I made these from a Walnut tree the power company cut down on my property. I had a portable sawmill come over, then had the lumber dried in a solar kiln. Made one for my parents, one for a cousin. Little did I know I would be putting dad’s military flag from his funeral in it a couple months later. I now have it back at my house.
This is an oak plant stand that I started on in early 1995. I had the center section with the drawer assembled and all other parts just cut out. None of the turnings were even started when I lost interest and tucked away all the parts under my workbench. We moved later that year. One day in February of 2018 I ran across the project and finally did the turnings and finished the project up. Happy wife!!
Maloof inspired chairs with laminated back slats that flex and are book matched plus tables, regular chairs, and many other projects. It is hard to find enough rare carob wood to make a chair and this is only the second one I have made. Getting enough wood took over a year and significant money.
Custom shower bench made from 1×6 Malaysian hardwood. Originally purchased 3 pallets of 10′ boards for fence project. Culled twisted or warped boards and cut themes down for this project. Mortise/tenon and dowel joinery.
This is a prototype wine holder made from 4 x 4″s. I intend to make the next one with alder wood and stain it in a cherry color. I have a template for this piece, so the biggest part is the glue-up in sections and then joining the sections together. Sanding is tedious, but rewarding.
We were blessed to be able to turn tragedy into beautiful. Someone attempted to burn our church down and did extensive damage to the altar. When the church decided to remodel the altar, I asked for the damaged trim and wood and we painstakingly turned the wood into crosses. We gave them to our parishioners. The crosses were finished in Odie’s Dark oil
Simple entryway shoe & boot organizer with adjustable shelves. Simply 3/4” ply, Zinsser primer, Benjamin Moore gloss top coat. Southwestern stencil from Etsy. This functional piece corrals entryway chaos.
Mid century modern starburst clock. Walnut and maple. The design is the well know yin/yang. The finish is lacquer and the clock mechanics is a basic quartz mechanism.
A 12 inch Bosh in the center with layout and other tools to the left and my hardware store to the right. 4 inch dust collection from below with shop vac attached to the saw itself that starts automatically with the saw. Remote start for the 4 inch collector is attached on the left side of the saw box. Drawer fronts are Birch plywood stained and banded with maple. Handles are Birch plywood i made.
I built a large cutting board with a thunderbird motif. It was too heavy to lug around. So I designed a chef’s table and used the cutting board as the top. The stainless steel cups are for pre-measuring ingredients. top right drawer has no drawer glides and can be used to catch fruit and vegetable dabree and easily emptied. The long, bottom drawers were build to hold standard size cookie sheets.
Used a cordless 7″ Ryobi circular saw to avoid wires to make a panel saw for vertical and horizontal cuts. Used aluminum 10×30 bar for a straight fence with quad roller skate wheels to slide plywood into place. Bars and bearings are from CNC part suppliers for linear work. It’s mounted to the back of a rolling worktable. Drawer in work table has about 40LBS of weight to make sure it’s not tippy since the angle is minimal. Added stops to aluminum track for repeatable cuts.
Built this honeycomb chandelier for my daughter’s honey store. It has a shou-sugi-ban and poly. finish.
I is constructed with 3 layers of hexigon boxes made of pinewood, weight is about 25 lbs.
Refurbished Renaissance pool table. 100% mahogany. Complete strip to plain wood, re-stain, new cushions, pockets, cloth. Most original wood retained. New corbels and blinds created.
Outdoor patio table work in progress, used leftover 2×6 x6′ doug fir and pine boards. All of the board tops were planed smooth and sanded as well.Need to attached the legs as well But need suggestions as to what to use for a finish as it will be Outside on the deck under a deck awning . Looking to keep the natural look and colors of the wood so a solid stain or paint is a No go. A exterior product of course. poly, marine varnish etc. Should a Conditioner be applied first since I used Fir and Pine ??? All suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you
Need to attached the legs as well But need suggestions as to what to use for a finish as it will be Outside on the deck under a deck awning . Looking to keep the natural look and colors of the wood so a solid stain or paint is a No go. A exterior product of course. poly, marine varnish etc. Should a Conditioner be applied first since I used Fir and Pine ??? All suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you
Full sized milk wagon carriage. The plans was from an old broken down milk wagon from the early 1900 hundreds. It was almost a pile of kindling. It has been in many parades and shows. It took 1st place in the Great Lake International Draft Horse show at Michigan State University in the farm class wagons. Kind of a design and build project.
