Current status: Deep in chair therapy. I'm stripping down not one, not two, but three Hans Wegner JH503s. These Danish beauties have seen some life! Years of dings, dents, and dignified wear are getting a fresh start. Soon they'll be basking in a ha
Today was bittersweet. I successfully delivered the china cabinet to my client in Tennessee. They were thoroughly impressed with the final result, and I'm very proud of my work. While building this piece our family experienced the passing of three lo
"How did you attach the molding to allow for wood movement?" Great question! "You can fix the back end of the molding with a screw driven from inside the case. The screw passes through a slotted pilot in the case side, so the side can
Set the window panes for the French doors on the china cabinet. I used mitered glazing stops and 23 gauge pin nails to set the glass into the muntin bars. My mitering setup consists of a saw hook, pull saw, shooting board, and miter plane. And just m
I was able to fit the carved bracket foot assembly to the china cabinet. I need to add some cove molding, and then finally set the glass in the French doors. I'm so close to the finish line. #alabamawoodworker #finewoodworking #tradesman #woodworkin
Making and attaching the custom crown molding required lots of toiling. It pains me to know that the molding covers up all of the handcut dovetails that I constructed. I still need to attach a 3/8" bead and lower listel strip. #crownmolding #fin
I finally have the French doors fit and mounted to the cabinet carcass. Next, I'll need to mount the crown molding. #alabamawoodworker #finefurniture #finefurnituremaking #furnituredesign #furnituremaker #finewoodworking #woodworker #woodworking
I'm so happy to have this piece completed. It came out better than I expected.
Ready...steady...GO! #merrychristmas #alabamawoodworker
I just completed a Walnut Mid-Century Modern Sideboard for my wife and posted a YouTube video #sponsored by @minwaxusa. Link to the full build video is on my profile page. The sideboard features three long, soft-close drawers
The ole "sand really fast, wipe on mineral spirits, and take a picture before it dries" trick. Got it! #ogeebracketfeet #bracketfeet #finewoodworking #finefurniture #furnituremaker #woodworker #woodworking #periodfurniture #chinacabinet #al
It's a pretty stress free glue-up. Adding splines really helped lock everything together. These are rock solid. #finewoodworking #ogeebracketfeet #bracketfeet #periodfurniture #finefurniture #chinacabinet #furnituremaker #woodworker #woodworking #hu
Things are starting to come together. Next is a rabbit on the inside edges and a spline to reinforce the miter. #chinacabinet #finefurniture #finewoodworking #woodworking #periodfurniture #woodworker #woodshop #bracketfeet #ogeebracketfeet #huntsvil
I had a fun afternoon cutting half blind dovetails on the back pair of ogee bracket feet. #halfblinddovetails #bracketfeet #ogee #handtools #dovetails #periodfurniture #alabamawoodworker #huntsvillealabama #madisonalabama #finefurniture #woodworking
"Where have you been?!?!" Well, I'll never get this time back. I took the last six months to really focus on the most important thing in my life, my family. I needed to take a long break away from all social media in order to connect deeply
Nothing extraordinarily unique, but my next commission is definitely going to be a challenge. Receate an existing piece (china hutch) from another maker, but make it a china cabinet instead of a china hutch. #woodshop #woodworking #woodworker #furni