This is a Roll Top Console for a Recording Studio. It is made out of Melamine both 3/4” and 1”. The Tambour length is 59” by 3/16 and the arch in the front of the desk is 6”. The monitors are recessed into the top by 3” so to clear the Tambour.

The two bottom compartments have mounting racks to hold all of the electronic components. The trim is oak.

This is a doll cradle I made for all of my girls, including my wife. It is made out of Oak and can actually hold a real baby, so I’m told.

Joe

Having three girls I have built my fair share of doll furniture. This is a drop leaf table and chairs I designed and made out of Oak for my youngest daughter.

Joe

This is made of Cedar. I built this several years ago from plans I purchased from Norm on the New Yankee Workshop. Although Norm built his by himself and within a half an hour, this took me a little while longer. I also had to enlist the help from my daughters and wife to help assemble. The Arch is 5 ft in diameter and each end is three inches thick, so handling it by myself was an impossibility. I wonder how Norm built his on his own, but I guess they did a lot of work with mirrors and commercials. :-)

It was a fun project and stretched my early capabilities..

Joe

I did this family room upgrade in my own house. Here are a couple of pictures of before, during and after. I use Birch Plywood and Popular. I designed, milled and constructed the entire project except for the dental molding around the fireplace surround. All of the doors are raised panel.

My wife was satisfied and that was all that was needed..

Joe Massanova

The most difficult piece of this project was the Arches. They are raised panels and the ends where the two points meet had me worried from the word go. I used a raised panel bit and it wanted to rip the wood when the two points met.

In the end the customer was happy and that was the most satisfying.

- Joe Massanova