| This blog is written by Tim & Candy Hicks | 50 entries so far |
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Twisted Coffee Table Base #7: Juniper Coffee Table Finished
This coffee table base was finished 2 months ago and we were able to get it shipped to The Nether...
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Burled Juniper Log Floor Lamp #5: Completed Lamp
Here is the completed lamp it is 70” tall with the lamp shade 21×19 at the base ...
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Burled Juniper Log Floor Lamp #4: Turquoise inlay in the lamp
Here are progressive pictures as I am inlaying turquoise in the lamp. ...
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Burled Juniper Log Floor Lamp #3: Turquoise in the base
The turquoise being inlayed in the base
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Juniper Log Furniture : Floor Lamp #6: Wicked Lamp is finished
This lamp is just the coolest. The then ribbon movement and sweeping motion is phenomenal. 71&...
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Juniper Log Furniture : Floor Lamp #5: Drilling Holes
Here Tim is drilling the holes for the cord and the cord being ran through the lamp Pa...
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Juniper Log Furniture : Floor Lamp #7: Scribed & Bolted
Scribing is completed, it is bolted to the base and ready to drill the holes for the lamp cord. ...
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Juniper Log Furniture : Floor Lamp #4: Still scribing
Getting closer to where we want to be
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Juniper Log Furniture : Floor Lamp #3: Scribing / Shaping
Okay here is one of the most tedious parts of this lamp. Here are pictures of how the lamp limb l...
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Juniper Log Furniture : Floor Lamp #2: Sanded
It has been awhile since I have updated the progress on some of our projects. Here is the limb...
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Juniper Log Furniture : Floor Lamp #1: Wicked Floor Lamp, what ribbon like movement
Nothing like having numerous projects to work on This lamp is very ribbon like; really flat bu...
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Burled Juniper Log Floor Lamp #2: Ready to drill holes
I got the limb 100% sanded, my husband is inlaying turquoise in the base, next we will drill the ...
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Twisted Coffee Table Base #6: Ready to Spray the Finish
Here is the larger coffee table base. Ready to be sprayed. We will spray them with Satin Polycryl...
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Juniper Coffee Table Base #2 #5: Ready to Spray the Finish
The creative process of building the supports for the glass top took longer than expected, but th...
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Burled Cottonwood Log Furniture Dining Table #6: Completed!!
Here it is!!
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Burled Cottonwood Log Furniture Dining Table #5: Delivery and Setup
Here it is delivered to house. It takes two people to carry each stump and six men to carry the ...
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Burled Cottonwood Log Furniture Dining Table #4: Sprayed
Well, here it is sprayed and ready to take out for delivery. We finished with Satin Polycrylic ...
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Burled Cottonwood Log Furniture Dining Table #3: Sanded
The stumps have been sanded and bolted to the bases. Tim leveled the tops after these pictures we...
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Burled Cottonwood Log Furniture Dining Table #2: Ready to sand
The stumps have been cut down to size, the sharp edges on the burls have been cleaned up and it i...
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Burled Cottonwood Log Furniture Dining Table #1: Rough Material, ready to begin
The guy that purchased this table has a 600 lb granite top. So we had to make something large, st...
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Twisted Coffee Table Base #5: Sanding and More Sanding
Here is the other coffee table, my husband is working on one and I am working on the other. You...
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Juniper Coffee Table Base #2 #4: Hand sanding and polishing
We are finally at the sanding and polishing stage. We shand with 180 to 220 on the darker wood an...
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Sandblasted ready for sanding
Well, we were invited to be a part of an “By Invitation Only” showroom. It is called...
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Burled Juniper Log Floor Lamp #1: Sandblasted ready for sanding
Well, we were invited to be a part of an “By Invitation Only” showroom. It is called...
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Juniper Coffee Table Base #2 #3: Sanblasting
This piece here is smaller and we are able to fit it in the blast cabinet. This is a lot nicer wa...
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Juniper Coffee Table Base #2 #2: Change of Heart, New piece of Wood
Well, it is a good thing we didnt cut the original piece of wood down to size, because our custom...
