Projects

Modern Mission Cabinet Simple jigs create stylish joints. By Tim Johnson My dog’s energetic tail inspired this cabinet. Anything within wagging range was endangered, including a number of [...]

Grand Walnut Bookcase Rich Walnut, elegant details and secret storage in a design that’s fast and straight forward to build By Randy Johnson Sometimes a new piece of furniture conjures up [...]

Shaker Stand By Tim Johnson Though it looks modern, the original version of this three-legged stand was built almost two hundred years ago in a Shaker community. Simple, purposeful and elegant, [...]

Stickley Style Chest of Drawers Build a masterpiece with handsome quartersawn oak. By Randy Johnson This striking chest of drawers is closely modeled after one of Gustav Stickley’s most [...]

Café Table Transform rugged Australian jarrah into a graceful outdoor table. By Tom Caspar Picture yourself at a small, round café table with a cup of coffee and a newspaper. The [...]

Hefty Bookends Resaw your own veneer to hide the steel shot inside. Got a small chunk of figured wood that you’d like to show off? Resaw it into thick veneers and make a pair of matching [...]

The updated and revised version of Thomas Moser’s classic “How to Build Shaker Furniture” is now available for pre-order. You may be asking, “What’s updated and [...]

Here's a recent project that just won 3rd place in the San Diego Del Mar Fair for 2011.  The piece is called "True Love".        It's a 5' 15 drawer [...]

DeWALT’s 24 Inch Tote with Power Tool Case The two-in-one storage solution allows contractors to easily store power tools, hand tools and accessories—like drill bits, nails and screws—in [...]

Fiendish Knot Puzzle By John Cauley Here’s a puzzle that’s devilishly difficult to solve but quite easy to make. You only need some 3/4" hardwood dowel rods, a 3/4" Forstner [...]

Oneida Air System’s Smart Pro Dust Collector Oneida Air System’s new Smart Pro Dust Collector has Smart Air Control Technology, a dust bin level sensor with flashing strobe light, and HEPA filter [...]

A great chair to make in pairs (or more), this outdoor version of a classic Charles Limbert Arts & Crafts cafe chair is simple to make using basic home center lumber and only a few common [...]