Monday, February 24, 2014
Little Harlequin Dresser
I finally got something FREE! Yeah! It was under off of CL. I called the guy and said I was coming over. I was a tad disappointed because the desk in the picture looked, well, normal size. In person it was miniature! So maybe I can make it for a little girl, I thought. (I mean cmon, it was free). Or maybe a little person may want it. Whatever. Did [...]
CHARITY RESULTS SMELLY WOOD

Last weeks Charity Auction was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who came outto attend the event. The evening brought over $4000 in donations for the Langley Christmas Bureau. My chair went up for live auction and made $250 on its own.Many of you have been asking how you can get involved next year. If you want to create a chair,get involved [...]
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Printer Cabinet Finally done! RH knock off!

So if you read the post below this one, you'll have seen that I've been working on this printer cabinet like the one being sold by Restoration Hardware. Jen Woodhouse over at House of Wood, had Ana White draw up some plans for her after seeingthis cabinet. I liked Jen's so much, and got such inspiration from her, that I decided Iwanted one [...]
A BARN GEM white washed dove grey table
The neighbors had a yard sale early this month,and of course we scurried over to take a peek.This little guy musta been hidden in their barn for a bit of time, but was now time for a new home..... AND A NEW LIFE!The only products I used to achieve this look wereprimer, stain, and a finish wax.If anyone would like to see a post [...]
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Choosing Woodworking Tools That Are Right For You

If youve developed the itch to work with wood, then youre going to need some tools.But what kind of woodworking tools and how many?The answer to this will depend largely on things such as your budget, your style of woodworking, and the type of wood youll be working with.The style of woodworking that you do can be affected by such things as the space [...]
Friday, February 21, 2014
Bucket List
Project bucket lists are a subject that gets broached by woodworkers and bloggers from time to time. It is a good exercise to go through and though Ive started a post about my list several different times, I havent published any of those posts because they always seem, well, cliché. But I was paging through my sketchbook / journal the other day and [...]
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