapered top but the box is also a night light. It is hard to see in the daylight but all the slats are designed to make light patterns on the floor and walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121704706-DGLRQLEI8ZMM63LQD503/Entertainment+Center5.jpg Furniture - FIREPLACE I tried to stay with Craftsman style as much as possible when I built this fireplace. I started with a 3/4 inch plywood box top and bottom which was then bolted to the wall. This was overlaid with oak. The top TV opening has a beveled glass mirror that pulls down to hide the TV. The bottom section measures 77-1/2 inches wide by 54 inches high and sticks out from the wall 26 inches. The top section measures 60 inches wide by 52 inches tall and is 17 inches deep. It has a crown molding on top with brackets. The crown molding is made of flat boards. A marble slab surrounds a zero clearance gas log fireplace. There is a 56 inch wide by 45 inch high bookcase on each side with leaded glass doors. The top of the bookcase and the hearth is a ceramic tile inlay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121707989-5L2909M2WWCU7WS4D0JW/EntertainmentCenter3.jpg Furniture - FIREPLACE DETAIL The gratings on the fireplace are laser cut 3/16 inch steel plates. They were made to stack up and look like castings. I ground the plating off the heads of carriage bolts for mounting screws. The grating design is a dragonfly, flying across the sun. The parts were finished with high temperature flat paint and buffed to give them a gun-metal look. The gratings are not subject to high temperature; I just like the finished look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121792549-OSA2Y3L3GKDCQUSHJFJA/EntertainmentCenter7.jpg Furniture - FIREPLACE WALL This fireplace wall was built for my daughter. The face is original stonework. We added the mantle and the cabinets on either side then wired in the lights. The project is about 25 feet long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121588757-GQ6DNSHWK7GV0VJMTYIF/Entertainment+Center.jpg Furniture - LARGE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER This custom entertainment center is the largest piece of furniture I have ever built and was built for my youngest daughter and family. It measures 16 feet long by 8 feet high in the center. It is constructed in 6 pieces and bolted together. The center upper section houses a flat screen TV with drawer for CDs. The lower center is for storage and some electronic gear. The lower painted side areas have drawers and doors to be used as storage areas. and the top surface is inlaid tile. The bookcases are oak and have art glass windows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121835094-6K5P6MLS9HK0WL8Z71UL/Fireplace2.jpg Furniture - OUTSIDE FIREPLACE A few years ago, my oldest daughter and I built an outside fireplace for her patio. We cast the fireplace first in concrete, one level at a time and overlaid it with stone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121970018-C6EY49S8UQB8UFE15R1Y/Jewel1.jpg Furniture - OAK BOX This box has almost 100 pieces in it if you count the hinges, screws and felt. It is all made of scrap material. The interior tray holds small objects and lifts out for added storage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122046237-DF5BKTNHGXFTB7H08P3M/Jewel2.jpg Furniture - OAK BOX EXTERIOR VIEW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122198381-H80EL5VD33BZUXQGZA5D/Jewel4.jpg Furniture - WALL MOUNTED JEWELRY BOX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122177741-VGWHOSM6J35UOOWVMJNX/Jewel6.jpg Furniture - WALL MOUNTED JEWELRY BOX OPEN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122344376-ACHGC8D2U6WMRN9LA8E0/Jewel11.jpg Furniture - EXOTIC WOOD BOX WITH INLAID TOP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122222096-84JSXNNH6MR7VJJL3ECS/Jewel7.jpg Furniture - BOX WITH AN INLAID TOP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122315497-I97672XUALP3706UFRXM/Jewel8.jpg Furniture - PINE BOX WITH CARVED TOP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122273104-O56LFB2296PSSNBXBK1Z/Jewel9.jpg Furniture - WALL MOUNTED JEWELRY BOX OPEN This jewelry box is made of quarter sawn red oak with spalted maple back and door panels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122348259-WRRGOQ8GCKZB9NFSTBOX/Jewel10.jpg Furniture - WALL MOUNTED JEWELRY BOX CLOSED https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122545087-3CL7PM12MD579MHA3AT1/Lamp2.jpg Furniture - FLOOR LAMP The adjustable floor lamp is an old design that goes back to the days of using candles. This lamp has a ratchet built into the back side of the post. The bracket that holds the leaded glass has a spring loaded lever on the back side that can engage the lamp in whatever height you choose. The lamp was top heavy and was prone to tipping over so I included a box front and back on the base and filled them with lead shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122605241-RXR9HLEAI101QLGSXZLE/Lamp3.jpg Furniture - DRAGONFLY LAMP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122777595-207I90VPMMUL9DZAPR6Q/Stand8.jpg Furniture - PLANT STAND / WINE RACK We couldn’t find a wine rack small enough to fit the space we had so we purchased this wrought iron plant stand and I went from there. The rack that fits inside the stand is made of oak and is wrapped with 1/8 inch black halibut line. It holds 7 bottles of “the good stuff”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122753281-FP9NUN4IYYT8XPM6N6XD/Stand9.jpg Furniture - OAK PLANT STAND https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122792334-OOGV8SW0FXRQ6V7BS0P5/Stand10.jpg Furniture - PLANT STAND My father-in-law built a stand like this in his first school shop class. They could not use power tools . He died a few years ago just short of his 100th birthday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122814617-R3OUHU0B88HBYS4LOEP5/Stand12.jpg Furniture - PLANT STAND WITH INLAID TILE TOP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122961449-WIN3H545Y371P18A3L4D/Table1.jpg Furniture - WALL MOUNTED TABLE I saw a table like this in a woodworking magazine and liked the way it looked. This one is made from a natural edge maple slab I got at Oso Lumber. The apron and legs are made of spalted maple. The top had some cracks in it that I filed with epoxy tinted with graphite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123095812-FQMOK62QGM0189CLBAKZ/Table4.jpg Furniture - WALL MOUNTED TABLE FRONT VIEW Note the carved monk. He was one of my first attempts at carving. He is maple with a dark walnut stain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123142924-F7T3O9NKQSS32WXTL97D/Table5.jpg Furniture - COFFEE TABLE I wanted to make a table that could display some of my collected items. This oak Craftsman style table measures 44 inches long by 31 inches wide and 17 inches high. It has an inlaid 3/8 inch safety glass top and is constructed with through mortise and tenon joints. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123207787-TKYH1RG8NW4MI6C26169/Table6.jpg Furniture - COFFEE TABLE WITH DISPLAY The display items include a Philadelphia derringer, a 2-barrel twister pistol, an Ethan Allen pepper box (4-barrel), a cutless pistol and a 2-barrel snake eye pistol. These guns are made from highly modified kits. The knives are boot knives, carried by gamblers. The guns were only accurate across a poker table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123233800-5I8YCH35NWY57CQKKW2V/Table7.jpg Furniture - SMALL TABLE This unusual table measures 34 inches long by 12 inches wide and 28 inches tall. It is built with flat board legs and the legs and aprons are half lapped together (one edge flat and one edge curved). The lower frame is put together with through mortise and tenon joints. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123295120-0UO5433QUXDHZ3RN7J9X/Table8.jpg Furniture - SMALL TABLE This view of the previous table shows the joinery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123309296-ZYNVEFRWKKUVFUYCJA38/Table9.jpg Furniture - COFFEE TABLE WITH INLAID TILE TOP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123331893-0OGRDNK9AYUQ7HXQKZ97/Table10.jpg Furniture - DINING ROOM TABLE I built this custom dining room table for my youngest daughter to fit in a large space. I did not build the chairs! The base table measures 10 feet long and 4-1/2 feet wide. Notice the rectangular blocks sticking out of the end apron. They are on both ends and pull out 36 inches to support extensions leafs that make the table just under 16 feet long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123378676-55PXUOEVG6SWY2PXR1PR/WallCabinet1.jpg Furniture - CABINET DOORS WITH INLAYS When I built our kitchen cabinets, I made the upper doors above the range and refrigerator with inlays. To make the inlays I taped 2 pieces of 1/4” thick oak together then cut out the design on a scroll saw. After removing the tape, I painted one panel flat black and stained the other dark walnut. I glued the pieces onto a piece of 1/4 inch plywood separating the two finishes to make one inlay look like it is daylight and the other to look like it is at night. This set of doors are the night time panel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123394336-O2GOFC1BS2OW50R5OZI6/WallCabinet2.jpg Furniture - CABINET DOORS WITH INLAYS This the second set of cabinet doors depicting daylight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123453614-MWLRHF90BLN9G2O6ZEGN/WallCabinet3.jpg Furniture - BATHROOM CABINET This cabinet is designed to house a collection of old medicine bottles with the old labels. Most cabinets are made so the lower door cross members are mounted with the shelf located at the bottom edge. I designed this cabinet so the shelves are at the top edge. This way, the display items are not hidden behind the lower door. The lower shelf does not have a face frame cross member, the shelf itself is the cross member. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123498863-XGHC3FHBBAXYCY0UUUG8/WallCabinet5.jpg Furniture - LAUNDRY ROOM CABINET Mounted above the washer and dryer in our laundry room is a painted cabinet made from poplar with inset panels of bead-board. The cabinet measures 60 inches wide and the center section is inset. I used the old style butterfly hinges and the external ice box catches to give it a vintage look https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123549968-NO8OXBGU837GFDUR8VZC/WallCabinet7.jpg Furniture - WALL HANGING CURIO CABINET https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123557740-RTRYN9XSRC8IDV3N644I/WallCabinet10.jpg Furniture - WALL HANGING CURIO CABINET WITH LEADED GLASS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866231550-J252US8DOX97VULNOIHG/Cabinet+Latest+Project.jpg Furniture - FRENCH STYLE BATHROOM CABINET My brother-in-law and his wive are building a new house. She has a French background and asked me if I would build her a bathroom cabinet that had a “Frenchy” flavor and looked like a piece of furniture. She found some photos on the internet to go by and this is what I came up with. I started with a 3/4-inch plywood box and added up to five layers of wood in some places to match a French-style. It is built from clear pine and will be painted. This is just about as “Frenchy” as an old Swede can get. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866232640-TAY1S41KFDTLLUDABTDP/Latest+Project.jpg Furniture - FRENCH STYLE BATHROOM CABINET https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1581912500291-LF6FQM45MHH341OGDOO1/Bar2.jpg Furniture https://sawdustmaker43.com/art/miniatures daily 0.75 2020-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1569726514868-2JKHMGPEWNRCV3GEACK8/Diarama1.jpg Art & Miniatures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1569726514868-2JKHMGPEWNRCV3GEACK8/Diarama1.jpg Art & Miniatures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123845939-ODC9J8QTVBPUHI9663OO/Canon1.jpg Art & Miniatures - CANNON “Old Ironside” had this cannon on it’s main gun deck. This model is made of wood. The barrel is 21 inches long and 4 1/2 inches in diameter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123832396-CDMVF8JIH8FTFRBIIKII/Canon2.jpg Art & Miniatures - CANNON This cannon is the same as the one above but in a smaller scale. The barrel is 9 inches long by 2 inches in diameter and is CNC machined from steel. The trunnion caps, wheels and axles are also steel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123863644-1G157CJ35ACQVG0OCDLU/Canon3.jpg Art & Miniatures - CANNON The carronade was a nasty weapon. It shot anything they could find: gravel, metal scraps, even silverware. It was like a big shotgun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123902947-0U830YV7TET0G3B5XCDC/Canon4.jpg Art & Miniatures - GATLING GUN The gatling gun was designed by Dr. Richard N. Gatling. His thinking was that the fire power of this gun would discourage large scale battles. The first use was at the Siege of Petersburg in 1864. The first models were .58 caliber and could deliver 350 rounds per minute. There also was a 10-barrel .30 caliber model which fired 400 rounds per minute. The US Army used the gun until the early 20th century when it was replaced by the Maxim machine gun (WWI). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124038094-KVPYX3PJ92TSGN6PIUD7/Canon8.jpg Art & Miniatures - GATLING GUN Rear view. It was hard to come up with the actual dimensions of this gun. Each of the early guns was different until they had perfected the design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123975771-RZEUH2700LW0MB3KZAVL/Canon6jpg.jpg Art & Miniatures - MOUNTAIN HOWITZER Front view of a mountain howitzer. It was a small gun designed to be used in the mountains or in hard to reach places. It would be broken down and the components carried on the back of mules; one mule for the barrel, one mule for the carriage, one mule for the wheels and one mule for the ammunition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123966931-K37JWZRUHZYM7I7F2X54/Canon7.jpg Art & Miniatures - MOUNTAIN HOWITZER Side and rear view of mountain howitzer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123903659-8E81E3UCESPLZ61CZGSX/Canon5.jpg Art & Miniatures - GARRISON GUN The Garrison gun was a cannon designed for use in fortresses. The green carriage was made of cast iron as well as the wheels. The above model has a steel barrel which was machined on a CNC lathe and the carriage was laser cut from 1/4” steel plate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124174472-70YL70EG605ICFGZZFG5/Canon13.jpg Art & Miniatures - VARIETY OF CANNONS The large cannon in the back is made of wood and was used on a ship. The smaller one in front of it is the same gun. The gun on skids (back right) is a mortar. It shot 10” projectiles. The gun front right is called a Caronade. It was a nasty gun used mostly on ships. It shot anything they could find: nails, gravel, glass, whatever they had. The gun barrel in the front is again the same barrel as the big model. I wanted the look of a gun from a sunken ship that had been in the saltwater for 150 years. I put the barrel in a container of rock salt, poured in some water and left it there for about a year. It came out all crusted with rust. It was cleaned on a wire wheel and this is the result. