The second and final piece of baby furniture for our new baby. My goal was to have it finished by the time she was born, but the little rug rat decided to come 3 days early. Like the dresser/changing table the wood is Sappele Mahogany, which is quickly becoming one of my favorites. Because my wife and I are both tall, I decided not to make the front drop down. The whole thing really came out pretty good we think and I’m sure our daughter will sleep peacefully from the moment we place her in it!

By the way Ella Paige was born 2/20/08 and my wife and I couldn’t be happier.

The first of 2 pieces for the new baby’s room. Ella Paige is due to arrive in late February. A crib is in the works now, but this is a piece that is intended to grow with our daughter. I’ll start out as a chest of drawers with a changing table on top of it and as the need for diaper changing ends, the changing table top is easily removable.

The material is Sapele Mahogany with Hard Maple and Pine. I’ve used Sapele before and the grain is just amazing. If you want to read more about the process, I posted a couple of blog entries which you can read here—> http://lumberjocks.com/jocks/Bob_B/blog/series/350

Hope you enjoy the photos.
Bob Bronner
RI Woodworking

Ok, not exactly from heaven but, the wood was a church pugh in it’s former life. Our friend went to this church as a young girl and when they said they were tearing it down so they could build a bigger one, they sold the pughs to anyone who wanted them as a way of making money for the new church. Well our friend bought one ($100.00 I think) and asked if I could build a bookcase out of it. The hand carved shamrock on the side was really the only specific thing that needed to be incorperated and I had full freedom on the design.

After milling, each board was about 1 1/4 thick, so this thing is beefy. I’m not sure what kind of oak it is, but it was in really good condition.

A very fun project and I’m happy I could help a friend keep a piece of her childhood.

Here’s a chair project I recently completed. It’s my rendition of a chair I saw in Fine Woodworking Magazine a few years ago. Built completely from 12/4 cherry, assembled using loose tenon joinery.

Basically, I roughed out the pieces on the bandsaw, assembled it and shaped the curves with a angle grinder with a flap sander attachment. Rasps, files and lots of sandpaper followed. The finish is danish oil and wax.

Believe it or not the hardest thing was the upholstery. I have no experience in this department and got my wife to help out. She did a great job putting her sewing (quilting) skills to work. The only thing I regret is not making an ottoman while I was at it. I have the material, but just don’t see myself getting to that project.

This has made a great addition to our finished basement.

Thanks for looking!
Bob