Lets see your Woodworking Skills

[TN Flatlander]

Lloyd,

I used to subscribe to Fine Woodworking and another woodworking mag, can't remember the name of it but it had holes punched so you could put them in a 3 ring binder. I have them stored somewhere.

I don't have any pictures of the Colonial pieces as I gave all of those away as gifts . We just had no room to put them.

My equipment is stored in my dads garage and I am trying to get a workshop built at our new house. But every time I get close to building something happens that takes the money I set aside.

That other magazine was probably Woodsmith.

I've used plans from it to build two barrister book cases, one with poplar and one with red oak

and a queen size bed with cherry


I get more satisfaction from building needed projects by trial and error.

Some forty years ago my dad acquired a piece of damaged soapstone, probably originally on a washstand. When he died in '87 I moved it to my workshop and then to my new house/workshop in '96. Finally, in 2009 I decided it was about time to do something with it, so I pulled down some walnut and ended up with this.


After "expanding" what was my grandparents double bed to queen size, it was suggested we needed a nightstand beside it. Using new red oak and not being able to stain it to match the hundred year old oak bed, here it is.


And what can I do with those broken weathered cypress fence boards? Why not build a bench?
or a coat rack

There're more, but I need to go to my workshop.

 

[Lloyd_E]

Thomas I looked at your site. Your furniture is outstanding needless to say. And equally important is the minimalist approach to your site. Great design is about leaving stuff out, the old less in more concept. I often art direct site designs. I will be definitely using yours as an example of how a site should be approached - clean, clear message.

Cheers,

Lloyd

 

[mrfu]

LLoyd
Thanks for the kind words. It is hard to leave stuff off sometimes, my first website had everything on it and it was just too much. I looked at a lot of sites when I redid mine on some there were more pictures of the persons tools than furniture. Most my clients really don't care how pretty my tablesaw is, other woodworkers do though but they tend to make their own stuff.
Tom

 

[hunterridgefarm]

TN Flatlander, Nice work, I like the fence board work. I have several old barns and building at another farm that I plan to use some of the boards for projects.


mrfu, I check out you website. That is some very nice work. How large is your shop?

 

[LFEngineering]

As a tool designer / owner of a machine shop I prefer to work in metal. I tend to break wood stuff to easy. That being said I do work with wood a little bit. I picked up a 3D wood duplicator a few years back and decided to offer Custom 1911 and Browning 1911-22 Grips. Turned out to be a good move, I've carved over 100 pairs so far.

 

[pmhowe]

" I make furniture for a living and was lucky enough to have some really good teachers. The piece is claro walnut the inlay is koa, mother of pearl, ebony and abalone. More work can be seen on my web site Thomas Starbuck Stockton Furnituremaker Fine Handcrafted Furniture
Tom"

Wow: I visited your website and was thoroughly impressed with both the artistry and the craftmanship. I thought the walnut Printer's Cabinet was especially elegant. Also agree with another poster - your website is very effective. I've tried making some things, and enjoy doing it, but my work will never be in the same league. Thanks for sharing.

PMH

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[2LaneCruzer]

It was good going back through these posts; I had forgotten just how much talent is out there. I have thought about trying my hand at guitar building, but have been a bit intimidated by my lack of skill and the requisite tools. I ordered a Ukelele kit from the Grizzly catalog, and my Grandson and I together "built" a couple Ukes, but the necessary skills were more on his level than mine even. The necks came preassembled, as did most of the body of the instruments, so it was mostly a glue-up and finish job. We had fun though, and they don't play half bad!

 

[Billrog]

I find the skill level of so many a pleasure to look at and inspiring.

 

[dfkrug]

As a tool designer / owner of a machine shop I prefer to work in metal. I tend to break wood stuff to easy. That being said I do work with wood a little bit.

Me, too.

Those grips are bootiful, LF!

I recently finished a log bench/table from some large fir trees I removed.

 

[hunterridgefarm]

Well since this thread has been revived I will add another picture.

This summer on a rainy day I was in the workshop putting OSB on the walls when I ran out of boards. I looked over and saw some scrap wood from a earlier project and the pieces of porch post I had left over form the country dinning table I made and put this together in about an hour.

I just used screws and cleats to see how it would look as a end table or coffee table. I think it need to be a little longer so as soon as we get power to the building and all the equipment rewired I plan to take it apart and rework it. Going for the barn wood look.