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124210727-AW55XANB0FV8K242QPZU/Canon14.jpg Art & Miniatures - CANNON WITH BASE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124277086-L56YPFMPKCH6H369JZOC/Diarama1.jpg Art & Miniatures - COAL MINING DIORAMA This diorama depicts the early 1900’s. It measures 15” x 11” x 15” high and is decorated with model railroad trees and shrubs. The structures were built from scratch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124246208-3J9W1KJ8DGZ2102VE9OU/Diarama.jpg Art & Miniatures - SITKA CANNERY DIORAMA This diorama is about 50 inches long. It is to 1/4 inch to the foot scale and is in the late 1940s time period. Note the stairway at the left end leading to the second floor. The door has a red light above it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124349411-LFWQAVJPUP1J3ZNJGKME/Diarama4.jpg Art & Miniatures - CANNERY ROW DIORAMA, ALASKA My interpretation of a 1940’s cannery row in Alaska, accurate to the 48-star flag and seagull droppings on the roof. Note the vintage fishing boats and pile driving barge at the dock. The center building has the processing machinery inside. It measures 60” long by 22” high. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866393111-M6070L5K7Z5OH0IZEMRP/Diarama6.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA CLOSEUP (DIAMOND REO TRUCK) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124455517-VJYKHRV3VV6OKQBXNRX7/Diarama6.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA CLOSE UP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866449316-1BQVXUC481O74TXT24R0/Diarama500.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA CLOSEUP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124544574-RPG2U54CQI7SP25QBFUH/Diarama8.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA CLOSE UP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124544743-IBTV26DRLYSC21XR6RD3/Diarama9.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA WITH A BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866462745-IV6IMN82TIALYWVNCM0U/Diarama400.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA CLOSEUP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124602919-Z7HQ3F8V4HJ8JQ3JWD7N/Diarama10.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA I made a series of 36 inch long dioramas for my five grandkids all depicting Alaska canneries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124605751-2Y0JTD3RY7EBFRKC8KX1/Diarama11.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA Kodiak Alaska cannery row with a vintage float plane and note the Diamond Rio truck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866364071-AO1V1BLJK41HJSDSUMIP/Diarama4.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA CLOSEUP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866359469-GJMGJA2RAO1BG09UW6L0/Diarama5.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA CLOSEUP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124634594-UCB8ZSOIAPI7FV9G7DZ6/Diarama12.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA This diorama was for my grandson. The black and white fishing board is named after his girlfriend. They are both standing at the stern of the boat and it is obvious she is keeping him in line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866403875-QCHMC1JXCHY7OQYMUCP4/Diarama108.jpg Art & Miniatures - FREE STANDING DIORAMA OF A WAREHOUSE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866411799-3SN0ONIO7U6AUKTKWF3U/Diarama200.jpg Art & Miniatures - FREE STANDING DIORAMA OF A WAREHOUSE The lean-to at the back of the building is a machine shop. I didn’t have a good enough camera to see through the door, but it has a full machine shop inside. Also, a lot of my dioramas have the interiors lit up with grain of wheat bulbs so the windows are illuminated when the power is turned on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1581912630944-GWC1HZU2VFQ4M917Z3OB/Seagulls.jpg Art & Miniatures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866397172-5AQX9I67FREO40OO2U8T/Diarama100.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA CLOSEUP This signature person is on all of my dioramas. I think of him as a true Alaskan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124764874-XJ8B0IIDVR83RC9AO5AP/ship2.jpg Art & Miniatures - EUROPEAN BEAM TRAWLER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124816109-NFNYLKTZJL5P44GO3ZLG/ship103.jpg Art & Miniatures - LILLA DAN The Lilla Dan is a Blue Jacket Wooden boat model. Originally used as a training ship at J.Lauritzen’s Seamen’s School in Kogtved, Denmark, it is now used for charter trips, private parties and exhibitions. Built in 1951 at the J. Ringandersen Werft ship yard, the home port is Svendborg, Denmark. It is rigged as a toppsegel schooner. The length is 34.10m, the beam is 6.27m, the draught is 2.35m, the sail area is 280m2. The ship’s hull is made from Holz/wood. The power is 90ps and the engine is a 2zyl.alpha diesel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866494911-A8EMLTBBE215SD95SO2H/Ship100.jpg Art & Miniatures - LILLA DAN DECK VIEW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124845470-W67TNCI70M2K5RZ7ADJT/ship104.jpg Art & Miniatures - HARBOR TUG This model was built from a set of blueprints for a replica tug from the mid-1890’s. It must have been a good design as the tugs of today aren’t much different. The model is 18” long x 5” wide by 9-1/2” high and would have been steam powered in the 1890’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124976728-R0RD8AXFVJIO3TPPXIPZ/ship110.jpg Art & Miniatures - CHARLES W. MORGAN MODEL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125038958-17OTEKYLRHV7K3PZOMG5/ship111.jpg Art & Miniatures - THE DANMARK The Danmark was built from a wooden boat kit. It was built in the Nakskov, Denmark shipyard in 1933. This steel-hulled, three-masted, fully rigged ship is used today as a training ship for young people seeking careers at sea. In WWII, it was used to train US Naval cadets. The ship has 26 sails and 219 ropes, each with different names and functions. It has a main engine that is used for low wind conditions and harbor maneuvering. The ship has a permanent crew of 15 and can take on as many as 80 trainees. The Danmark is 737 gross tons; 234 feet long, 33 feet wide, has a 16 foot draft and stands 131 feet above the waterline. The model is ribbed and planked and is 38” long x 5-1/2” wide and 26” tall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124973165-H8F4UU4EPEH1XWU4IWYS/ship109.jpg Art & Miniatures - DOLPHIN SAILING SHIP (1740's) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866519899-1QBDVKKBZ8FAVR8Y0OZF/Ship700.jpg Art & Miniatures - DOLPHIN BOW DECK VIEW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866527160-0G8YNHZWZCE9RGY5KEVL/Ship701.jpg Art & Miniatures - DOLPHIN STERN DECK VIEW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866544470-XCKIMPEEY3IYVY9H0JM5/Ship800.jpg Art & Miniatures - DOLPHIN SAILING SHIP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125054961-J2NXIR4LVG8YG7NM95Z9/ship112.jpg Art & Miniatures - F.E. LOVEJOY The half-hull model of the Puget Sound Freight Line’s ship, F.E. Lovejoy, was constructed from a set of original blueprints in 1/4” scale. The ship was built at Reliable Iron Works in Olympia Washington. It was launched in July 1946. The ship was designed by Carl Nordstrom and was of all steel-welded construction. It had a 1200 hp diesel engine and a top speed of 11 knots. The ship was 174.4 feet long with a beam of 35 feet; it displaced 1500 tons when loaded and had an 800 ton cargo capacity. The Lovejoy ran between Powell River B.C. and Seattle. It carried machinery north and newsprint south. The model frame measures 52” x 24”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866466819-ASHBA3ZPNKYSOW3S8G65/Large+Ship1.jpg Art & Miniatures - EUROPEAN BEAM TRAWLER This is a large model of an European Beam Shrimp Trawler. It measures 42 inches long by 10-1/2 inches wide and 35 inches tall. The model is all scratch built. I took the ribs and keel and stem from a smaller model and scaled them up by 2-1/2 times on a copy machine. The model is ribbed and planked, including the deck. I researched the trawler nets and built the model nets to be accurate. They consist of a beam with a bottom skid plate at each end. There is a rope attached to the loose side of the net with rollers (not floats) spaced along its length. Two chains are draped from the beam that runs along the bottom. The chains disturb the shrimp that jump up and into the net. All the components on the model are hand made. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866480233-R62PDT6EOAYHUK08G53Q/Large+Ship2.jpg Art & Miniatures - EUROPEAN BEAM TRAWLER DECK VIEW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125167943-EJIY98ZG6P9LU8Z4TRPI/Statue2.jpg Art & Miniatures - ANDERSONVILLE PRISON CAMP CARVING https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125176841-84V9ESM51II8LY3J303O/Statue3.jpg Art & Miniatures - ANDERSONVILLE PRISON CAMP CARVING This carving depicts my interpretation of the Andersonville Prison Camp during the Civil War. I tried to capture the look of the suffering of the inmates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125269906-TSKC6I9BQ4K7K8EHGCSB/Statue35.jpg Art & Miniatures - PINE KNOT CARVING This is a 5 inch diameter by 18 inch tall pine knot. It was found in a very old rotted away pine log laying on the forest floor near Ellensburg, WA. The carving is of stone buildings in the side of a cliff with a spiral stairway connecting them. The petroglyphs are copies of originals I found on the internet. I had a woman want to buy it to use as a concentration piece while she was meditating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125335287-BD5VF00176S7KDSXJOD7/Wall9.jpg Art & Miniatures - WALL HANGING ART This piece is not finished. It still needs to be matted. The pictures are old advertising posters that depict Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. I found them on a calendar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125329738-4S2IUMROW5WU499DKMU1/Wall10.jpg Art & Miniatures - WALL ART Maxfield Parrish was an incredible artist. This is one of his works in a custom built Arts and Crafts frame. The frames are half lap joints with 1/4 inch ebony square pegs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125380718-YMYZL3IE8KY9HZJE5A32/Wall12.jpg Art & Miniatures - WALL ART A late 1800s French poster in a craftsman frame https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125464111-B3VGWAH55A8Q4Z120VCJ/Wall13.jpg Art & Miniatures - WALL ART Another Maxfield Parrish painting of a woman posed in the Grand Canyon. This is a craftsman style frame that is a little more detailed than the others. Assembled with half lap joints and ebony pegs, The quarter sawn oak was finished in a dark walnut stain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125495937-ZMMR7CW3EOAJSYDU83RE/Wall16.jpg Art & Miniatures - WALL ART https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125551439-WVNWRHC23902AAHX8H19/Wall17.jpg Art & Miniatures - WALL HANGING This artwork is on five ceramic tiles and is about 35 inches tall. It is mounted in a craftsman frame with half lap joints and five-strike nails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125534178-25EVMJ41UXF8L5N30X5K/Wallhanging17.jpg Art & Miniatures - WALL ART A silhouette of a raven on a limb with the full moon in the background. It is an arts and crafts frame with a tree shape cut into the sides. The scene was cut from a piece of 3/16 inch poplar. The edges were beveled then painted in the various colors. It was assembled like puzzle pieces, glued to a background then overlaid with a walnut stain. This is my interpretation of a piece that I saw in a magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866554198-PRYA4SDSGDTYD8FBZLUF/Wallhanging100.jpg Art & Miniatures - COAT OF ARMS I made this coat-of-arms for my son-in-law whose ancestors were German. We found a drawing for his family crest on the internet and I modified it a bit replacing the German Eagle with an American Eagle and shield. Crossed under the Eagle, was the family weapon of choice (he chose golf clubs). It is made of pine and the colors are original. