Last month i mentioned that I was in the process of finishing a small desk, and while it is not complete, it has been an excellent learning experience.
To make things more challenging the desk is made of black walnut (legs, aprons, rails and stretchers) and cherry for the top, two species that reacted quite differently to the finishes I chose. Continue reading this post…
In the last few days I’ve been busy designing a traditional crib for my baby daughter and thought it would be a nice feature project for the blog. You can download the 3D SketchUp model for free and check all the measurements and joinery details for yourself.
This project will be my first furniture piece and I feel nervous just to think about it. For one I have never build anything of this size and I want to try a few new things both in terms of construction and finishing. Continue reading this post…
