Moving along to the top and bottom, had to surface a edge join a couple of pieces, to glue up for the width I needed. Used the Moxon bench top with...

Been a little slow on progress, yard work has been getting in the way. Had a few of the finger joints that were a bit off, so with chisel in hand,...

Back at it again, I finished the inside of the case along with the interior surfaces of the top and bottom. I taped off the edge where the glue li...

A study of the inspiration piece tells me more than a few things about the layout of the recessed panels in this build. Specifically: 1) These rai...

Needed a 'countertop' surface for the roughly 4' of cabinet next to the pedestal. Would love to have found a piece of 5/4 stock of the vintage, eas...

26 pieces of mitred trim make up the base… done. [D9406A94-0031-4BB9-90EF-EF3A23633609.jpeg] Then paint base and, while that’s drying, add drawer....

Ever since I got some help finishing up my DC mounting I posted a project of earlier, Ive been motivated to get back out to the shop in the evening...

There have been record-breaking 314 projects posted in December. Congrats to Bentlyj for winning the One-Plank Woodworking Projects by Andy Standin...

There have been 260 new projects posted in January. Congrats to JimJakosh for winning the Foundations of Woodworking: Essential joinery techniques ...

There have been 145 new projects posted in February. Congrats to Madburg for winning the Woodworking: The Complete Step-by-Step Manual by DK in our...

Due to the base construction, there is now a pair of enclosed compartments in the base which I wanted to be able to access.  There were two ways th...

There were just a few things left to complete on the cart before I could get some finish on it. Each top corner on the sides received a notch to a...

To wrap up this project, I decided to apply some ash on most of the exposed plywood edges. [20230304-IMG_7701.jpg] And of course, no good deed goe...

Summer is over and work, my business and life in gerneral have taken almost all my time. And my chair project have slowed down considerable. But in...

Last time we ended up here: [Image]    In the mean time i have been busy researching on methods of weaving seats. Lots of designs to consider... B...

This whole series have all the time evolved around making a set of dining chairs out of two large slabs of European elm that was saved at my mother...

 The glue-up part of a project is always nerve-wracking for me, and this project was no exception. Dowel joinery helps a lot, but it doesn't totall...

The final woodworking step was attaching the legs to the case. As with everything else, I used dowels. The front legs were straightforward. I used...

In my last painted project (a sideboard), I used General Finishes Milk Paint, and I painted the parts before assembly. I don't think the GF paint i...

Started design on QCad. [40098C9E-87A0-4304-9D8E-8F575AAD49E1.jpeg]Neck and head design. Started thinking about the cutting sequence for the neck. 

Almost finished with the overall design. Need to verify the tuner spacing when I get them. Then I'll start cutting templates with the laser. [Scree...

Fired up the laser to cut out the first templates for the mandolin today. The body template determines the overall shape of the body, the drill loc...

The leg edges and leg stretchers received a fingernail profile.   This was done with a 1/2" radius roundover bit in the router table.  Note my slig...

Once I completed the final sanding and prepped according to instructions, I applied Rubio's Monocote Pure to the frame.  It was my first experience...

The weft weaving starts in one corner, attaching the a doubled cord (roughly 120ft length folded in half) at its center onto a side rail.  This is ...

Onto the frame, rive the birch (random piece of metal used as an ad hoc froe). I have since got an actual froe - but this worked surprisingly well....

Work out what angle the handles should go in at. Not quite 90 degrees because of the slight curve from crossbar to where the handles go. [20210104_...

Shape the handles clamped together so they end up the same size/shape. [20210105_103453.jpg] And just hack bits off with a knife & rasp until I’m h...