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Don's Woodworking Projects
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Here are some of my woodworking projects. While I have
been woodworking for many, many years, I really haven't completed a lot of
stand-alone projects. Most of what I have done in the past has been
more geared towards home repair. Hopefully, as my job schedule
quiets down and I have more free time at home, I'll be able to complete many
more furniture projects (there are tons on my to-do list).
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02 January 2005 - Display Shelves: My Dad
asked me to make him some protective boxes for the shelves that he stores
his sports collectables on. The shelves are just plain pine boards
but have a 1/4 inch dado all the way around to accept the Lexan boxes that
we made. While I'm no expert at using Lexan, they turned out pretty
good.
16 October 2004 - Kitchen Table:
We bought this kitchen set, pictured at the top, in 2002. It was cheap and served the purpose. It is,
however, very cheaply constructed so Kel asked me to build a new
top. I made the top from my favorite combination of woods - Walnut
and Maple. I decided to give it a little flair and used Curly Maple
instead. As you can see from the photos, it turned out really
nice. We also painted all the metal with black enamel and
reupholstered the seats with marine-grade naugahyde. Update:
After we moved to Massachusetts we didn't have need for a separate kitchen
table, so I cut the legs down and turned it into a coffee table.
13 March 2004 - Freedom Pens: I got my first chance ever to work on a
lathe. To make this event even more memorable, I was doing it for a
fantastic cause. It was a Turn-a-Thon in support of a project called the Freedom
Pens Project. Click the photo for a detailed page
of the event.
06 December 2003 - Stemware Shelf:
We wanted someplace where we could store all of our stemware other than
shelves where they were prone to tipping over. After looking at several
commercially available ones, this is the design I came up with. It's
made from ¾" cabinet grade plywood (for the shelf) and maple.
The only thing I didn't make were the spindles (I'm not a turner).
The shelf brackets are a design I came up with after combining several
styles I liked. It's finished with water-based walnut dye and Danish
oil (the top of the shelf has polyurethane on it instead of the oil).
The shelf is 5 feet long and has 14 storage slats. Each slat can easily
hold 3 full-sized wine glasses.
Past Projects: These are projects that I completed quite a while ago
(1994-2000).
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Fish tank light ballast shelf
Oak, no finish |
Fish tank light ballast shelf
Oak, no finish |
Lighthouse Display Shelf
Pine with walnut stain |
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Shadow Box
Oak with oak stain |
Blanket/Quilt Rack
Pine with cherry stain |
Fish Tank Stand
Pine with mahogany stain |
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Cat Display Shelf
Pine with jacobean stain |
House Display Shelf
Pine with jacobean stain |
Coffee Table
Pine with oak stain |
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This page last updated: 19 March 2005 |
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