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April 9, 2017	Projects: Draw leaf table Oval frame
Feb 13, 2015	Projects: Entertainment Center Cherry dining room chairs with parquetry Jeffersonian Bookstand Maloof Style table legs
Feb 5, 2014	Projects: Rose table Circular picture frame
March 18, 2013	Projects: Loft bed I now include some videos on my articles page. Mortise jig Dry fitting Festool Dominos
March 13, 2012	Projects: This library bench was a commission I completed in the summer of 2011.  In this article I describe the process I used to create the bentwood lamination for the curved back rest of the bench. Can a nine year old child do complex italian marquetry?  Check out what my very bright young granddaughter Corina was able to do!
February 21, 2011	Projects: I made five glider rockers from quarter sawn white oak during the summer of 2010.  Here is an explaination of some of the more interesting parts of this project. My son Chris is becoming an accomplished woodworker in his own right.  Here are two veneer projects, a side table and a cocktail table he recently completed that showcase his veneering skills. Articles: I explain how to achieve a spectacular finish in quartersawn white oak, something you could never get straight out of the can! I think it is important for a woodworker to have a good grasp on what it means to think with originality.
August 19, 2010	Projects: One of the most satisfying things a woodworker can do is to make his own tools.  I've read Krenov's books where he discusses how a handplane, made by the maker, in his own hands is like a finely tuned musical instrument.  I'm not sure I've achieved that level quite yet, but this was an easy project that has yielded a lot of satisfaction. The original top on this table was ruined by placing a flower pot on it and leaving it for several weeks.  The flower pot leaked water and the top was ruined to the point where there was no way to save it.  I was asked if I could build a new table top and match the color and highlighting of the old top.  I made a new top from cherry veneer and used dye and a lacquer toner technique to match the old top.
December 8, 2009	Projects: During the summer of 2009 my son and I produced four of these chessboard tables to be used as wedding gifts.  This is the second time I undertook a chessboard project, the first with my daughter Julie and this time with my son Chris.
August 23, 2009	Projects: This outdoor rocking chair was constructed using bentwood lamination for the curved backrests and the rockers.  I also included some marquetry pictures of two roses surrounding a butterfly in the top back rest and a vine with ivy in the bottom back rest.  This chair was a very advanced project combining a lot of the skills that I share in the project description.
February 14, 2009	Articles: In my 1200 square foot woodworking shop, clutter can get completely out of hand without an effective strategy to control it.  I resolved to fix these problems when I built my new shop and here is how I did it.
January 26, 2009	Projects: Church Bench made from red oak with veneered Birds Eye Maple panels. Mission syle bed footboard with four marquetry panels featuring two birds. A really fun time with my triplett granddaughters building a Christmas manger and three birdhouses. This English Garden Bench is one of those projects I've been wanting to build for years. Articles: What is in your shop apron?  Anyone who spends any time in the workshop has been frustrated not being able to find his tape measure or pencil or some other small tool.  I've come a long way solving that problem since I found the perfect shop apron for me.