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1582861115192-A88FVRUC7538DQU5CH53/COA+Dad+Made.jpg Art & Miniatures https://sawdustmaker43.com/misc daily 0.75 2020-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125776546-YZ8H9YYQX6RCP2W4SBE2/Clock4.jpg Miscellaneous - WALL CLOCK I purchased the blueprints for this Grandmother wall clock. It has an all brass Mason and Sullivan clock mechanism in it. The clock measures 40 inches high by 13 inches wide. The front and sides have glass panels so you can see the clock mechanism. Looking at the brass plaque behind the pendulum, I see I built this clock in 1987. It still keeps good time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125776546-YZ8H9YYQX6RCP2W4SBE2/Clock4.jpg Miscellaneous - WALL CLOCK I purchased the blueprints for this Grandmother wall clock. It has an all brass Mason and Sullivan clock mechanism in it. The clock measures 40 inches high by 13 inches wide. The front and sides have glass panels so you can see the clock mechanism. Looking at the brass plaque behind the pendulum, I see I built this clock in 1987. It still keeps good time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125703881-IH8QCUMXKKO4YKVHU7US/Clock1.jpg Miscellaneous - SCHOOL CLOCK I have always like the shape of school clocks. They just look like 100 years ago. This one I built about 40 years ago. The octagon face measures 15 inches across the flats and it is a total of 22 inches tall. It keeps good time but the chime is too loud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125879657-3WU1IJ29JSN8YZ0PZEPF/Clock8.jpg Miscellaneous - WALL CLOCK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125904005-QPKHRUJJW2K3P4MWHWS6/Clock7.jpg Miscellaneous - REGULATOR CLOCK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126504020-C63RMM71WEBJLRMPDS2J/Wall5.jpg Miscellaneous - WALL SHELF https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126506557-TNEYWUOWJPT07UCMN0J5/Wall3.jpg Miscellaneous - COLONIAL PIPE BOX Before I got into Arts and Crafts Furniture, I was interested in colonial furniture. I saw this pipe wall box in a museum back east. They were common in colonial times to hold clay pipes, so I had to make one complete with clay pipes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126444937-TE3PDIUJAG247O6UEYPZ/Wall1.jpg Miscellaneous - TRAVEL MANIFEST My grandparents migrated from Sweden. We found this manifest in some of their old papers. It was a passage contract for my grandmother and her family to come to Canada in 1903. The price for the four of them was 670 British pounds. They came across from England to New York on the White Star Line ship the Celtic nine years before the Titanic disaster. At the top of the paper you can see the word “Ismay”. Bruce Ismay was the president of the White Star Line. He was the one who put on a woman’s coat on the Titanic to get into a lifeboat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1569727127030-MSVKZH5QVPDTIOF4E9K3/Wallhangings4.jpg Miscellaneous https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125730993-18PI02IPVVF3A1IWZWR8/Bowl.jpg Miscellaneous - GOURD CARVING When visiting Arizona, my brother and his wife took us to the largest gourd farm in the United States so, of course, I had to try my hand at gourd carving. I used a lot of northwest indian art and incorporated some cord stringing around the top. The colors are applied by using colored felt pens and buffing them with steelwool to fade the colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126362937-FGBTX40ATXE0A3MZSR9N/PrayerBox2.jpg Miscellaneous - COLLECTION BOX I saw this collection box in an old stone church in Stratford-on-Avon, England. The original had a long handle attached to the bottom that the usher would hold as he passed it down the aisle to take collection. When I finished it, I found it was just the right size to hold magazines and the TV remotes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125828103-GRW4X8V3RP57V3F65ZNF/Clock5.jpg Miscellaneous - OLD SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS If you lived in the 15- or 1600s, these would have been state of the art scientific instruments. I had the steel components laser cut to my cad drawings and turned or cut most of the brass components. The instruments themselves I purchased where I could find them. I think they make an interesting collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125838038-1N0X0V65UKPIL2C163E4/Clock6.jpg Miscellaneous - HOURGLASS CLOSEUP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125920881-52KQX3L14ABK6N2BFE2G/CoffeeGrinder.jpg Miscellaneous - COFFEE GRINDER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126457243-CGLINCN0XHWQA32RMTXF/Utensils.jpg Miscellaneous - KITCHEN GEAR This is a group of kitchen tools that I got the metal components from the Penn State Industries catalog. You can buy these items from them on line as well as a number of other things including pen blanks. You can then use your stash of small pieces of exotic wood that were too good to throw away to create the handles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126363493-QVEXZJ7EQ2ASSXU1IFCX/Steampunk1.jpg Miscellaneous - STEAM PUNK LAMP My grandsons like anything steam punk so I made all three of them lamps for Christmas one year. They are made of pipe fittings, water meters, old gauges, and whatever else you can put together. This one even has an old barbell weight as the base. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126139258-MKME43YTY1OX5QDDHTHZ/KnicKnac1.jpg Miscellaneous - WOODEN STEAM ENGINE MODEL This is a model of an 1890s marine steam engine. It is mostly wood with some copper components. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126338879-OYVJ6J8ZITHK20ZU182R/Steampunk2.jpg Miscellaneous - MORE STEAM PUNK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866592723-FXRM68D8TO06GBUOXC4P/Steampunk+Gun6.jpg Miscellaneous - MORE STEAM PUNK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126007240-8YYS3V5F54DD70WH3YO3/Distillery.jpg Miscellaneous - HOW TO SERVE WHISKEY This is a strange device. I started with three old liquor bottles and drilled a hole in the bottom of each. I put a water-tight fitting in each hole then built the wood frame and installed three hose bibs. The bottles were connected to the hose bibs with Tygon tubing. Each bottle holds a different whiskey. The corks are vented so the whiskey will run freely. I gave this to my son-in-law who is a contractor. He put a stickers on each bottle with a dollar value. When they win a contract, they all drink to it from the dollar value that fits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126021753-2WJ0A51QSKB4UZ4E5151/Games.jpg Miscellaneous - GAME BOARDS The top board is for Chinese Checkers made of scrap wood. The chess/checker board is made from all pine knots. The light squares are from knots cut with the grain and the dark squares are from cross grain cuts. I made the surface heights for each square vary in height to add character. The problem with working with knots is that your band- or table-saw blades build up with the pitch until they won’t cut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126100995-7BUV3X90LG7ITLQVGMNP/Fishing+Kit1.jpg Miscellaneous - FLY TYING BOX One of my grandsons enjoys fly fishing and he likes to tie flys so I made him a fly-tying kit this past Christmas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126211938-RIPH6VQXHSO9ZJCRNGI1/Photo.jpg Miscellaneous - BRINGING THE GENERATIONS TOGETHER I collected the photos of relatives I could find when they were about 10 years old or younger. There are five generations in this piece. I scaled them all to the same size on a copy machine on photo paper then glued the photos to a sheet of 1/8 inch modeling plywood. They were then cut out on a scroll saw and glued to the base. It was interesting how their poses made them look like they were interacting. I now have to add the next generation - 8 great grandchildren - to the assembly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126400322-OZ1L8K49RX3EH8VPWU02/Tomahawk.jpg Miscellaneous - TOMAHAWK https://sawdustmaker43.com/knivesweapons daily 0.75 2020-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281690039-6LJEG0KWBUZL3BG6QQ7T/Gun1.jpg Knives & Weapons - THOMPSON SUB-MACHINE GUN The Thompson is an all wood, full-scale reproduction of a 1928 release Thompson sub-machine gun. This gun was first released to the public in 1921 for $200. It was later deemed illegal for private ownership. The next release was in 1928 for law enforcement and a small amount for the military. It was expensive to make and to better support the military, went through a cost cutting re-design. The third release was in 1941, at the beginning of WWII. This reproduction has the stocks and pistol grip made of walnut and the painted parts made from maple. It was hard to get all the dimensions, but if you go on the internet, you can eventually find anything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281690039-6LJEG0KWBUZL3BG6QQ7T/Gun1.jpg Knives & Weapons - THOMPSON SUB-MACHINE GUN The Thompson is an all wood, full-scale reproduction of a 1928 release Thompson sub-machine gun. This gun was first released to the public in 1921 for $200. It was later deemed illegal for private ownership. The next release was in 1928 for law enforcement and a small amount for the military. It was expensive to make and to better support the military, went through a cost cutting re-design. The third release was in 1941, at the beginning of WWII. This reproduction has the stocks and pistol grip made of walnut and the painted parts made from maple. It was hard to get all the dimensions, but if you go on the internet, you can eventually find anything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281689959-ZGTDQ1FNT0CCY98K3ATJ/gun103.jpg Knives & Weapons - ALL WOOD PISTOL REPRODUCTIONS The top right gun is a reproduction of an 1873 Colt .45 revolver made of rosewood. The Center left model is a WWII 1911 .45 ACP with the original WWII features made of walnut. The bottom right small gun is a 4-barrel Sharps pepperbox (.22 long rifle) boot pistol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281743691-0BOUCL7C442NNKB0MZW1/gun122.jpg Knives & Weapons - ALL WOOD 1911 This is a walnut mock-up of a 1911 .45 ACP pistol along side the real thing; however the model was modified to WWII specs., Note the trigger and hammer, the front and rear sights and the grip back strap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281741468-HKHPHFLJKHG2FK5EWZN3/gun125.jpg Knives & Weapons - ALL WOOD 1911 PISTOL, LEFT SIDE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281751377-8EER8X599FXBVK9S4HTS/gun131.jpg Knives & Weapons - ALL WOOD COLT .45 REVOLVER 1873 Colt revolver mock-up made of rosewood. The gun that won the West. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281750402-HB24GWEQV07B64Y34236/gun127.jpg Knives & Weapons - ALL WOOD COLT .45 REVOLVER This is a comparison of the mock-up to the real thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281694800-9MB1W9R31PQSWY825KPO/gun106.jpg Knives & Weapons - GUN STOCK CARVING This photo is of a 12 gauge 1878 double barrel coach shotgun and a Ruger 10-22. Most people think the cowboys all carried a 6-gun, but a Colt .45 ran about $16, which was two months pay for a cowboy. A large percentage of them carried a 12 gauge coach shotgun that they could buy mail-order from Sears Roebuck for about $5 or $6. I still see Walter Brennan sitting on a stagecoach seat with a Coach gun across his lap every time I pick this gun up. This was my first attempt at gunstock carving. You can see several views of the carving in the next photos . It also has a lace on buffalo hide shoulder pad. The Ruger 10-22 has had the glossy finish removed on the stock and was lightly stained. The carving is very “cowboy” with barbed wire, a Texas star, a cow skull and a horseshoe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281702921-4SO1QAYOG9MUPYA0WKSL/gun108.jpg Knives & Weapons - STOCK CARVING DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281699086-APPEJ11QFDRPWFT9P6YJ/gun107.jpg Knives & Weapons - STOCK CARVING DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281703011-QOT8WWYGFRAKK7O5GLAA/gun109.jpg Knives & Weapons - STOCK CARVING DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281719747-UUSEB3B9K4XNV2YZSLEJ/gun110.jpg Knives & Weapons - STOCK CARVING DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281710140-EV224O6KKRH1XOUOASHV/gun111.jpg Knives & Weapons - STOCK CARVING DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281720545-H44AM3HLOUEM9ERGA8KJ/gun112.jpg Knives & Weapons - STOCK CARVING DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281694197-6OOUPSQOAWHMOANVQELR/gun104.jpg Knives & Weapons - ST. LOUIS HAWKENS RIFLE The Hawken .50 caliber rifle is made from a kit. It is a percussion muzzle loading rifle with a heavy octagon barrel. I did quite a bit of carving on the stock to give it a custom look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281724225-W8BUB69U74TBT8IXUL8O/gun113.jpg Knives & Weapons - HAWKEN CARVING DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281726743-6DGNY1CAB5DIJF8HZAHT/gun115.jpg Knives & Weapons - HAWKEN CARVING DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281730141-ZJVHQTWVBC5I8D5K4EYL/gun116.jpg Knives & Weapons - HAWKEN CARVING DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281733344-3WJBY7Z8JB35C5EJBAEJ/gun117.jpg Knives & Weapons - HAWKEN CARVING DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281758939-DRWSRL825QUMCK3RA3G7/Kit.jpg Knives & Weapons - PLAINS PISTOL This Plains pistol was made from a kit. The metal and wood parts have been modified to get the look I was going for. The gun stock has a lot of deep relief carving on it and some of the brass parts have been modified. It is a .50 caliber, muzzle-loading percussion cap pistol that was used before and into the Civil War. The box was designed to house all the gear it took to fire, clean, and maintain the gun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578865390551-HFY87RJYS9CPF516QMQR/Collection100.jpg Knives & Weapons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281788948-LH94T0LOE7DKLZVF6B5L/Powder%2Bhorns1.jpg Knives & Weapons - KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY This is an assortment of powder horns, flasks, and primer powder flasks. These are mostly made from gourds and carved on the outside. The one at the bottom is a flask made from brass with wooden ends and a measuring spout. I copied this as close to the original as I could. It is inscribed “James P. Bailey, 6th Regiment, Indiana Legion, Battle of Corydon, July 9, 1861” in honor of one of my wife’s ancestors. It is similar to an inscription I saw on one on the internet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281769776-KVQF63ZFU03B6G4XZ6OX/Knives.jpg Knives & Weapons - KNIFE COLLECTION https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281762761-RDBZ36DRF1I24YHIAHG2/Knives1.jpg Knives & Weapons - KNIFE COLLECTION A part of my collection of hand made knives on a wall-mounted rack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281768340-JBGD162YVQOIBLMA4VO9/Knives8.jpg Knives & Weapons - COWBOY/TRAPPER KNIVES I started making my own scabbards. This one holds a big knife and a smaller knife. The smaller one was likely used as a replacement for eating utensils (knife, fork and spoon). The big knife was a general-purpose knife. Both knives have ebony grips with brass pins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281774290-WNH2HKD6QUKATU6OMXV4/Knives10.jpg Knives & Weapons - ASSORTED KNIVES More scabbards. Some of the knives are made from files. The center one in back is made from a blacksmith file used to file horses hooves while re-shoeing. It has a cord grip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281780775-1YRHB1GPKI39XMDAGNSG/Knives11.jpg Knives & Weapons - MORE KNIVES The knife on the bottom right, with the silver grip, was made from an old kitchen knife. They actually made knives like this that were more than likely carried by “ladies of the evening”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281778928-BM79V4JPZ5KYF2C1G9Z1/Knives13.jpg Knives & Weapons - BIG KNIVES The top knife is a Confederate “D” grip side knife. It has an overall length of 17” with a 12” blade. This knife is unusual because it had a double “D” guard that were brass knuckles. The center knife is also 17” long with a 12” blade. This knife has an antler grip. Big knives like this were not often used as weapons; but were more likely used to cut brush or chop campfire wood. The antler knife was often used by cowboys or trappers. I don’t know