I designed and built this sheet cart to solve the problem of sheet storage and transport in my shop. It is made of poplar with 3/4” plywood ribs an 1/2” baltic birch skins. The resultin cart is light when empty and can be lifted into a pickup by one person. It’s capacity is 18 4×8’ sheets of material. The casters are 6” and rated at 700lbs each. I have loaded this cart wih 1600lbs of material (estimated) and it rolls around very well.
The front casters are full swiveling and the rears are stationary (but can be unlocked to swivel). If the rear casters are unlocked the cart will turn 180 degrees in it’s own length.

The cart is approximately 5’ long. The “L” sections to hold the sheets are tilted back at 7 degrees. The height was determined to allow a 5’ tall sheet on each side and not touch at the top. Ther is some additional storage on the top, but no internal storage was planned nor desired.

The design was modeled in cardboard and popcycle sticks in different configurations until this design was decided upon.

I built this vanity for a client that wanted to maximize the usuable space below the box. The toe kick was built like a separate drawer bank and the main vanity was mounted on top. The vanity also features Rev-A-Shelf tip-out hardward, Blum Metabox drawer hardware, and KV Full extension +1” guide in the toe kick section. The finish is a commercially applied pickled white over Ash.

This is a square dial mantle clock made from Carob. The design of the clock is one used in the beginning oodworking class where I teach part time. The clock features a bim-bam quartz movement and Artique glass. Construction is stopped and through dados, rabbets and grooves (oh my!! :-0) This is one of the four styles of clocks that our beginner students construct in one semester. Everyone begins with rough sawn lumber and creates foue squared boards to build with. It’s a lot of fun (and work) for the students and I enjoy seeing the woodworkers emerge from thier cocoons.

I purchased the Shapton Ceramic Stone sharpening system and needed a convenient way to hold the diamond plate and stones. They are not submersed in water only sprayed so only a catch basin was needed.
The exterior of the basin is white oak and the corners are dovetailed using a Keller jig. The finish is tung oil applied by hand with w/d sandpaper. I have used this finish on jig that get wet and have found it to be both durable annd easily renewable.
The platforms are cherry and maple. Careful routing of rabbets provide for precise fit for the stone cover and diamond plate.
The catch basin is a 9×13” cake pan.

This veneer Hammer was made for me by Russ Filbeck. It is very beautiful, hand friendly, and it work’s!