Tag Archives: Sapele

September Wrap Up & New Kumiko Box

Posted on September 25, 2018 by woodworksbyjohn

This has been a productive month beginning with commissions for several frames and ending up starting another Kumiko box and a glimmer of hope to get them in a local art gallery.  More on that when it happens, don’t want … Continue reading →

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Juried In !!!

Posted on May 18, 2014 by woodworksbyjohn

I received an email from  the San Diego County Fair the other day telling me that the HDTV stand was accepted into the Design in Wood competition.  Wow is all I can say to that!  The Design in Wood is sponsored … Continue reading →

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In the House — Diane is Happy!! (me too)

Posted on April 27, 2014 by woodworksbyjohn

  It seems as if this project has taken a long time but I was never in a huge rush to complete it, rather; I wanted to enjoy the process and learn as much as I possibly could from it. … Continue reading →

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So Close I Can Almost Taste It!!

Posted on April 20, 2014 by woodworksbyjohn

You wouldn’t believe how happy I am to be at this stage.  The top is completely roughed out and now that I see it laying on the rest of the cabinet my vision and sketches have come to life — great! … Continue reading →

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Psst, wanna see a topless cabinet?

Posted on April 14, 2014 by woodworksbyjohn

The excitement continues as the cabinet is really starting to take shape and I must admit I’m very pleased with the outcome.  This has been quite a challenge and I continue to learn from this project.  To me, the motivation … Continue reading →

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Fitting Drawers and Such

Posted on April 6, 2014 by woodworksbyjohn

In my last post you noticed I took a break from the cabinet and played around with carving an egg!  That was a fun break but I knew the drawers weren’t going to assemble and install themselves so that is … Continue reading →

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Half-Blind Dovetails in Sapele: The Challenge Continues!

Posted on March 28, 2014 by woodworksbyjohn

Not being one to complain too much but these dovetails in this paticular chunk of Sapele are proving to be quite the challenge!  The hall table I made last year was of Sapele as well and the dovetailing on those … Continue reading →

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Sapele + Half-Blind Dovetails = Sharpening Time

Posted on March 25, 2014 by woodworksbyjohn

In one of my past posts on the construction of the TV stand I’m currently working on I discussed how the Sapele is a difficult wood to work with.  Saying that though, I’ve made other pieces from it so maybe … Continue reading →

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Back to Work, Don’t get the pull before the drawer!

Posted on March 17, 2014 by woodworksbyjohn

In my latest post I mentioned how I allowed myself to get side-tracked and began to design a pull for the drawers.  I think I needed a artistic break after all of the technical work of the joinery.  The pull … Continue reading →

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Whoops, Got Ahead of Myself!

Posted on March 13, 2014 by woodworksbyjohn

I just couldn’t help myself, as I began preparing the Big Leaf Maple board for the sliding doors I tried to envision what and how the pulls could look like.  The board was one of the Extra Special Boards  from … Continue reading →

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