quite what you would call the lower knife. I think it has kind of an East Indian look to it. I just liked the way it looked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281788961-BPRDC5B7L3CGJHW3LRSI/Knives15.jpg Knives & Weapons - WWII SOUVENIR KNIVES This box contains copies of some of the most sought after souvenirs of the GI’s in Europe in WWII. I think the PO8 Luger was number one but these knives came in right behind it. The top knife is a Luftwaffe dress uniform dagger. The center knife is a Hitler youth knife. The small folding knife was a Luftwaffe pilots survival knife and the bottom knife is a SS officer’s dress uniform knife. I had the 200-layer Damascus blades made by a master knife maker in India. I made all the blade guards in brass and the handles are wood. The Hitler youth handles were originally made of nickel but as the war went on, the material became harder to get so they used lesser materials . The hardest thing to find in making these knives was the insignias. Some of them I had to make by hand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578865368845-094FQ0Y2D0WOPH2AWPVT/Knives100.jpg Knives & Weapons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578865368596-7SLXQ7BU5K96ESFFM60C/Knives300.jpg Knives & Weapons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578865384249-UFF14WPPNQSQ8TPOUFU8/Knives500.jpg Knives & Weapons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578865385116-9WOWZ8ULHSSB44O4OAD0/Weapons100.jpg Knives & Weapons https://sawdustmaker43.com/shop daily 0.75 2020-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866036595-FI9T1X9RJCQTTTUJJUF6/House100.jpg House & shop - FAMILY HOME We designed the house from a 1917 Sears Kit House catalog. It is two story and 3100 square feet. The garage is 26 feet square and on the back side of the house. The front sitting porch is 14 feet wide by 26 feet long. It took most of our spare time the year before we retired to finalize the plans. We tried to stay with the old look all the way. Note the triangular brackets on the roof overhangs. They were a bit superstitious back then and for some reason did a lot of things in threes - like three types of siding, windows in sets of three and three main bays in the house interior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866036595-FI9T1X9RJCQTTTUJJUF6/House100.jpg House & shop - FAMILY HOME We designed the house from a 1917 Sears Kit House catalog. It is two story and 3100 square feet. The garage is 26 feet square and on the back side of the house. The front sitting porch is 14 feet wide by 26 feet long. It took most of our spare time the year before we retired to finalize the plans. We tried to stay with the old look all the way. Note the triangular brackets on the roof overhangs. They were a bit superstitious back then and for some reason did a lot of things in threes - like three types of siding, windows in sets of three and three main bays in the house interior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866026865-THBNHL1GE76NVZJ84XOG/House5.jpg House & shop - FAMILY HOME This doesn’t show it very well, but the front porch roof had to be designed for wind lift as well as snow load. The three pillars in front are cast in approx 1-1/2 yards each solid concrete. The posts are 6 inch by 6 inch and were sawed up the center and I cut a dado up the center of each post. They were then glued back together. There are a total of eight posts and each has a 1/2 inch steel rod running up the dado. The rods were bent at the bottom and set into the concrete. The tops of the rods run through the beam on top and have a 1/4-inch thick by 3-inch washer with a double nut. The reason for this is we are on the top of a hill and the wind gusts can get up to 60 mph in the winter. The house was constructed with Structurally Engineered Panels (SIP) and has an insulation rating of R40. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866068066-ICAJX0SMKVVE32AZ633Q/Shop501.jpg House & shop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866087956-KKDRA45S1R7S34FCAROB/Shop600.jpg House & shop - SHOP BUILDING 30’ x 40’ single story shop pole building . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866043635-K462QKNSVU9HDF8UJPG7/Dad%27s+Workbench1.jpg House & shop - EUROPEAN WORK BENCH The European style work bench was constructed with a tool tray. It measures 76 inches long by 32 inches wide and 30 inches tall. The top and leg assemblies are made from 4x4s cut to 3x3s. The top is glued together and has six 3/8-inch threaded rods running through the 3x3s. The draw bolts are inset into each side and left open so they could be tightened in the future if needed. I built in six drawers on the tool tray side and added three woodworking vises. I also built in a series of 3/4-inch square holes for bench stops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866101437-VALF9KSQXLF2IL2Q4BZT/Work+Bench5.jpg House & shop - EUROPEAN STYLE WORK BENCH I installed an 8-inch leg vise on the working side of this bench. I had a big bench screw from my old bench and it was just the right size to use. The bottom of the vise jaw has a double steel strap and pins to adjust the vise for wider openings (up to 16 inches). I also made a sliding work support with an aluminum pin to support long boards. The leg vise jaws have 1/4-inch leather pads glued to them to protect my work from vise marks. Normally, this type of work bench would be made from maple, but my old bench, made from 2x4s lasted for more than 20 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578282116434-V8V3KB346D50VL041F0B/Posters.jpg House & shop - TIN SIGNS I like to collect tin signs from our travels and mount them on the wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578282112344-3N1GAVDFO1XOUQ25B16D/Band%2Bsaw.jpg House & shop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578282118975-JQGVTUD2LSPYDPVPE2XR/Shop1.jpg House & shop - TEMPLATE STORAGE I hang patterns and templates for many of my past projects high on the wall out of the way. They can be used again in the future if needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578282159529-VPDD3LT4J6XJ3D8D64S7/Shop7.jpg House & shop - WALL HANGING TOOL BOX I keep most of the tools I use a lot in this box. Tools are mounted both inside and outside of the doors. It was made from one 4’x8’ sheet of 3/4” plywood. I was re-arranging my shop when my daughter took the photographs. I was hoping to get things put away but she thought it added more character. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578282134857-BD1I0F2MNUYIZESBY2UK/Shop3.jpg House & shop - TOOL CADDY I built this to hold tools I use on every project. It has a 3/4” plywood top with a metal cup for small items. It sits on a 2” dowel post mounted to an office chair dolly at the bottom. I can move it to any place in the shop where I am working. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578282122023-MKE6AYUD2NFOMR4IGHWR/Shop2.jpg House & shop - WALL STORAGE The items stored on this wall in my shop include levels, hand saws and straight edges. The shelf below holds tool sharpening equipment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578282140393-83OT0WQHK50JCSBERRSV/Shop4.jpg House & shop - BAND SAW My grandfather purchased this 14” bandsaw as a gift for my father when he got out of the Navy at the end of WWII. You don’t see a Delta-Milwaukee plate on equipment any more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578282152169-Q09LLYMB2T6AD6LHVSTX/Shop6.jpg House & shop - ANTIQUE TOOL COLLECTION This is a small collection of antique tools. The hewing axe and adz belonged to my grandfather https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578282172157-C3ITK0GE82DYUAZBJ7VM/Shop9.jpg House & shop - SOUTHBEND LATHE This is a 9” South Bend Metal turning lathe. It was built in 1941 and does not have quick change gears for the cut feed. It is driven with a 1-1/4” wide leather belt. It has a 6” 3-jaw chuck and an 8” 4-jaw chuck along with a face plate. I have most of the standard tooling. I use it for metal, plastic, and wood turning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578282173466-JXVDJU7FMUP51I5USN2V/Stencils.jpg House & shop - DUPLICATING FIXTURE This small duplicating fixture is built from wood. Above to the right is a couple of templates and below them are some practice engravings. The large hole in the front link is for a small router. On the link at the bottom is the stylus to follow the pattern. Note the white knob on the stylus. It is changeable for others that match the shape of the cutter that is used. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866071076-FXTR4OCB2UG1CD6DFXJZ/Shop500.jpg House & shop - SHOP INTERIOR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866101243-868Y9C9B4Y5OV7OZ9P7G/Shop505.jpg House & shop - SHOP INTERIOR AND MATERIAL STORAGE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1581912598363-0OFZ5IYV1NEBIGAE36CB/Belt+Sander.jpg House & shop https://sawdustmaker43.com/project-gallery-nueva daily 0.75 2025-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec101db09f95da37e77918/1458572726409-QKULUSZI5021EFXHCO8J/2Q%3D%3D-1.jpg Project Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec101db09f95da37e77918/1458572726409-QKULUSZI5021EFXHCO8J/2Q%3D%3D-1.jpg Project Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec101db09f95da37e77918/1458572726458-1C2XP0HPEUCTAY1C6QJZ/2Q%3D%3D.jpg Project Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec101db09f95da37e77918/1458572727231-9WYFK3VBYB0IU0MTG4G8/9k%3D-1.jpg Project Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec101db09f95da37e77918/1458572727307-9JIHJUDFPSCVBFQBCUPY/9k%3D.jpg Project Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec101db09f95da37e77918/1458572727607-OT5AX31UTLG4Y2MV0DI5/Z-1.jpg Project Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec101db09f95da37e77918/1458572727616-TWYRQVOZ5U44HHFSJBGV/Z-2.jpg Project Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec101db09f95da37e77918/1458572728004-5MRDTEKVBIA79GK8I5PX/Z.jpg Project Gallery https://sawdustmaker43.com/home-nueva daily 1.0 2025-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56ec101db09f95da37e77918/1458317460088-Z27X14MAB5X7CAC0DBOG/SQS_DK_carlos_0226-e.jpg Home https://sawdustmaker43.com/furniture daily 0.75 2019-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578119584286-PB4DDSQWB7RWAZNKCKYN/Bar.jpg Furniture - WET BAR This bar is 62” x 30” and is built in the same manner as the one above except it has an inlaid ceramic tile on top. The back side has some drawers and open storage. The sink is in the cabinet behind the bar and once again, there is a brass foot rail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578119725930-TT8BSZ990YMXJIMGTHRU/Bed3.jpg Furniture - KING SIZE BED FRAME The bed frame is made of Rif and Quartersawn red oak. The head and foot board panels are inset into the frames all around. The legs are attached with a long mortis and tenon joint and topped with a turned knob. The arched top boards were made with 3/16” strips all cut from the same board so when the stain was applied, it looked like one board. The 3/16” strips were glued together and clamped to a shaped form. The blanket chest is made from quartersawn red oak. It measures 50” long 17-1/2” wide and 22” high. The panels are made with 3/16” strips set in at a 45 degree angle . The lid hinges from the back side and it is lined with cedar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578119785441-WGOS1VLFVWGSBESZ064K/Bed4.jpg Furniture - HEADBOARD This headboard is not connected to the bed but is a wall hanging. It measures 59” wide x 59” high and constructed of red oak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578119951695-9PW6F3E25G8IOCHE5G9Z/Cabinet1.jpg Furniture - BLANKET CABINET Most blanket chests are made horizontal. This one is vertical. It measures 36” wide by 68” high and 20” deep. The top half houses a television and video player. The bottom half has two glass doors and 5 adjustable shelves for quilts. It is made from quartersawn red oak with Daily’s #41 walnut stain and about 3 layers of satin clear finish. The design is Arts and Craft. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578119907445-NRFMF0QHMKI7G5U0JDV4/Cabinet2.jpg Furniture - BLANKET CHEST https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120177628-UUV72SEYNA4Q3J90Y3ZL/Cabinet5.jpg Furniture - ENTRY MIRROR AND CABINET The mirror measures 40” wide x 49” high and is made of quartersawn red oak. The top has an inset panel cut to the silhouette of a row of trees that is backed with an amber art glass. The top board is half lapped to the side boards. The mirror is beveled glass. and a small shelf finishes the bottom with five support brackets. The cabinet measures 42” wide by 13” deep and 38” high overall. The lower frame is mortise and tenon construction with 1/4” square ebony pegs. It has the same tree silhouette and art glass panels inset in the back between the small drawers as the mirror. