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Jewelry Box (December 2008)

By |January 11th, 2009

I created this jewelery Box as a gift for my sister for Christmas 2008. It’s made from black walnut (like all my other family gifts) and again I used the proven Danish Oil wipe on poly finish. This was my first attempt at something so small and the difficulty with crafting at this dimension is amazing. Every little misalignment, miss-cut, or miss- measurement is magnified when you are working with a project at this scale.

If you are interested in making one of these for someone special you can find the plans here.

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Craftsman Pride Tool Chest (December 2008)

By |January 11th, 2009

This was a gift to my brother for Christmas 2008. I truly enjoyed creating this piece. It uses a frame and panel type of construction for the back and front that I really like and plan on using on the tack trunk that I’m currently designing and building.The Chest is made from black walnut with two coats of Danish Oil and 2 coats of wipe on poly.

If you would like to get the plans for the chest they are available at http://www.woodstore.net/crafpridtool.html

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Happy New Year!

By |January 6th, 2009

I’ve been busy throughout the fall and the holiday season updating the workshop and creating Christmas gifts. Check out the updated Workshop page to see what’s new there, and the Completed Projects pages for details on the latest creations from The Kraftsman!

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Workshop Makeover

By |December 1st, 2008

The workshop really is a workshop now! With some pushing from Nancy I framed, insulated and sheet rocked the front wall of the garage and the ceiling. I added a second 20 amp circuit and some new lighting. We laid DriCore subfloor and installed laminate flooring!!! I added wainscoting to protect the walls and a french cleat to hang some future cabinets. There’s also a new lumber rack and I’ve added quite a few new tools too!

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Sketchup, Outdoor Projects, and Workshop Additions !

By |September 28th, 2008

Since finishing the jewelry chest I’ve been working on learning how to use Sketch-up to build 3D models of my designs. This is a great tool and it helped to make the building of the solar heater platform for the pool a snap. I’ve also used it to design the decking for our pool, and a flip top cabinet for my new planer. I’ve updated the site with some of the new projects and some of the new tools in the workshop. Enjoy !

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