The author found that store-bought cat-window seats were not up to their aesthetic standards and often required damage to be done to walls and window sills. Instead, they decided to make their own out of leftover cherry wood from a previous project. The shelf was designed to match a dresser made by a company called… Continue reading “Window Seat: A Daily Reflection – Day 47”
Tag: Middlebury
10/365: Half-Blind Dovetail
This is the 1st hand-reduce 50 percent-blind dovetail joint that I’ve slash (in scrap pieces to follow). I ought to say that this joint was a stupendous sum of get the job done and failed to match together really perfectly. Granted, it was my to start with try out, but for my latest couch-table project… Continue reading 10/365: Half-Blind Dovetail
Quarry Hill School (c.1880) – woodwork detail
woodwork detail”> Quarry Rd at Circumstance St, Middlebury, Vermont United states. • Typical one particular-space schoolhouse. Architect / Builder: Clinton Smith. Now the Situation Street Community Club. ☞ This composition is outlined on the Vermont State Sign-up of Historic Sites. Resource: Knowledge excerpts from “The Historic Architecture of Addison County: which include a listing of… Continue reading Quarry Hill School (c.1880) – woodwork detail
96/365: Doweled Drawer
Drawers for the couch desk. Cherry fronts and poplar sides. The cherry dowels were being created with the following ways: 1. Drilled through an previous steel bracket to make a sharp 1/4″ gap. 2. Formed 1/4″ cherry strips into tough octagons. 3. Connected the octagons to the drill chuck, sharpened the tip, then spun them… Continue reading 96/365: Doweled Drawer
New lumber racks
Around the earlier weekend I cleaned up the basement and constructed some new racks for storing lumber. The racks are 2x4s sitting on the footer and screwed into the flooring joists with 13″ metal shelf brackets for wooden assistance. The bottom shelf is mainly 2x4s. Prior to setting up these, all of this lumber was… Continue reading New lumber racks