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120167288-BGSOJN9L3Q9IYY89HDWR/Cabinet6.jpg Furniture - WASH STAND CABINET I saw one like this at an antique store so I measured it and built one. It measures 28 inches wide by 17 inches deep by 30 inches high at the table top. The towel rack measures an additional 24 inches in height. I built this piece about 35 years ago and it has followed us to four different houses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120268011-5OO8T3Z0DO7H31L2ROL9/Cabinet9.jpg Furniture - DOLL CABINET My wife used to make porcelain dolls and create reproductions of turn-of-the-century clothing . This cabinet and one like it supports a ceiling beam in a library nook off our dining room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120356638-BMGOJPRZR1APQVS2UX3C/Cabinet10.jpg Furniture - CORNER CABINET A corner cabinet is a challenging project, especially with triangular drawers. This one measures 65 inches across the front and is 48 inches high. The top has two sets of double doors. It has a small breadboard slide out that can be used as a small desk. The two big drawers at the bottom are triangular. To make them work, I put a runner front to back under each drawer for vertical support and put a runner under each drawer on each side of the first runner with about 1/16 inch clearance. This made the drawers stable from side to side. Then I put another runner with about a 1/16 inch clearance above each drawer to hold it in place vertically. After waxing the runners, the drawers worked smoothly. As you can see, this piece is not completely finished. It still needs bin pulls on the lower drawers and magnetic catches on the top doors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120439848-VX36J3S75SKPISMUSOYQ/Cabinet11.jpg Furniture - SMALL ENTRY TABLE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120444133-R6SQAPVUP2JY4MM6LU46/Cabinet12.jpg Furniture - BATHROOM REMODEL This is a vertical medicine cabinet and a new beveled glass mirror along with a ceramic tile countertop and backsplash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120696167-LVA69M1IHMPW6M2QZ3N7/Chair1.jpg Furniture - MORRIS CHAIR I have a book of original Stickley blueprints. I made two Morris chairs from his prints. These chairs are constructed with through mortice construction and ebony pegs. The chair backs are adjustable with four reclining positions. The cushions are temporary. I will eventually replace them with leather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120776964-53K3ONYV3IHHXI9W6T33/Chair5.jpg Furniture - WINERY STOOL This is a very heavy stool I saw on the internet in a wine tasting room. It is unusual but the winery stated that the wines you drink while seated on this stool will actually taste better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120800829-SJKZ9ROJ7VJTXPP9L9UN/Chest1.jpg Furniture - TRUNK I built a trunk for each of my grandchildren when they graduated from high school. I don’t have photos of all of them but this one will give you an idea of what they are like. The trunks are 24 inches by 24 inches by 36 inches long. Each of the trunks was unique however, they all have one thing in common - a secret compartment - or two. Some were only stained stained and some were finished as I am outlining below. This one was first constructed as a clear pine box. I resharpened an old plane blade to have a curved cutting edge and planed the surface of the box in every direction. I lightly sanded the surface to remove any fuz then painted the pine box with a tan latex paint (2 coats). Next I applied the oak and put in the ebony pegs. The next step was staining the whole box with a walnut stain including the painted surface. When I wiped the stain, I heavily wiped the painted surfaces. This left the finish that you see. Next I took the sludge from the bottom of an ebony stain can and applied it to all the inside corners with a Q-tip. A little of this stain goes a long way. I then feathered it out with a dry brush until I gave the trunk the old look I was after. Try the ebony stain on a sample piece before you put it on a project so that you get familiar with the procedure. The sample should have all the features on it that the project has. The final coat is a flat clear finish. My rule for reproduction antique finishes is if it isn’t glass it should not be shiny. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120892564-OOK32Q4MO5HD2MSYV17L/Chest3.jpg Furniture - TRUNK This is another trunk with a dragonfly inlaid in the top and black steel straps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120944571-GJHH5XS4CLIZ4PMIL89B/Chest4.jpg Furniture - HUTCH I built this dining room hutch for my daughter. It measures 65 inches long by 18 inches wide by 36 inches high. It is made in a Craftsman Style and the bottom shelf contains a built in wine rack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578120971391-6I2ISY8D6J1LBV2CH8VT/Chest5.jpg Furniture - TRUNK COFFEE TABLE I built this trunk about 25 years ago. It is 60 inches long by 30 inches wide by 18 inches high. The main box is made of pine with box joint corners. The top and bands are red oak. The pine has a distressed latex painted finish and the oak has a dark walnut stain finish. The front of the trunk is fitted with 3 drawers; the top is hinged from the back side and the depth of the storage area is about 9 inches. The box on top of the trunk was a reproduction of an offering box from a stone church in Stratford-upon-Avon England. The original would have had a pole attached to the bottom and would have been extended into the pews to collect the offering. It makes a good box for magazines and the hinged lid in the front is ideal for storing TV remotes. The wooden hand, also sitting on top of the trunk, has hinged fingers and when you turn the crank on the other side, cams on the shaft make it drum the fingers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121111380-4QR6352MUVFEQ5OQ3Z7I/Cooler.jpg Furniture - PATIO BEER COOLER This is a cooler with a wrap-around cedar enclosure, casters on one end and a handle on the other. It has a piece of wisdom carved into the top “In heaven there is no beer that why we drink beer here”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121214158-RSY3HWD6MQM0OSA01Z8B/Dresser1.jpg Furniture - CHEST OF DRAWERS You can’t get too Craftsman in design. This is an 8-drawer chest of drawers, all assembled with through mortice construction and locking wedges. It measures 45 inches wide by 16 inches deep by 48 inches high and is made of quarter sawn red oak. The drawer faces are attached with 1/4 inch square ebony pegs. The pulls are made of oak and ebony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121292484-TITV5H6S6F011UY5KRHU/Dresser3.jpg Furniture - CHEST OF DRAWERS I tried to mix materials a bit on this project. The tops and frame are quarter sawn red oak and the drawer fronts are all tiger maple. The bottom section measures 43-1/2 inches wide by 21 inches deep by 36 inches tall. The top section measures 38-1/2 inches wide by 9-1/2 inches deep by 8 inches tall. The sides are each made with two inset panels and the hardware is Craftsman style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121322765-45XH7H3IH7W456NWIQUQ/End1.jpg Furniture - END TABLE My wife uses this table for a sewing table along side of her chair. The table is similar to a Green & Green style. The top has tapered sides with the back wider than the front to allow a chair to be on each side, angled in. The drawers have exposed box joints that protrude about 3/16 inch from the front. The two top drawers have a cloud style. Legs and cross members are pinned together with 1/4 inch and 3/8 inch ebony square pins. The total width is 26 inches across the back by 24 inches deep and 22 inches high. The two sides have inset panels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121372917-DMT7331L8EZ11HKAWUO8/End3.jpg Furniture - SIDE TABLE This table also has a tapered top to fit between two chairs. It measures 16 inches wide across the back by 20 inches deep and 21 inches high. It has a lower shelf and is built with through mortise construction and ebony pegs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121394100-WEPJQASZ4XANLXA4OPVW/End4.jpg Furniture - GAMBLERS TABLE After watching the movie “Tombstone”, I got interested in the old west gamblers. Some of them had small tables that contained all the things a good, honest gambler would need yet still small enough to throw on top of a stage coach. This table measures 32 inches wide by 24 inches deep and 29 inches high. There is a drawer on one side to hold small objects and the table is hinged on top to store all the rest of the gambler’s gear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578865963967-LAXW2R409AAJOV7V82WM/Collections+200.jpg Furniture - INSIDE THE GAMBLERS TABLE It took about a year to gather all this gear; some at antique shops and some off the internet. The items include: cellulose poker chips, three antique decks of cards, reproduction paper money, old stagecoach and railroad tickets, colt .45, boot knife, Doc Holiday’s collapsible cup, gamblers dice, old dip pens and a rolling blotter, an antique cribbage board, old photos and wanted posters, new cigars with reproduction old cigar bands and even a few “cat-house” tokens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121463012-VI79RQ9N1NUH9V9HTC4H/End6.jpg Furniture - NIGHT STAND https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121611042-YIO9OV3SAHC5CEQW6TLS/Entertainment+Center2.jpg Furniture - ENTERTAINMENT CABINET Once again, here is a project that is over 30 years old. This is the first entertainment center I built. It is in 6 pieces that bolt together and measures 92 inches wide by 26 inches deep and 90 inches tall in the center. The big door (top and bottom in the center) swing open and then slide back inside the side walls of the cabinet. All the electronic equipment stores in the glass door sections. The back is inset about 6 inches with troughs to hide all the cabling. It has a full surround sound system https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121476790-6WKQ5D264DTEJ4EVHG1Z/End7.jpg Furniture - SIDE TABLE This table has my signature tapered top but the box is also a night light. It is hard to see in the daylight but all the slats are designed to make light patterns on the floor and walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121704706-DGLRQLEI8ZMM63LQD503/Entertainment+Center5.jpg Furniture - FIREPLACE I tried to stay with Craftsman style as much as possible when I built this fireplace. I started with a 3/4 inch plywood box top and bottom which was then bolted to the wall. This was overlaid with oak. The top TV opening has a beveled glass mirror that pulls down to hide the TV. The bottom section measures 77-1/2 inches wide by 54 inches high and sticks out from the wall 26 inches. The top section measures 60 inches wide by 52 inches tall and is 17 inches deep. It has a crown molding on top with brackets. The crown molding is made of flat boards. A marble slab surrounds a zero clearance gas log fireplace. There is a 56 inch wide by 45 inch high bookcase on each side with leaded glass doors. The top of the bookcase and the hearth is a ceramic tile inlay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121707989-5L2909M2WWCU7WS4D0JW/EntertainmentCenter3.jpg Furniture - FIREPLACE DETAIL The gratings on the fireplace are laser cut 3/16 inch steel plates. They were made to stack up and look like castings. I ground the plating off the heads of carriage bolts for mounting screws. The grating design is a dragonfly, flying across the sun. The parts were finished with high temperature flat paint and buffed to give them a gun-metal look. The gratings are not subject to high temperature; I just like the finished look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121792549-OSA2Y3L3GKDCQUSHJFJA/EntertainmentCenter7.jpg Furniture - FIREPLACE WALL This fireplace wall was built for my daughter. The face is original stonework. We added the mantle and the cabinets on either side then wired in the lights. The project is about 25 feet long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121588757-GQ6DNSHWK7GV0VJMTYIF/Entertainment+Center.jpg Furniture - LARGE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER This custom entertainment center is the largest piece of furniture I have ever built and was built for my youngest daughter and family. It measures 16 feet long by 8 feet high in the center. It is constructed in 6 pieces and bolted together. The center upper section houses a flat screen TV with drawer for CDs. The lower center is for storage and some electronic gear. The lower painted side areas have drawers and doors to be used as storage areas. and the top surface is inlaid tile. The bookcases are oak and have art glass windows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121835094-6K5P6MLS9HK0WL8Z71UL/Fireplace2.jpg Furniture - OUTSIDE FIREPLACE A few years ago, my oldest daughter and I built an outside fireplace for her patio. We cast the fireplace first in concrete, one level at a time and overlaid it with stone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578121970018-C6EY49S8UQB8UFE15R1Y/Jewel1.jpg Furniture - OAK BOX This box has almost 100 pieces in it if you count the hinges, screws and felt. It is all made of scrap material. The interior tray holds small objects and lifts out for added storage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122046237-DF5BKTNHGXFTB7H08P3M/Jewel2.jpg Furniture - OAK BOX EXTERIOR VIEW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122198381-H80EL5VD33BZUXQGZA5D/Jewel4.jpg Furniture - WALL MOUNTED JEWELRY BOX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122177741-VGWHOSM6J35UOOWVMJNX/Jewel6.jpg Furniture - WALL MOUNTED JEWELRY BOX OPEN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122344376-ACHGC8D2U6WMRN9LA8E0/Jewel11.jpg Furniture - EXOTIC WOOD BOX WITH INLAID TOP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122222096-84JSXNNH6MR7VJJL3ECS/Jewel7.jpg Furniture - BOX WITH AN INLAID TOP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122315497-I97672XUALP3706UFRXM/Jewel8.jpg Furniture - PINE BOX WITH CARVED TOP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122273104-O56LFB2296PSSNBXBK1Z/Jewel9.jpg Furniture - WALL MOUNTED JEWELRY BOX OPEN This jewelry box is made of quarter sawn red oak with spalted maple back and door panels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122348259-WRRGOQ8GCKZB9NFSTBOX/Jewel10.jpg Furniture - WALL MOUNTED JEWELRY BOX CLOSED https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122545087-3CL7PM12MD579MHA3AT1/Lamp2.jpg Furniture - FLOOR LAMP The adjustable floor lamp is an old design that goes back to the days of using candles. This lamp has a ratchet built into the back side of the post. The bracket that holds the leaded glass has a spring loaded lever on the back side that can engage the lamp in whatever height you choose. The lamp was top heavy and was prone to tipping over so I included a box front and back on the base and filled them with lead shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122605241-RXR9HLEAI101QLGSXZLE/Lamp3.jpg Furniture - DRAGONFLY LAMP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122777595-207I90VPMMUL9DZAPR6Q/Stand8.jpg Furniture - PLANT STAND / WINE RACK We couldn’t find a wine rack small enough to fit the space we had so we purchased this wrought iron plant stand and I went from there. The rack that fits inside the stand is made of oak and is wrapped with 1/8 inch black halibut line. It holds 7 bottles of “the good stuff”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122753281-FP9NUN4IYYT8XPM6N6XD/Stand9.jpg Furniture - OAK PLANT STAND https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122792334-OOGV8SW0FXRQ6V7BS0P5/Stand10.jpg Furniture - PLANT STAND My father-in-law built a stand like this in his first school shop class. They could not use power tools . He died a few years ago just short of his 100th birthday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122814617-R3OUHU0B88HBYS4LOEP5/Stand12.jpg Furniture - PLANT STAND WITH INLAID TILE TOP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578122961449-WIN3H545Y371P18A3L4D/Table1.jpg Furniture - WALL MOUNTED TABLE I saw a table like this in a woodworking magazine and liked the way it looked. This one is made from a natural edge maple slab I got at Oso Lumber. The apron and legs are made of spalted maple. The top had some cracks in it that I filed with epoxy tinted with graphite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123095812-FQMOK62QGM0189CLBAKZ/Table4.jpg Furniture - WALL MOUNTED TABLE FRONT VIEW Note the carved monk. He was one of my first attempts at carving. He is maple with a dark walnut stain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123142924-F7T3O9NKQSS32WXTL97D/Table5.jpg Furniture - COFFEE TABLE I wanted to make a table that could display some of my collected items. This oak Craftsman style table measures 44 inches long by 31 inches wide and 17 inches high. It has an inlaid 3/8 inch safety glass top and is constructed with through mortise and tenon joints. