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This is a gallery of my past, present, and future projects.
 
Workbench (New Yankee Workshop plan #102)

This was my first project in my shop. I built it from rough lumber I got at a local saw mill and it serves me very well.

At some point I'd like to build a true solid-top European style workbench.

            
  2x4 frame with oak trim and a replaceable hard board top.          
Shaker Chest of Drawers and Bedside Tables (New Yankee Workshop plans #109 and #105)

I made these three pieces of furniture from a stack of 30 year old pine from Holly's parent's property in Connecticut.

The chest of drawers was made for our son, Colin.

The bedside tables were made for our bedroom.

   
 
           
Desktop Writing Cases (New Yankee Workshop plan #1208)
These were built for my Mom, Holly's Mom, and my Grandmother. Since my mom passed away, I keep hers with me in the shop.        
  Cherry
   Curly Maple   Southern Yellow Pine    
Kids Stuff

I made the play tables out of maple plywood and designed the carts to roll on wheels under the table for convenient storage. They're 4 feet long and 3 feet wide.

The train display case is made of poplar and features shelves milled into tracks to hold the Thomas collection.

     
  Brenna's Play Table
  Colin's Play Table   Brenna's Train Display Case   (with Gordon's View of course)
The module is made from 1x6 and 8/4 poplar framing with MDF top and back.   The HO table top is made from 1/2" MDF with a maple frame (not shown).      
  Brenna's YMR Train Module
  Brenna's HO Train Table (sitting on top of one of the play tables)   Fort made from the crate that housed my new table saw    
A set of Walnut Drawers for the Bus
This was a fun project made from a single solid piece of Black Walnut and a 1/2" sheet of Mahogany plywood. I designed these from scratch to fit into an opening vacated by a useless washer/dryer.        
  Front
   Side   Full extension drawer slides    
A tribute to my first computer, a SYM-1
   

This is a mahogany display case with plexi-glass face and plywood back.

This computer was built in 1978 and it still works!

I have downloaded the SYM software from the internet and installed it in an EPROM along with a modern SRAM on an expansion card I put behind (you can see the expansion connector in the upper right side of the case).

       
     
       
Antique Victorian Sofa Restoration Project
This is an old mahogany piece that was apparently dropped on the corner. I have carefully disassembled it and will make replacement pieces out of mahogany before rebuilding all the joints and turning it back over to Holly for new upostery.            
  The Before, stay tuned as I rebuild this one.
 
       
Queen Anne Mahogany Silver Chest

This is a project that Holly found a blueprint for on the internet from Dalcraft (plan #595). It features four dovetailed drawers, cabriole legs, antique brasses, and stands 38in high by 26in wide by 15in deep.

              
             
Oak Dining Room Table Restoration

We have this round oak table that came from my grandmother's aunt's house in Roylston, Mass. I have a picture of uncle Elliot sitting at this table in the 1920's. Unfortunately, the table has seen some terrible trauma and needs a new top. I'm going to build a new top and put it on the old pedastel base. It has a set of four straight-back chairs that go with it as well.

     
             
Shaker-style Phone Table

This is a project I created for my aunt and uncle's new home. It's based on the shaker bedside table above, but extended to make it comfortable to access the phone.

       
  This is the unfinished view. The poplar and plywood carcus will be painted and the top will remain natural cherry.   The shelf is designed to hold phone books.   The drawer is a simple one for storing stuff.  
Queen Anne Living Room Table

This is a project still in the investigation stage--Holly has to decide exactly what she wants and then I'll build it...

             
             
Federal Style Game Table (New Yankee Workshop plan #0505)

This project is on deck to go with the restored sofa in our parlor.

             
             
Highboy (New Yankee Workshop plan #0509)

This is a project I am going to build for myself. I have always admired highboys for their elegance in design and challenges in woodworking.

             
             
And there will be others...