Hi. I just have a question. I want to make resign coasters and a resign river table. Do I use the same resign and harder because in one video of a resign river table they use heat to take out the bubbles. But in making coasters or butcher blocks they use the heat to make cells in the ocean scene. I’m confused.
Heat is always what’s used to remove bubbles from epoxy. I’ve never seen it used to make the lace look in an ocean scene. In my experience that’s done with Oxide White pigment and rubbing alcohol. Jess shows this here https://www.wwgoa.com/video/making-ocean-resin-pour-017671/
If you have any other questions, please chat, email, or call Customer Service.
Sincerely,
Sarah
Wood Workers Guild of America Video Membership
Wow! That is beautiful. I am in he process of building my first Cherry table, similar to this. It is from Jon Peters (YouTube channel). Your table inspires me. Can you say what finish you used? The color is really nice. Thanks!
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I really like the cedar planter George made. I’ve used that as a basis for making several more. I’ve made some modifications. The 1st is that I make the dirt tray 22″ wide, this is 2′ less the thickness of the lumber. 2nd, I cut the slats to fit sideways. This is plenty strong and doesn’t require bracing. One that I made is a U-shape. This was to show how a planter could be made specifically for a greenhouse. The full size is 6’x8′ with a 2′ opening to go between the side planting beds and get to back bed. I found, when making this, that using biscuits made alignment much easier when joining the upper and lower frames. One extra thing I incorporated is lining the inside with landscape paper.
You don’t have a way to send a picture otherwise I’d attach pictures of this planter.
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Cedar chest – 18x18x 30 from scrap remilled dimension lumber remilled in my shop. The chest is lined with Cedar.
Several hours and a lot of trial and error and I learned a lot.
I made these from a Walnut tree the power company cut down on my property. I had a portable sawmill come over, then had the lumber dried in a solar kiln. Made one for my parents, one for a cousin. Little did I know I would be putting dad’s military flag from his funeral in it a couple months later. I now have it back at my house.
You have a lot of hours in that one. I really like the proportions.
I just two of my favorite projects
Blanket chest: spanish cedar box on leopardwood legs with corner keys. Lid is curly maple. A gift for my wife.
I made this fishing rod holder for my son-in-law; an avid fisherman. It is is made of red oak, stained, and sprayed with 3 coats of lacquer.
This is an oak plant stand that I started on in early 1995. I had the center section with the drawer assembled and all other parts just cut out. None of the turnings were even started when I lost interest and tucked away all the parts under my workbench. We moved later that year. One day in February of 2018 I ran across the project and finally did the turnings and finished the project up. Happy wife!!
Mahogany and hard rock maple step stool, all joinery hand cut dovetails
Military retirement display case
Music box made for my granddaughter as a “treasure box”
Made this for my sons watch collection.
The cabinet was originally assembled using hide glue. I heated it but it was still very difficult to disassemble.
It isn’t finished btw, I’m well aware I should have finished final dimensions but a.d.d. had other plans
This made a great christmas for great grandchildren. These were made from scrap house construction material.
i made this wooden picture for my daughter. i used old wood and some type of veneers.
All my work is done with repurposed wood. Mainly pallets and pallet tops.
Couple End Tables for the Porch. Made from firewood picked up last year in Colorado
Lots of useful tips on WGA used when making my cherry armoire.
Made this for my son and his new wife for their house.
Love the canoe…… I want to make one.
After the PIZZA ROCKERS were built I used the laser engraver at the local library to add graphics and words.
I just two of my favorite projects
Appreciate your site.
Made from scrap parts from other projects. This beautiful wood is too valuable to waste.
Cabinet of quarter sawn white oak and heat treated ash for the base
Hand built 16 watt all tube guitar amp for my grandson. I made the faceplate and backplate with an Omtech CO2 laser.
Made this as a memorial for our little dog Molly when she passed away. It hangs on the wall at the highest spot in our house.
Maloof inspired chairs with laminated back slats that flex and are book matched plus tables, regular chairs, and many other projects. It is hard to find enough rare carob wood to make a chair and this is only the second one I have made. Getting enough wood took over a year and significant money.