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Twisted Coffee Table Base #4: Sanblasting and Cleaning out the Grooves
I ran outside a few minutes ago and snapped these pictures of the sanblasting extravaganza. Actua...
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Twisted Coffee Table Base #3: Juniper Table Base Leveled & Shaped
Well, we are making some progress on the two coffee tables that we are working on. This is afte...
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Juniper Coffee Table Base #2 #1: Juniper Coffee Table Base - raw material
Here is the second coffee table base which we are going to be working on, this one will ship to N...
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Twisted Coffee Table Base #2: Leveling & Cleaning Juniper Coffee Table Base
Here my husband is leveling the bottom so we can start getting it down to the right height. ...
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Twisted Coffee Table Base #1: Juniper Log Coffee Table Base / Pedestal
Since early fall we have been swamped in the shop and still have not gotten caught up from Christ...
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Sweeping Juniper Coffee Table #6: Burled Top with Turquoise Inlay is finished
Here is the other inlay table that we have been working on. This one is inlayed with turquoise fr...
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Juniper Log Table with Stone Inlay Burled Cottonwood Top #4: Malachite Stone Inlay completed, table is finished
After an extensive learning process with inalying stone and dealing with punky wood, we have fini...
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Sweeping Juniper Coffee Table #5: First Stage of Turquoise Inlay is complete
We have fninshed the first step in the Turquoise inlay process, I was really surprised how the co...
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Sweeping Juniper Coffee Table #4: Sanding on the juniper base
As you can see, all the crevices have been sandblasted, the gray wood has been taken down to the...
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Sweeping Juniper Coffee Table #3: Sanding on the juniper base
As you can see, all the crevices have been sandblasted, the gray wood has been taken down to the...
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Sweeping Juniper Coffee Table #2: The table top. 70% Sanded
Here is the top, it is 70% sanded. You can see the large crack around the center of the the hear...
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Sweeping Juniper Coffee Table #1: Getting the plan
We have had many requests for coffee tables, so we are making them as fast as we can. We plan on ...
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Juniper Log Table with Stone Inlay Burled Cottonwood Top #3: Ready to sand the first stage of stone inlay
Here is how the table looks right now. Everything is bolted together, the branch pedestal, cotton...
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Juniper Log Table with Stone Inlay Burled Cottonwood Top #2: Workong on stone inlay in the burled top
We finished the base and the pedestal, they have both been sprayed with the finish and now the to...
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Juniper Log Table with Stone Inlay Burled Cottonwood Top #1: Putting together a new table idea
Here is a coffee table that we are currently working on, this is one of those juniper pieces that...
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My husbands super cool table lamp #2: Husband Lamp is Finished
Here is my husbands table lamp, the coloration and movement has really come out after we sprayed ...
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Juniper Table Lamp w/ "double base" #5: It is finished
We finally finished this lamp on Wednesday and i spent all day yesterday taking pictures and gett...
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My husbands super cool table lamp #1: This is just too cool
In one of my previous blogs I had mentioned how we sometimes come across a piece of wood that we ...
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Juniper Table Lamp w/ "double base" #4: Sanding is complete. Ready to run cord and patch holes
Well this lamp is almost done. Tomorrow we will mount the lamps to the bases, run the cords and T...
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Juniper Table Lamp w/ "double base" #3: Drilling holes for the cord
Okay I had the lamp almost completely sanded before I was able to get the holes drilled. I myself...
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Woodworking and making a living
I think one of the biggest factors in making money with woodworking or any other kind of craft, i...
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Juniper Table Lamp w/ "double base" #2: Sandblasting and sanding the Juniper Lamp
Tim, my husband worked on the base, it took 2 hours to get it leveled, shaped and sanded. The fir...
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Juniper Table Lamp w/ "double base" #1: Here is my newest project!
We usually take the winter off of working in the shop, we spend the winter months trapping bobcat...
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My first blog!!
Hello to all our fellow wood workers out there, and great job for doing what you love. Even thoug...
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