Tag Archives: vertical grain Douglas Fir

Night Stands are Done — Final Blog

Posted on March 29, 2023 by woodworksbyjohn

This is a feature I really like in WordPress, as a middle school shop teacher I emphasized the magic of planning something in your head and drawing it on paper (drafting) and working with your hands to see that become … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged contemporary design, custom furniture, dovetailed drawers, leather drawer pull, makeline designs, Night stands, Osmo Polyx, vertical grain Douglas Fir | 3 Comments

VG Douglas Fir Night Stands Part I

Posted on February 23, 2023 by woodworksbyjohn

After having our nightstands for quite some time and then seeing how the cabinet turned out for our guest room we decided that we too could use some new night stands! Previously I did a project using vertical grain Douglas … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged custom furniture, Gorilla glue, Handcut Dovetails, handtool woodworking, Knew Concept Coping saw, Lie-Nielsen tools, Old Brown Glue, parallel clamps, Stanley 140 trick, Veritas skewed rabbet plane, vertical grain Douglas Fir | Leave a comment

Wall Hung Cabinet Part II

Posted on July 30, 2022 by woodworksbyjohn

If you’ve seen Part I hopefully you enjoyed it so this is the follow up from that blog. I’ll start with the drawers which feature half blind dovetails and the Douglas Fir for the drawer fronts. The back and sides … Continue reading →

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Wall Hung Cabinet Part I

Posted on July 26, 2022 by woodworksbyjohn

Here is a photo of the wall hung cabinet in my entryway. If you recognize the inspiration for this piece from the work of Matt Kenney you’re right! His technique of using a painted liner in a box or cabinet … Continue reading →

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Small Details = Maximum Time

Posted on July 23, 2022 by woodworksbyjohn

Here is the door and two drawers for the cabinet. It’s interesting how they don’t share the same coloration even though taken in the same spot with the same camera! In any case, the photo on the left is closer … Continue reading →

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Sharpening Opinions Please

Posted on June 7, 2022 by woodworksbyjohn

I know only too well how true the old saying: “ask 10 woodworkers the same question and you’ll get 12 different answers” but I’m going to take a chance and ask it anyway! I would really like to know opinions … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged chisel sharpening, DMT Diamond Stones, Handcut Dovetails, handtool woodwork, Matt Kenney workshop, vertical grain Douglas Fir | 2 Comments