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365 Create: Day 31

Camera Cabinet –

I made this for my wife to store our cameras in.

We have it hanging up in the living room next to my gas mask girl cabinet.

She loves it. Its nice to have a safe place to store them – especially her dSLR (that’s taking this picture)! And its easy to get to so she can grab it any time to use.

The antique Brownie-esque cameras were my inspiration. So I painted & stained this one to look aged.

Here’s a small chair I made for our boys. It was the first chair I had ever made. Took the design from our dinning room chairs, just shrunk it down to scale. All traditional joinery and super sound. The chair now serves as a laptop bay.

365 Create: Day 25

365 Create

Day 25 –

A wedding box I made for my wife and me. The idea of the project was simple – pull, slide, and open.

Each of the boxes does one of those functions. The whole set of small boxes measures 17″wide x 11″tall x 5 3/4″deep.

It was made from one large piece of walnut, all cut down/milled on my table saw and sanding wheel. The board was roughly 3 1/2″ thick. The pieces for the box case are 5/16″ thick after cutting and sanding.

I’d get about five pieces out of each piece of rough stock. Then simply cut, glue, clamp, drill, make dowel rods, install dowel rods, engrave, join boxes, stain, finish, and hang.

*Side note, all traditional joinery. No nails or screws.

365 Create: Day 24

365 Create

Day 24 –

Here’s the desk I made for our oldest son. I love the simplicity and modern look of this piece. The whole desk is made of different kinds of maple. And in going along with my dislike of metal fasteners (screws or nails), all of the joinery is hand cut and chiseled.