Les cercles sont en pin et le milieu est en cèdre.
Sur Facebook @ Chan-tout-bricole
Colored pencils in black epoxy. Monkeypod base
York gum burl bowl
A book stand or stand for art work display made of Canary wood and purple heart
Red oak
Custom shower bench made from 1×6 Malaysian hardwood. Originally purchased 3 pallets of 10′ boards for fence project. Culled twisted or warped boards and cut themes down for this project. Mortise/tenon and dowel joinery.
This is a prototype wine holder made from 4 x 4″s. I intend to make the next one with alder wood and stain it in a cherry color. I have a template for this piece, so the biggest part is the glue-up in sections and then joining the sections together. Sanding is tedious, but rewarding.
We were blessed to be able to turn tragedy into beautiful. Someone attempted to burn our church down and did extensive damage to the altar. When the church decided to remodel the altar, I asked for the damaged trim and wood and we painstakingly turned the wood into crosses. We gave them to our parishioners. The crosses were finished in Odie’s Dark oil
Simple entryway shoe & boot organizer with adjustable shelves. Simply 3/4” ply, Zinsser primer, Benjamin Moore gloss top coat. Southwestern stencil from Etsy. This functional piece corrals entryway chaos.
Replacement photo koa lid on rambutan bowl
Mid century modern starburst clock. Walnut and maple. The design is the well know yin/yang. The finish is lacquer and the clock mechanics is a basic quartz mechanism.
This Black walnut live edge slab coffee table with a waterfall joint was one of my bucket list projects.
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Calif. winery barrel staves already stained with wine but scealed. Legs are 2x4s stained to match staves
A 12 inch Bosh in the center with layout and other tools to the left and my hardware store to the right. 4 inch dust collection from below with shop vac attached to the saw itself that starts automatically with the saw. Remote start for the 4 inch collector is attached on the left side of the saw box. Drawer fronts are Birch plywood stained and banded with maple. Handles are Birch plywood i made.
chicken coop
I built a large cutting board with a thunderbird motif. It was too heavy to lug around. So I designed a chef’s table and used the cutting board as the top. The stainless steel cups are for pre-measuring ingredients. top right drawer has no drawer glides and can be used to catch fruit and vegetable dabree and easily emptied. The long, bottom drawers were build to hold standard size cookie sheets.
Remove able 1/4” tempered glass , custom barrister style door cherry wood.
A wood crater
Replacement photo koa lid rambutan bowl
Used a cordless 7″ Ryobi circular saw to avoid wires to make a panel saw for vertical and horizontal cuts. Used aluminum 10×30 bar for a straight fence with quad roller skate wheels to slide plywood into place. Bars and bearings are from CNC part suppliers for linear work. It’s mounted to the back of a rolling worktable. Drawer in work table has about 40LBS of weight to make sure it’s not tippy since the angle is minimal. Added stops to aluminum track for repeatable cuts.
Super nice choice.
This is an entainment ceter I made to fill a 10′ nook in our livingroom.
Lots of small projects
Built this honeycomb chandelier for my daughter’s honey store. It has a shou-sugi-ban and poly. finish.
I is constructed with 3 layers of hexigon boxes made of pinewood, weight is about 25 lbs.
Refurbished Renaissance pool table. 100% mahogany. Complete strip to plain wood, re-stain, new cushions, pockets, cloth. Most original wood retained. New corbels and blinds created.
Nice!
Trying to post photo
Outdoor patio table work in progress, used leftover 2×6 x6′ doug fir and pine boards. All of the board tops were planed smooth and sanded as well.Need to attached the legs as well But need suggestions as to what to use for a finish as it will be Outside on the deck under a deck awning . Looking to keep the natural look and colors of the wood so a solid stain or paint is a No go. A exterior product of course. poly, marine varnish etc. Should a Conditioner be applied first since I used Fir and Pine ??? All suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you
Need to attached the legs as well But need suggestions as to what to use for a finish as it will be Outside on the deck under a deck awning . Looking to keep the natural look and colors of the wood so a solid stain or paint is a No go. A exterior product of course. poly, marine varnish etc. Should a Conditioner be applied first since I used Fir and Pine ??? All suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you
Pallet rocking chair for the wife
2 years 1 pace maker later
Walnut And cherry made this for my granddaughter Shamantha
Coffee table made with 100+ years old barn wood, white oak and walnut.
