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Here are some various woodworking projects I have completed in the last
year. I will try to outline the various construction techniques I
used. If you are interested in any of the details of how it was
constructed, please don't hesitate to drop me an email
about it.
Baby Changing Table
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This baby changing table is made
out of 3/4" solid pine. All the edging was done using a beveled router
bit, and a scroll saw. It took approximately 2 weekends from start to
finish. It was my wife's idea to build a baby changing table from scratch.
She gets the credit for designing this one, and doing most of the finish
work. It is painted to match the trim color of the room, so it fits in
with the rest of the decor super. I have had lots of people emailing me
with interest in how this project was actually constructed. I never
drew up any formal plans for it. It was constructed from some rough
sketches off a piece of binder paper. However, if you are
looking for lots of interesting woodworking plans, check out this site
Swingplans.com.
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Pool Pump-House Door
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This door was constructed to look
rustic, and outdoorsy. This was my first project at milling my own
lumber from crummy, scrap wood. The front of the door is made from
cheap, rough, redwood fence boards that have been single-faced on my
portable planer, and squared up on the table saw. The interior of
the door is a Z-shaped, 2x4 frame to provide structure. I found some
inexpensive, iron gate hardware at a local hardware store to make it look
very rustic. Each of the boards has been edge-routed with a 20
degree bit, to make for a nice V-shape between each board. I made a
template of the brick door top, and cut to shape using a jigsaw.
Hinges are mounted into the building using deep, masonry mounts. |
Small Camellia Trellis
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We recently re-landscaped a
portion of our backyard. We needed some trellis work to handle
various plants, such as camellias. I wanted to further my
experiences using cheap garden lumber, home-milled to my own
specifications. My wife designed the trellis, and helped me with the
milling process. This trellis is a box frame, with an internal,
overlapping lattice. I found some 10' 2x12 rough redwood
pieces used for building garden edging or retaining walls that was super
cheap. I was surprised to find that the wood was not terribly moist,
and would probably work well without significant shrinkage. I
re-sawed the 2x12 boards into 2x2 pieces, and then planed them down to
1.75x1.5. The interior was made of 1x3/4" strips of redwood, glued,
and tack nailed using a brad nailer. Two of these trellis were
built. |
Large Trellis
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This trellis was constructed from
the same materials as the first, although it is much larger and used
beefier stock. 2x3 pieces form the main supports, with lap-jointed,
1x1's. The lap joints were deep and wide, and quite difficult to cut
with a 3/4hp router. I did not posses a 1x1" cutting bit, so I
had to cut the joints using multiple passes. It was time consuming
to say the least, although the final result was worth it. Two of
these trellis were built, and it took about 2 full weekends to do the
work, not including painting. |
Wooden Workbench with Storage
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My wife decided we needed to get
the garage more organized. What an excellent excuse to build some
cabinetry! Here is the first part of getting organized, a
workbench. This is constructed using a 3/4" plywood frame, and
a 2" thick MDF top, with a poplar edge. Drawers are made from
3/4" plywood, and glued together using 1/2" dovetail
joints. Drawer faces, are home-milled redwood, made from old fence
boards again, with a bullnose, routed edge. The rolling scrap-bin is
also made from 3/4" plywood, with 4" casters. I just
love how when you mill off 1/8" from some old fence boards how it
exposes such beautiful redwood. |
Wooden Overhead with Removable Box Storage
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More storage! This is a
plywood-framed overhead cabinet. Each storage bin is a separate box
made from, you guessed it, old fence boards again! They are milled
down to 1/2", and dovetailed, with cedar bottoms (cedar is from old
fence boards too!). 3/4" poplar edging makes it look really
pretty, and goes well with all that red, wood. |
Lathe Bench
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I needed a sturdy bench to hold my
metal lathe so it wouldn't move around. Any vibration in the work
surface means that the parts I create won't be accurate. This
followed a similar design to the other workbench, using self-milled
redwood fence boards for drawer faces. |
Dog Crap Box
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My friends all laughed when I
explained this project. The goal is to train the dog to crap in only
a small portion of the yard, and not muck up the lawn with
land-mines. It was my wife's idea to make the dog a little garden of
her own. This is constructed as a simple redwood frame, filled with
dirt, and covered with bark. I shot the basecoat of exterior latex
using the air sprayer, and she painted all the pretty flowers on it.
She also constructed the cute little sign to mark it as "Zoe's Little
Garden". The dog does look happy sitting in it...I think she
knows we made it for her. |
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