Dry Sink

This Dry Sink was from a plan that came from the book "Thick Pine Early American Furniture".  The book provided good information on construction techniques and the plans were simple enough to follow.  As you can see, in the early 1970s I was into Early American furniture.  I learned how to make raised panel doors from these projects.  The Dry Sink is made from solid pine and the overall dimensions are 38"W x 16"D x 38"H.  The SketchUp drawing for this dry sink is in my  DRAWINGS page.

End Table

Here's another piece that came from the book "Thick Pine Early American Furniture".  The design is also derived from the Early American look.  The End Table is made from solid pine and uses the same construction techniques as the Dry Sink.  The overall dimensions are 31"W x 15"D x 23"H.

Blanket Chest

I call this a Blanket Chest, but it's a relatively small chest at 24"W x 12"D x 17"H.  This design is another of my creations and was, at the time, made specifically for a space in our family room.  It still holds winter scarf's, mittens and the occasional blanket.  The intension of the arched top was to make it look like an old chest.  The chest is made from solid Pine and the inside is finished with a small print wall paper.

TV Stand

This TV stand was build for my daughter and son-in-law as an addition to their bedroom.  It's made out of solid Oak with the sides, shelves and part of the top constructed from 3/4" Oak plywood.   The cabinet was designed and finished to match their existing bedroom furniture. The overall dimensions for the cabinet came from my son-in-law to fit within a specific space and hold the additional electronic equipment.  There are two adjustable shelves inside the closed cabinet.

Just after starting construction I discovered a design flaw with the top.  I was concerned that there may not be enough support under the top to hold the weight of the TV so I added additional cross braces for the top to sit on.  These can be seen in the first two pictures below. 

Below are some in process construction pictures and a copy of my plans are [HERE]   The SketchUp drawing for this desk is in my  DRAWINGS page.

 

Wine Cabinet

I built this from a picture I saw on the internet while searching for some different wine racks.  I liked the look of this wine rack so much that I had to see if I could draw up a workable design.  After several days of drawing and redrawing I got the plans where I thought they were good enough to begin construction.

The original had a flat panel side, but I wanted to make mine a little different so I made the sides with a raised panel.  The cabinet is made completely with mortis and tenon joinery.  The internal rack to hold the wine bottles was a little challenging.  My original intention was to construct the entire rack as a separate unit so that it could be finished "outside" of the cabinet and installed through the back when ready.  But, getting it to fit perfectly turned out to be a problem so it was built it place. The cabinet was finished in red milk paint.  The overall dimensions are 18"W x 17"D x 51"H.

Here are a few pictures showing the various stages of construction.

 

Candle Lantern

I first designed and build this lantern in 1980 and recently decided to rebuild it to use an electric candle instead of a wax candle.  The original design allowed you to raise and lower the candle through a smoke hole in the top via a dowel which extended through the top and was attached to a slide base that the candle was fixed to.  The sides are glassed in and the top is removable to allow access to the candle and removal and cleaning of the glass.  The overall dimensions are 6" x 6" x 11"H.

TV and Stereo Cabinet

This combination TV and Stereo cabinet was build in April 2007 for my daughter and son-in-law to replace their existing TV stand in their Family Room.  This is a one of a kind cabinet and made to fit their TV, stereo and PC requirements. The majority of the construction took 4-5 hours on a Saturday.  The side compartments were attached a day or two later.  Total construction time was about 6 hours.  Materials included one 3/4" x 4' x 8' sheet Oak plywood and one 3/4" x 8" x 6' Oak.

The measured drawing is HERE.

The sides and shelves are made from 3/4" Oak plywood.  All internal shelves were set in 1/4" dados.  This photo shows the cabinet carcass already glued up and the solid 3/4" Oak face trim glued and nailed on.  The 2 center shelves are recessed 1/2" in order for the 1/4" plexiglas to fit.

This photo shows the 1st step in attaching the side compartments.  I have them clamped into position so that I can draw a pencil line as a guide for the biscuit jointer.  After they are removed I clamp a piece of wood to the side on the pencil line to support the biscuit jointer.

These photos show the side compartments being glued and clamped.  I attached them using 3 biscuits on each shelf.  I'll use a small metal bracket under the top to secure them even more but they appear to be very sturdy as is.

This photo shows the top finished with 3/4" slid Oak facing on all sides. The Oak facing was attached with glue and nails.

The cabinet was finished with Minwax Early American stain and 4 coats of Polyurethane Semi-gloss.  A front plexiglass door will be attached later.

Cottage Night Table

This Night Stand was made in April of 2010 for our lake house.  The front rails, side aprons and lower legs are arched. The lower shelf is made up of individual boards.  The SketchUp Model is available for download HERE

Loft Dresser

This small chest of drawers was made to fit into a small area in the loft of our lake house.  Built in May of 2010.  The SketchUp Model is available for download HERE.

Key West End Table

This end table was made in March of 2011 for our lake house.  The end table has a mid-shelf with a lower drawer.  The front and side rails are arched and the lower legs are tapered. The rails were attached using pocket-hole screws rather than mortise and tenon joinery.  Total construction time was roughly 19 hours.  The SketchUp Model is available for download HERE.