Awesome
good
Koa lid on rambutan bowl replacement pic
coat rack
Ribbons from Kentucky State Fair. 2022
Wrong photo need to resend photo with rambutan bottom
This is a T.V. stand I made over Labor Day weekend.
Why is part of top look like there is oil or ??? In the epoxy. It won’t even buff off
Fretwork is my passion, if anyone is interested I can show you my projects.
Not the right pic. Lol. These are my daughters. How can I unsubmit this?!
Hello Nate,
Thank you for contacting us. I have removed the image, thanks for letting us know!
Sarah
Been making these bowls from glued-up strips of wood using a scroll saw for months.
Storage for grill accessories
Walnut Queen Ann table; 25th anniversary gift for my wife
Full sized milk wagon carriage. The plans was from an old broken down milk wagon from the early 1900 hundreds. It was almost a pile of kindling. It has been in many parades and shows. It took 1st place in the Great Lake International Draft Horse show at Michigan State University in the farm class wagons. Kind of a design and build project.
This cabinet/table combo solid Ash Rubio Monocoat Cotten White joints are a 45*locking joint and yes those are VHS tape in the cabinet 🙄
Built this from “The Big Dozer” plans drawn and designed
by SG DeVries
Hi. I just have a question. I want to make resign coasters and a resign river table. Do I use the same resign and harder because in one video of a resign river table they use heat to take out the bubbles. But in making coasters or butcher blocks they use the heat to make cells in the ocean scene. I’m confused.
Hello Brian,
Thank you for contacting us.
Heat is always what’s used to remove bubbles from epoxy. I’ve never seen it used to make the lace look in an ocean scene. In my experience that’s done with Oxide White pigment and rubbing alcohol. Jess shows this here https://www.wwgoa.com/video/making-ocean-resin-pour-017671/
If you have any other questions, please chat, email, or call Customer Service.
Sincerely,
Sarah
Wood Workers Guild of America Video Membership
Koa lid on rambutan bowl
Red Oak Jewelry Box
Deuce and 1/2 made of mahogany and oak
Modern Dog House, Wooden Pet House, Dog Bed, Dog Crate, Dog Kennel
We proudly present lovely homes for our best friends.
Plans for planters
Hi Casey. Here is a link for you. https://www.wwgoa.com/article/6-woodworking-projects-for-the-garden/
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Jean
Woodworkers Guild of America Video Membership
Wow! That is beautiful. I am in he process of building my first Cherry table, similar to this. It is from Jon Peters (YouTube channel). Your table inspires me. Can you say what finish you used? The color is really nice. Thanks!
Here is a railroad bookshelf I made for my son’s bedroom.
Beautiful table
How do we leave pictures?
Just finished a sleigh for Santa!
Hi Robert,
Thank you for contacting us. To post your picture you will tap the Browse tab, go to Blog and then Project Gallery. It may take a moment for the page to populate. Looking forward to seeing your pic.
We greatly appreciate your business!
Sincerely,
Joan
Woodworkers Guild of America Video Membership
Looking for Murphy bunk beds plan. DIY.
Beginner 101. Trying to expand my skills
I really like the cedar planter George made. I’ve used that as a basis for making several more. I’ve made some modifications. The 1st is that I make the dirt tray 22″ wide, this is 2′ less the thickness of the lumber. 2nd, I cut the slats to fit sideways. This is plenty strong and doesn’t require bracing. One that I made is a U-shape. This was to show how a planter could be made specifically for a greenhouse. The full size is 6’x8′ with a 2′ opening to go between the side planting beds and get to back bed. I found, when making this, that using biscuits made alignment much easier when joining the upper and lower frames. One extra thing I incorporated is lining the inside with landscape paper.
You don’t have a way to send a picture otherwise I’d attach pictures of this planter.
Hi John,
It would be great to see a photo! Please scroll to the bottom of the page on “Show Us Your Project” and fill out the form before clicking the red “Share Your Project” button to submit and share with the community.
I found a way to use my hardwood scraps in turning
Working with Epoxy and all my wood scraps on my mini lathe
Do you have plans for the divco
My website has a large number of my projects, I just need to update it sometime. I have a lot of toy projects that I need to put up there…Enjoy!
Very enjoyable looking at all the projects on the site.
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