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123207787-TKYH1RG8NW4MI6C26169/Table6.jpg Furniture - COFFEE TABLE WITH DISPLAY The display items include a Philadelphia derringer, a 2-barrel twister pistol, an Ethan Allen pepper box (4-barrel), a cutless pistol and a 2-barrel snake eye pistol. These guns are made from highly modified kits. The knives are boot knives, carried by gamblers. The guns were only accurate across a poker table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123233800-5I8YCH35NWY57CQKKW2V/Table7.jpg Furniture - SMALL TABLE This unusual table measures 34 inches long by 12 inches wide and 28 inches tall. It is built with flat board legs and the legs and aprons are half lapped together (one edge flat and one edge curved). The lower frame is put together with through mortise and tenon joints. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123295120-0UO5433QUXDHZ3RN7J9X/Table8.jpg Furniture - SMALL TABLE This view of the previous table shows the joinery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123309296-ZYNVEFRWKKUVFUYCJA38/Table9.jpg Furniture - COFFEE TABLE WITH INLAID TILE TOP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123331893-0OGRDNK9AYUQ7HXQKZ97/Table10.jpg Furniture - DINING ROOM TABLE I built this custom dining room table for my youngest daughter to fit in a large space. I did not build the chairs! The base table measures 10 feet long and 4-1/2 feet wide. Notice the rectangular blocks sticking out of the end apron. They are on both ends and pull out 36 inches to support extensions leafs that make the table just under 16 feet long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123378676-55PXUOEVG6SWY2PXR1PR/WallCabinet1.jpg Furniture - CABINET DOORS WITH INLAYS When I built our kitchen cabinets, I made the upper doors above the range and refrigerator with inlays. To make the inlays I taped 2 pieces of 1/4” thick oak together then cut out the design on a scroll saw. After removing the tape, I painted one panel flat black and stained the other dark walnut. I glued the pieces onto a piece of 1/4 inch plywood separating the two finishes to make one inlay look like it is daylight and the other to look like it is at night. This set of doors are the night time panel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123394336-O2GOFC1BS2OW50R5OZI6/WallCabinet2.jpg Furniture - CABINET DOORS WITH INLAYS This the second set of cabinet doors depicting daylight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123453614-MWLRHF90BLN9G2O6ZEGN/WallCabinet3.jpg Furniture - BATHROOM CABINET This cabinet is designed to house a collection of old medicine bottles with the old labels. Most cabinets are made so the lower door cross members are mounted with the shelf located at the bottom edge. I designed this cabinet so the shelves are at the top edge. This way, the display items are not hidden behind the lower door. The lower shelf does not have a face frame cross member, the shelf itself is the cross member. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123498863-XGHC3FHBBAXYCY0UUUG8/WallCabinet5.jpg Furniture - LAUNDRY ROOM CABINET Mounted above the washer and dryer in our laundry room is a painted cabinet made from poplar with inset panels of bead-board. The cabinet measures 60 inches wide and the center section is inset. I used the old style butterfly hinges and the external ice box catches to give it a vintage look https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123549968-NO8OXBGU837GFDUR8VZC/WallCabinet7.jpg Furniture - WALL HANGING CURIO CABINET https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123557740-RTRYN9XSRC8IDV3N644I/WallCabinet10.jpg Furniture - WALL HANGING CURIO CABINET WITH LEADED GLASS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866231550-J252US8DOX97VULNOIHG/Cabinet+Latest+Project.jpg Furniture - FRENCH STYLE BATHROOM CABINET My brother-in-law and his wive are building a new house. She has a French background and asked me if I would build her a bathroom cabinet that had a “Frenchy” flavor and looked like a piece of furniture. She found some photos on the internet to go by and this is what I came up with. I started with a 3/4-inch plywood box and added up to five layers of wood in some places to match a French-style. It is built from clear pine and will be painted. This is just about as “Frenchy” as an old Swede can get. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866232640-TAY1S41KFDTLLUDABTDP/Latest+Project.jpg Furniture - FRENCH STYLE BATHROOM CABINET https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1581912500291-LF6FQM45MHH341OGDOO1/Bar2.jpg Furniture https://sawdustmaker43.com/weapons daily 0.75 2020-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281690039-6LJEG0KWBUZL3BG6QQ7T/Gun1.jpg Knives & Firearms - THOMPSON SUB-MACHINE GUN The Thompson is an all wood, full-scale reproduction of a 1928 release Thompson sub-machine gun. This gun was first released to the public in 1921 for $200. It was later deemed illegal for private ownership. The next release was in 1928 for law enforcement and a small amount for the military. It was expensive to make and to better support the military, went through a cost cutting re-design. The third release was in 1941, at the beginning of WWII. This reproduction has the stocks and pistol grip made of walnut and the painted parts made from maple. It was hard to get all the dimensions, but if you go on the internet, you can eventually find anything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281689959-ZGTDQ1FNT0CCY98K3ATJ/gun103.jpg Knives & Firearms - ALL WOOD PISTOL REPRODUCTIONS The top right gun is a reproduction of an 1873 Colt .45 revolver made of rosewood. The Center left model is a WWII 1911 .45 ACP with the original WWII features made of walnut. The bottom right small gun is a 4-barrel Sharps pepperbox (.22 long rifle) boot pistol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281743691-0BOUCL7C442NNKB0MZW1/gun122.jpg Knives & Firearms - ALL WOOD 1911 This is a walnut mock-up of a 1911 .45 ACP pistol along side the real thing; however the model was modified to WWII specs., Note the trigger and hammer, the front and rear sights and the grip back strap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281741468-HKHPHFLJKHG2FK5EWZN3/gun125.jpg Knives & Firearms - ALL WOOD 1911 PISTOL, LEFT SIDE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281751377-8EER8X599FXBVK9S4HTS/gun131.jpg Knives & Firearms - ALL WOOD COLT .45 REVOLVER 1873 Colt revolver mock-up made of rosewood. The gun that won the West. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281750402-HB24GWEQV07B64Y34236/gun127.jpg Knives & Firearms - ALL WOOD COLT .45 REVOLVER This is a comparison of the mock-up to the real thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281694800-9MB1W9R31PQSWY825KPO/gun106.jpg Knives & Firearms - GUN STOCK CARVING This photo is of a 12 gauge 1878 double barrel coach shotgun and a Ruger 10-22. Most people think the cowboys all carried a 6-gun, but a Colt .45 ran about $16, which was two months pay for a cowboy. A large percentage of them carried a 12 gauge coach shotgun that they could buy mail-order from Sears Roebuck for about $5 or $6. I still see Walter Brennan sitting on a stagecoach seat with a Coach gun across his lap every time I pick this gun up. This was my first attempt at gunstock carving. You can see several views of the carving in the next photos . It also has a lace on buffalo hide shoulder pad. The Ruger 10-22 has had the glossy finish removed on the stock and was lightly stained. The carving is very “cowboy” with barbed wire, a Texas star, a cow skull and a horseshoe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281702921-4SO1QAYOG9MUPYA0WKSL/gun108.jpg Knives & Firearms - STOCK CARVING DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281699086-APPEJ11QFDRPWFT9P6YJ/gun107.jpg Knives & Firearms - STOCK CARVING DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281703011-QOT8WWYGFRAKK7O5GLAA/gun109.jpg Knives & Firearms - STOCK CARVING DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281719747-UUSEB3B9K4XNV2YZSLEJ/gun110.jpg Knives & Firearms - STOCK CARVING DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281710140-EV224O6KKRH1XOUOASHV/gun111.jpg Knives & Firearms - STOCK CARVING DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281720545-H44AM3HLOUEM9ERGA8KJ/gun112.jpg Knives & Firearms - STOCK CARVING DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281694197-6OOUPSQOAWHMOANVQELR/gun104.jpg Knives & Firearms - ST. LOUIS HAWKENS RIFLE The Hawken .50 caliber rifle is made from a kit. It is a percussion muzzle loading rifle with a heavy octagon barrel. I did quite a bit of carving on the stock to give it a custom look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281724225-W8BUB69U74TBT8IXUL8O/gun113.jpg Knives & Firearms - HAWKEN CARVING DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281726743-6DGNY1CAB5DIJF8HZAHT/gun115.jpg Knives & Firearms - HAWKEN CARVING DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281730141-ZJVHQTWVBC5I8D5K4EYL/gun116.jpg Knives & Firearms - HAWKEN CARVING DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281733344-3WJBY7Z8JB35C5EJBAEJ/gun117.jpg Knives & Firearms - HAWKEN CARVING DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281758939-DRWSRL825QUMCK3RA3G7/Kit.jpg Knives & Firearms - PLAINS PISTOL This Plains pistol was made from a kit. The metal and wood parts have been modified to get the look I was going for. The gun stock has a lot of deep relief carving on it and some of the brass parts have been modified. It is a .50 caliber, muzzle-loading percussion cap pistol that was used before and into the Civil War. The box was designed to house all the gear it took to fire, clean, and maintain the gun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578865390551-HFY87RJYS9CPF516QMQR/Collection100.jpg Knives & Firearms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281788948-LH94T0LOE7DKLZVF6B5L/Powder%2Bhorns1.jpg Knives & Firearms - KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY This is an assortment of powder horns, flasks, and primer powder flasks. These are mostly made from gourds and carved on the outside. The one at the bottom is a flask made from brass with wooden ends and a measuring spout. I copied this as close to the original as I could. It is inscribed “James P. Bailey, 6th Regiment, Indiana Legion, Battle of Corydon, July 9, 1861” in honor of one of my wife’s ancestors. It is similar to an inscription I saw on one on the internet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281769776-KVQF63ZFU03B6G4XZ6OX/Knives.jpg Knives & Firearms - KNIFE COLLECTION https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281762761-RDBZ36DRF1I24YHIAHG2/Knives1.jpg Knives & Firearms - KNIFE COLLECTION A part of my collection of hand made knives on a wall-mounted rack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281768340-JBGD162YVQOIBLMA4VO9/Knives8.jpg Knives & Firearms - COWBOY/TRAPPER KNIVES I started making my own scabbards. This one holds a big knife and a smaller knife. The smaller one was likely used as a replacement for eating utensils (knife, fork and spoon). The big knife was a general-purpose knife. Both knives have ebony grips with brass pins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281774290-WNH2HKD6QUKATU6OMXV4/Knives10.jpg Knives & Firearms - ASSORTED KNIVES More scabbards. Some of the knives are made from files. The center one in back is made from a blacksmith file used to file horses hooves while re-shoeing. It has a cord grip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281780775-1YRHB1GPKI39XMDAGNSG/Knives11.jpg Knives & Firearms - MORE KNIVES The knife on the bottom right, with the silver grip, was made from an old kitchen knife. They actually made knives like this that were more than likely carried by “ladies of the evening”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281778928-BM79V4JPZ5KYF2C1G9Z1/Knives13.jpg Knives & Firearms - BIG KNIVES The top knife is a Confederate “D” grip side knife. It has an overall length of 17” with a 12” blade. This knife is unusual because it had a double “D” guard that were brass knuckles. The center knife is also 17” long with a 12” blade. This knife has an antler grip. Big knives like this were not often used as weapons; but were more likely used to cut brush or chop campfire wood. The antler knife was often used by cowboys or trappers. I don’t know quite what you would call the lower knife. I think it has kind of an East Indian look to it. I just liked the way it looked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578281788961-BPRDC5B7L3CGJHW3LRSI/Knives15.jpg Knives & Firearms - WWII SOUVENIR KNIVES This box contains copies of some of the most sought after souvenirs of the GI’s in Europe in WWII. I think the PO8 Luger was number one but these knives came in right behind it. The top knife is a Luftwaffe dress uniform dagger. The center knife is a Hitler youth knife. The small folding knife was a Luftwaffe pilots survival knife and the bottom knife is a SS officer’s dress uniform knife. I had the 200-layer Damascus blades made by a master knife maker in India. I made all the blade guards in brass and the handles are wood. The Hitler youth handles were originally made of nickel but as the war went on, the material became harder to get so they used lesser materials . The hardest thing to find in making these knives was the insignias. Some of them I had to make by hand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578865368845-094FQ0Y2D0WOPH2AWPVT/Knives100.jpg Knives & Firearms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578865368596-7SLXQ7BU5K96ESFFM60C/Knives300.jpg Knives & Firearms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578865384249-UFF14WPPNQSQ8TPOUFU8/Knives500.jpg Knives & Firearms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578865385116-9WOWZ8ULHSSB44O4OAD0/Weapons100.jpg Knives & Firearms https://sawdustmaker43.com/house-shop daily 0.75 2020-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866036595-FI9T1X9RJCQTTTUJJUF6/House100.jpg House & Shop - FAMILY HOME We designed the house from a 1917 Sears Kit House catalog. It is two story and 3100 square feet. The garage is 26 feet square and on the back side of the house. The front sitting porch is 14 feet wide by 26 feet long. It took most of our spare time the year before we retired to finalize the plans. We tried to stay with the old look all the way. Note the triangular brackets on the roof overhangs. They were a bit superstitious back then and for some reason did a lot of things in threes - like three types of siding, windows in sets of three and three main bays in the house interior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866026865-THBNHL1GE76NVZJ84XOG/House5.jpg House & Shop - FAMILY HOME This doesn’t show it very well, but the front porch roof had to be designed for wind lift as well as snow load. The three pillars in front are cast in approx 1-1/2 yards each solid concrete. The posts are 6 inch by 6 inch and were sawed up the center and I cut a dado up the center of each post. They were then glued back together. There are a total of eight posts and each has a 1/2 inch steel rod running up the dado. The rods were bent at the bottom and set into the concrete. The tops of the rods run through the beam on top and have a 1/4-inch thick by 3-inch washer with a double nut. The reason for this is we are on the top of a hill and the wind gusts can get up to 60 mph in the winter. The house was constructed with Structurally Engineered Panels (SIP) and has an insulation rating of R40. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866087956-KKDRA45S1R7S34FCAROB/Shop600.jpg House & Shop - SHOP BUILDING 30’ x 40’ single story shop pole building . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866043635-K462QKNSVU9HDF8UJPG7/Dad%27s+Workbench1.jpg House & Shop - EUROPEAN WORK BENCH The European style work bench was constructed with a tool tray. It measures 76 inches long by 32 inches wide and 30 inches tall. The top and leg assemblies are made from 4x4s cut to 3x3s. The top is glued together and has six 3/8-inch threaded rods running through the 3x3s. The draw bolts are inset into each side and left open so they could be tightened in the future if needed. I built in six drawers on the tool tray side and added three woodworking vises. I also built in a series of 3/4-inch square holes for bench stops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866101437-VALF9KSQXLF2IL2Q4BZT/Work+Bench5.jpg House & Shop - EUROPEAN STYLE WORK BENCH I installed an 8-inch leg vise on the working side of this bench. I had a big bench screw from my old bench and it was just the right size to use. The bottom of the vise jaw has a double steel strap and pins to adjust the vise for wider openings (up to 16 inches). I also made a sliding work support with an aluminum pin to support long boards. The leg vise jaws have 1/4-inch leather pads glued to them to protect my work from vise marks. Normally, this type of work bench would be made from maple, but my old bench, made from 2x4s lasted for more than 20 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578282116434-V8V3KB346D50VL041F0B/Posters.jpg House & Shop - TIN SIGNS I like to collect tin signs from our travels and mount them on the wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578282118975-JQGVTUD2LSPYDPVPE2XR/Shop1.jpg House & Shop - TEMPLATE STORAGE I hang patterns and templates for many of my past projects high on the wall out of the way. They can be used again in the future if needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578282159529-VPDD3LT4J6XJ3D8D64S7/Shop7.jpg House & Shop - WALL HANGING TOOL BOX I keep most of the tools I use a lot in this box. Tools are mounted both inside and outside of the doors. It was made from one 4’x8’ sheet of 3/4” plywood. I was re-arranging my shop when my daughter took the photographs. I was hoping to get things put away but she thought it added more character. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578282134857-BD1I0F2MNUYIZESBY2UK/Shop3.jpg House & Shop - TOOL CADDY I built this to hold tools I use on every project. It has a 3/4” plywood top with a metal cup for small items. It sits on a 2” dowel post mounted to an office chair dolly at the bottom. I can move it to any place in the shop where I am working. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578282122023-MKE6AYUD2NFOMR4IGHWR/Shop2.jpg House & Shop - WALL STORAGE The items stored on this wall in my shop include levels, hand saws and straight edges. The shelf below holds tool sharpening equipment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578282140393-83OT0WQHK50JCSBERRSV/Shop4.jpg House & Shop - BAND SAW My grandfather purchased this 14” bandsaw as a gift for my father when he got out of the Navy at the end of WWII. You don’t see a Delta-Milwaukee plate on equipment any more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578282152169-Q09LLYMB2T6AD6LHVSTX/Shop6.jpg House & Shop - ANTIQUE TOOL COLLECTION This is a small collection of antique tools. The hewing axe and adz belonged to my grandfather https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578282172157-C3ITK0GE82DYUAZBJ7VM/Shop9.jpg House & Shop - SOUTHBEND LATHE This is a 9” South Bend Metal turning lathe. It was built in 1941 and does not have quick change gears for the cut feed. It is driven with a 1-1/4” wide leather belt. It has a 6” 3-jaw chuck and an 8” 4-jaw chuck along with a face plate. I have most of the standard tooling. I use it for metal, plastic, and wood turning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578282173466-JXVDJU7FMUP51I5USN2V/Stencils.jpg House & Shop - DUPLICATING FIXTURE This small duplicating fixture is built from wood. Above to the right is a couple of templates and below them are some practice engravings. The large hole in the front link is for a small router. On the link at the bottom is the stylus to follow the pattern. Note the white knob on the stylus. It is changeable for others that match the shape of the cutter that is used. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866071076-FXTR4OCB2UG1CD6DFXJZ/Shop500.jpg House & Shop - SHOP INTERIOR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866101243-868Y9C9B4Y5OV7OZ9P7G/Shop505.jpg House & Shop - SHOP INTERIOR AND MATERIAL STORAGE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1581912598363-0OFZ5IYV1NEBIGAE36CB/Belt+Sander.jpg House & Shop https://sawdustmaker43.com/art-miniatures daily 0.75 2019-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123845939-ODC9J8QTVBPUHI9663OO/Canon1.jpg Art & Miniatures - CANNON “Old Ironside” had this cannon on it’s main gun deck. This model is made of wood. The barrel is 21 inches long and 4 1/2 inches in diameter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123832396-CDMVF8JIH8FTFRBIIKII/Canon2.jpg Art & Miniatures - CANNON This cannon is the same as the one above but in a smaller scale. The barrel is 9 inches long by 2 inches in diameter and is CNC machined from steel. The trunnion caps, wheels and axles are also steel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123863644-1G157CJ35ACQVG0OCDLU/Canon3.jpg Art & Miniatures - CANNON The carronade was a nasty weapon. It shot anything they could find: gravel, metal scraps, even silverware. It was like a big shotgun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123902947-0U830YV7TET0G3B5XCDC/Canon4.jpg Art & Miniatures - GATLING GUN The gatling gun was designed by Dr. Richard N. Gatling. His thinking was that the fire power of this gun would discourage large scale battles. The first use was at the Siege of Petersburg in 1864. The first models were .58 caliber and could deliver 350 rounds per minute. There also was a 10-barrel .30 caliber model which fired 400 rounds per minute. The US Army used the gun until the early 20th century when it was replaced by the Maxim machine gun (WWI). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124038094-KVPYX3PJ92TSGN6PIUD7/Canon8.jpg Art & Miniatures - GATLING GUN Rear view. It was hard to come up with the actual dimensions of this gun. Each of the early guns was different until they had perfected the design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123975771-RZEUH2700LW0MB3KZAVL/Canon6jpg.jpg Art & Miniatures - MOUNTAIN HOWITZER Front view of a mountain howitzer. It was a small gun designed to be used in the mountains or in hard to reach places. It would be broken down and the components carried on the back of mules; one mule for the barrel, one mule for the carriage, one mule for the wheels and one mule for the ammunition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123966931-K37JWZRUHZYM7I7F2X54/Canon7.jpg Art & Miniatures - MOUNTAIN HOWITZER Side and rear view of mountain howitzer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578123903659-8E81E3UCESPLZ61CZGSX/Canon5.jpg Art & Miniatures - GARRISON GUN The Garrison gun was a cannon designed for use in fortresses. The green carriage was made of cast iron as well as the wheels. The above model has a steel barrel which was machined on a CNC lathe and the carriage was laser cut from 1/4” steel plate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124174472-70YL70EG605ICFGZZFG5/Canon13.jpg Art & Miniatures - VARIETY OF CANNONS The large cannon in the back is made of wood and was used on a ship. The smaller one in front of it is the same gun. The gun on skids (back right) is a mortar. It shot 10” projectiles. The gun front right is called a Caronade. It was a nasty gun used mostly on ships. It shot anything they could find: nails, gravel, glass, whatever they had. The gun barrel in the front is again the same barrel as the big model. I wanted the look of a gun from a sunken ship that had been in the saltwater for 150 years. I put the barrel in a container of rock salt, poured in some water and left it there for about a year. It came out all crusted with rust. It was cleaned on a wire wheel and this is the result. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124210727-AW55XANB0FV8K242QPZU/Canon14.jpg Art & Miniatures - CANNON WITH BASE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124277086-L56YPFMPKCH6H369JZOC/Diarama1.jpg Art & Miniatures - COAL MINING DIORAMA This diorama depicts the early 1900’s. It measures 15” x 11” x 15” high and is decorated with model railroad trees and shrubs. The structures were built from scratch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124246208-3J9W1KJ8DGZ2102VE9OU/Diarama.jpg Art & Miniatures - SITKA CANNERY DIORAMA This diorama is about 50 inches long. It is to 1/4 inch to the foot scale and is in the late 1940s time period. Note the stairway at the left end leading to the second floor. The door has a red light above it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124349411-LFWQAVJPUP1J3ZNJGKME/Diarama4.jpg Art & Miniatures - CANNERY ROW DIORAMA, ALASKA My interpretation of a 1940’s cannery row in Alaska, accurate to the 48-star flag and seagull droppings on the roof. Note the vintage fishing boats and pile driving barge at the dock. The center building has the processing machinery inside. It measures 60” long by 22” high. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866393111-M6070L5K7Z5OH0IZEMRP/Diarama6.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA CLOSEUP (DIAMOND REO TRUCK) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124455517-VJYKHRV3VV6OKQBXNRX7/Diarama6.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA CLOSE UP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866449316-1BQVXUC481O74TXT24R0/Diarama500.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA CLOSEUP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124544574-RPG2U54CQI7SP25QBFUH/Diarama8.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA CLOSE UP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124544743-IBTV26DRLYSC21XR6RD3/Diarama9.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA WITH A BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866462745-IV6IMN82TIALYWVNCM0U/Diarama400.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA CLOSEUP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124602919-Z7HQ3F8V4HJ8JQ3JWD7N/Diarama10.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA I made a series of 36 inch long dioramas for my five grandkids all depicting Alaska canneries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124605751-2Y0JTD3RY7EBFRKC8KX1/Diarama11.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA Kodiak Alaska cannery row with a vintage float plane and note the Diamond Rio truck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866364071-AO1V1BLJK41HJSDSUMIP/Diarama4.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA CLOSEUP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866359469-GJMGJA2RAO1BG09UW6L0/Diarama5.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA CLOSEUP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124634594-UCB8ZSOIAPI7FV9G7DZ6/Diarama12.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA This diorama was for my grandson. The black and white fishing board is named after his girlfriend. They are both standing at the stern of the boat and it is obvious she is keeping him in line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866403875-QCHMC1JXCHY7OQYMUCP4/Diarama108.jpg Art & Miniatures - FREE STANDING DIORAMA OF A WAREHOUSE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866411799-3SN0ONIO7U6AUKTKWF3U/Diarama200.jpg Art & Miniatures - FREE STANDING DIORAMA OF A WAREHOUSE The lean-to at the back of the building is a machine shop. I didn’t have a good enough camera to see through the door, but it has a full machine shop inside. Also, a lot of my dioramas have the interiors lit up with grain of wheat bulbs so the windows are illuminated when the power is turned on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1581912630944-GWC1HZU2VFQ4M917Z3OB/Seagulls.jpg Art & Miniatures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866397172-5AQX9I67FREO40OO2U8T/Diarama100.jpg Art & Miniatures - DIORAMA CLOSEUP This signature person is on all of my dioramas. I think of him as a true Alaskan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124764874-XJ8B0IIDVR83RC9AO5AP/ship2.jpg Art & Miniatures - EUROPEAN BEAM TRAWLER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124816109-NFNYLKTZJL5P44GO3ZLG/ship103.jpg Art & Miniatures - LILLA DAN The Lilla Dan is a Blue Jacket Wooden boat model. Originally used as a training ship at J.Lauritzen’s Seamen’s School in Kogtved, Denmark, it is now used for charter trips, private parties and exhibitions. Built in 1951 at the J. Ringandersen Werft ship yard, the home port is Svendborg, Denmark. It is rigged as a toppsegel schooner. The length is 34.10m, the beam is 6.27m, the draught is 2.35m, the sail area is 280m2. The ship’s hull is made from Holz/wood. The power is 90ps and the engine is a 2zyl.alpha diesel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866494911-A8EMLTBBE215SD95SO2H/Ship100.jpg Art & Miniatures - LILLA DAN DECK VIEW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124845470-W67TNCI70M2K5RZ7ADJT/ship104.jpg Art & Miniatures - HARBOR TUG This model was built from a set of blueprints for a replica tug from the mid-1890’s. It must have been a good design as the tugs of today aren’t much different. The model is 18” long x 5” wide by 9-1/2” high and would have been steam powered in the 1890’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124976728-R0RD8AXFVJIO3TPPXIPZ/ship110.jpg Art & Miniatures - CHARLES W. MORGAN MODEL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125038958-17OTEKYLRHV7K3PZOMG5/ship111.jpg Art & Miniatures - THE DANMARK The Danmark was built from a wooden boat kit. It was built in the Nakskov, Denmark shipyard in 1933. This steel-hulled, three-masted, fully rigged ship is used today as a training ship for young people seeking careers at sea. In WWII, it was used to train US Naval cadets. The ship has 26 sails and 219 ropes, each with different names and functions. It has a main engine that is used for low wind conditions and harbor maneuvering. The ship has a permanent crew of 15 and can take on as many as 80 trainees. The Danmark is 737 gross tons; 234 feet long, 33 feet wide, has a 16 foot draft and stands 131 feet above the waterline. The model is ribbed and planked and is 38” long x 5-1/2” wide and 26” tall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578124973165-H8F4UU4EPEH1XWU4IWYS/ship109.jpg Art & Miniatures - DOLPHIN SAILING SHIP (1740's) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866519899-1QBDVKKBZ8FAVR8Y0OZF/Ship700.jpg Art & Miniatures - DOLPHIN BOW DECK VIEW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866527160-0G8YNHZWZCE9RGY5KEVL/Ship701.jpg Art & Miniatures - DOLPHIN STERN DECK VIEW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866544470-XCKIMPEEY3IYVY9H0JM5/Ship800.jpg Art & Miniatures - DOLPHIN SAILING SHIP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125054961-J2NXIR4LVG8YG7NM95Z9/ship112.jpg Art & Miniatures - F.E. LOVEJOY The half-hull model of the Puget Sound Freight Line’s ship, F.E. Lovejoy, was constructed from a set of original blueprints in 1/4” scale. The ship was built at Reliable Iron Works in Olympia Washington. It was launched in July 1946. The ship was designed by Carl Nordstrom and was of all steel-welded construction. It had a 1200 hp diesel engine and a top speed of 11 knots. The ship was 174.4 feet long with a beam of 35 feet; it displaced 1500 tons when loaded and had an 800 ton cargo capacity. The Lovejoy ran between Powell River B.C. and Seattle. It carried machinery north and newsprint south. The model frame measures 52” x 24”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866466819-ASHBA3ZPNKYSOW3S8G65/Large+Ship1.jpg Art & Miniatures - EUROPEAN BEAM TRAWLER This is a large model of an European Beam Shrimp Trawler. It measures 42 inches long by 10-1/2 inches wide and 35 inches tall. The model is all scratch built. I took the ribs and keel and stem from a smaller model and scaled them up by 2-1/2 times on a copy machine. The model is ribbed and planked, including the deck. I researched the trawler nets and built the model nets to be accurate. They consist of a beam with a bottom skid plate at each end. There is a rope attached to the loose side of the net with rollers (not floats) spaced along its length. Two chains are draped from the beam that runs along the bottom. The chains disturb the shrimp that jump up and into the net. All the components on the model are hand made. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866480233-R62PDT6EOAYHUK08G53Q/Large+Ship2.jpg Art & Miniatures - EUROPEAN BEAM TRAWLER DECK VIEW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125167943-EJIY98ZG6P9LU8Z4TRPI/Statue2.jpg Art & Miniatures - ANDERSONVILLE PRISON CAMP CARVING https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125176841-84V9ESM51II8LY3J303O/Statue3.jpg Art & Miniatures - ANDERSONVILLE PRISON CAMP CARVING This carving depicts my interpretation of the Andersonville Prison Camp during the Civil War. I tried to capture the look of the suffering of the inmates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125269906-TSKC6I9BQ4K7K8EHGCSB/Statue35.jpg Art & Miniatures - PINE KNOT CARVING This is a 5 inch diameter by 18 inch tall pine knot. It was found in a very old rotted away pine log laying on the forest floor near Ellensburg, WA. The carving is of stone buildings in the side of a cliff with a spiral stairway connecting them. The petroglyphs are copies of originals I found on the internet. I had a woman want to buy it to use as a concentration piece while she was meditating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125335287-BD5VF00176S7KDSXJOD7/Wall9.jpg Art & Miniatures - WALL HANGING ART This piece is not finished. It still needs to be matted. The pictures are old advertising posters that depict Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. I found them on a calendar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125329738-4S2IUMROW5WU499DKMU1/Wall10.jpg Art & Miniatures - WALL ART Maxfield Parrish was an incredible artist. This is one of his works in a custom built Arts and Crafts frame. The frames are half lap joints with 1/4 inch ebony square pegs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125380718-YMYZL3IE8KY9HZJE5A32/Wall12.jpg Art & Miniatures - WALL ART A late 1800s French poster in a craftsman frame https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125464111-B3VGWAH55A8Q4Z120VCJ/Wall13.jpg Art & Miniatures - WALL ART Another Maxfield Parrish painting of a woman posed in the Grand Canyon. This is a craftsman style frame that is a little more detailed than the others. Assembled with half lap joints and ebony pegs, The quarter sawn oak was finished in a dark walnut stain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125495937-ZMMR7CW3EOAJSYDU83RE/Wall16.jpg Art & Miniatures - WALL ART https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125551439-WVNWRHC23902AAHX8H19/Wall17.jpg Art & Miniatures - WALL HANGING This artwork is on five ceramic tiles and is about 35 inches tall. It is mounted in a craftsman frame with half lap joints and five-strike nails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125534178-25EVMJ41UXF8L5N30X5K/Wallhanging17.jpg Art & Miniatures - WALL ART A silhouette of a raven on a limb with the full moon in the background. It is an arts and crafts frame with a tree shape cut into the sides. The scene was cut from a piece of 3/16 inch poplar. The edges were beveled then painted in the various colors. It was assembled like puzzle pieces, glued to a background then overlaid with a walnut stain. This is my interpretation of a piece that I saw in a magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866554198-PRYA4SDSGDTYD8FBZLUF/Wallhanging100.jpg Art & Miniatures - COAT OF ARMS I made this coat-of-arms for my son-in-law whose ancestors were German. We found a drawing for his family crest on the internet and I modified it a bit replacing the German Eagle with an American Eagle and shield. Crossed under the Eagle, was the family weapon of choice (he chose golf clubs). It is made of pine and the colors are original. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1582861115192-A88FVRUC7538DQU5CH53/COA+Dad+Made.jpg Art & Miniatures https://sawdustmaker43.com/miscellaneous daily 0.75 2019-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125776546-YZ8H9YYQX6RCP2W4SBE2/Clock4.jpg Miscellaneous - WALL CLOCK I purchased the blueprints for this Grandmother wall clock. It has an all brass Mason and Sullivan clock mechanism in it. The clock measures 40 inches high by 13 inches wide. The front and sides have glass panels so you can see the clock mechanism. Looking at the brass plaque behind the pendulum, I see I built this clock in 1987. It still keeps good time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125703881-IH8QCUMXKKO4YKVHU7US/Clock1.jpg Miscellaneous - SCHOOL CLOCK I have always like the shape of school clocks. They just look like 100 years ago. This one I built about 40 years ago. The octagon face measures 15 inches across the flats and it is a total of 22 inches tall. It keeps good time but the chime is too loud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125879657-3WU1IJ29JSN8YZ0PZEPF/Clock8.jpg Miscellaneous - WALL CLOCK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125904005-QPKHRUJJW2K3P4MWHWS6/Clock7.jpg Miscellaneous - REGULATOR CLOCK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126504020-C63RMM71WEBJLRMPDS2J/Wall5.jpg Miscellaneous - WALL SHELF https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126506557-TNEYWUOWJPT07UCMN0J5/Wall3.jpg Miscellaneous - COLONIAL PIPE BOX Before I got into Arts and Crafts Furniture, I was interested in colonial furniture. I saw this pipe wall box in a museum back east. They were common in colonial times to hold clay pipes, so I had to make one complete with clay pipes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126444937-TE3PDIUJAG247O6UEYPZ/Wall1.jpg Miscellaneous - TRAVEL MANIFEST My grandparents migrated from Sweden. We found this manifest in some of their old papers. It was a passage contract for my grandmother and her family to come to Canada in 1903. The price for the four of them was 670 British pounds. They came across from England to New York on the White Star Line ship the Celtic nine years before the Titanic disaster. At the top of the paper you can see the word “Ismay”. Bruce Ismay was the president of the White Star Line. He was the one who put on a woman’s coat on the Titanic to get into a lifeboat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125730993-18PI02IPVVF3A1IWZWR8/Bowl.jpg Miscellaneous - GOURD CARVING When visiting Arizona, my brother and his wife took us to the largest gourd farm in the United States so, of course, I had to try my hand at gourd carving. I used a lot of northwest indian art and incorporated some cord stringing around the top. The colors are applied by using colored felt pens and buffing them with steelwool to fade the colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126362937-FGBTX40ATXE0A3MZSR9N/PrayerBox2.jpg Miscellaneous - COLLECTION BOX I saw this collection box in an old stone church in Stratford-on-Avon, England. The original had a long handle attached to the bottom that the usher would hold as he passed it down the aisle to take collection. When I finished it, I found it was just the right size to hold magazines and the TV remotes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125828103-GRW4X8V3RP57V3F65ZNF/Clock5.jpg Miscellaneous - OLD SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS If you lived in the 15- or 1600s, these would have been state of the art scientific instruments. I had the steel components laser cut to my cad drawings and turned or cut most of the brass components. The instruments themselves I purchased where I could find them. I think they make an interesting collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125838038-1N0X0V65UKPIL2C163E4/Clock6.jpg Miscellaneous - HOURGLASS CLOSEUP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578125920881-52KQX3L14ABK6N2BFE2G/CoffeeGrinder.jpg Miscellaneous - COFFEE GRINDER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126457243-CGLINCN0XHWQA32RMTXF/Utensils.jpg Miscellaneous - KITCHEN GEAR This is a group of kitchen tools that I got the metal components from the Penn State Industries catalog. You can buy these items from them on line as well as a number of other things including pen blanks. You can then use your stash of small pieces of exotic wood that were too good to throw away to create the handles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126363493-QVEXZJ7EQ2ASSXU1IFCX/Steampunk1.jpg Miscellaneous - STEAM PUNK LAMP My grandsons like anything steam punk so I made all three of them lamps for Christmas one year. They are made of pipe fittings, water meters, old gauges, and whatever else you can put together. This one even has an old barbell weight as the base. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126139258-MKME43YTY1OX5QDDHTHZ/KnicKnac1.jpg Miscellaneous - WOODEN STEAM ENGINE MODEL This is a model of an 1890s marine steam engine. It is mostly wood with some copper components. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126338879-OYVJ6J8ZITHK20ZU182R/Steampunk2.jpg Miscellaneous - MORE STEAM PUNK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578866592723-FXRM68D8TO06GBUOXC4P/Steampunk+Gun6.jpg Miscellaneous - MORE STEAM PUNK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126007240-8YYS3V5F54DD70WH3YO3/Distillery.jpg Miscellaneous - HOW TO SERVE WHISKEY This is a strange device. I started with three old liquor bottles and drilled a hole in the bottom of each. I put a water-tight fitting in each hole then built the wood frame and installed three hose bibs. The bottles were connected to the hose bibs with Tygon tubing. Each bottle holds a different whiskey. The corks are vented so the whiskey will run freely. I gave this to my son-in-law who is a contractor. He put a stickers on each bottle with a dollar value. When they win a contract, they all drink to it from the dollar value that fits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126021753-2WJ0A51QSKB4UZ4E5151/Games.jpg Miscellaneous - GAME BOARDS The top board is for Chinese Checkers made of scrap wood. The chess/checker board is made from all pine knots. The light squares are from knots cut with the grain and the dark squares are from cross grain cuts. I made the surface heights for each square vary in height to add character. The problem with working with knots is that your band- or table-saw blades build up with the pitch until they won’t cut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126100995-7BUV3X90LG7ITLQVGMNP/Fishing+Kit1.jpg Miscellaneous - FLY TYING BOX One of my grandsons enjoys fly fishing and he likes to tie flys so I made him a fly-tying kit this past Christmas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8fd5157b5a3f0b657bd87a/1578126211938-RIPH6VQXHSO9ZJCRNGI1/Photo.jpg Miscellaneous - BRINGING THE GENERATIONS TOGETHER I collected the photos of relatives I could find when they were about 10 years old or younger. There are five generations in this piece. I scaled them all to the same size on a copy machine on photo paper then glued the photos to a sheet of 1/8 inch modeling plywood. They were then cut out on a scroll saw and glued to the base. It was interesting how their poses made them look like they were interacting. 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