For Christmas this year, I have made 4 doll beds. First I made one walnut and one maple for my daughter and step-daughter that live with me, and then continued to make two more from walnut for my two oldest girls that live in Utah, these are those two beds. They are about 22 by 9 inches and made from solid black walnut.

The have been glued and screwed and plugged so that no hardware is visible. After that, I flush cut the plugs and then wet sanded with 400 and 600 grit with Howard’s Feed-N-Wax. Smoothed it out really nicely and darkened the wood. After a good drying time and a good wipe, it’s not greasy at all and they’re ready to ship to Utah.

I also made the mattresses and sheet covers and the pillows, and my wife, Andrea, made the two quilts.

A couple of the few designs I’ve recently finished for sale locally. They are either maple with walnut ‘dots’ or walnut with maple ‘dots’. Much easier to make more than one quickly.

A few new clocks all in the ‘diamond’ shape, all out of maple primarily. Some dots are made from walnut, the rest are from wood from a cigar box by Acid cigars. That’s also waht the circle in the third one is made from.

This is one of my many new clock designs that I’ve recently finished. This on is made from maple and the dots are made from walnut.

Another custom design I made from maple to hold… yes another one for the club…. wine! Another design that was actually pretty simple to cut and is very sturdy.

I designed this one, like many others, to look off center, but it still balances very well. Again this one is made from mahogany, purpleheart and mesquite.

here is another wine holder, but this is first time I tryed adding some different colored wood into the mix. It’s made from mahogany and striped with purplehear and mesquite. It was my first time using any of the 3 types of wood and I’m pretty happy over all.

This is one of many wine holders that I recently finished. I’ve been trying to design holders that look more like they should balance when they all do. This one turned out very sturdy and strong, it looks nice balance wine or just resting against the wall as a design. It’s made from maple

I just finished this one and again I decided to make it look off center. I can’t really explain the design, I just sat down with a pencil and a compass and came up with this. There is a little flex when the bottle is in it, but overall it’s very sturdy. I might have to make a few of these. And I don’t think the pictures do it any justice.

This was the second one I designed and made. I thought about doing it a little off straight and show some appearance of it leaning. The only problem is I made it too short. It won’t balance a full wine bottle, but it will do a beer bottle, or an empty wine bottle.

I thought about making a few wine bottle holders but I wanted to do something different that I’ve never seen before. This was the first one I made and I’m fairly happy with it. It’s made from Maple.

I can’t really say where my thoughts for this clock came from, I was just drawing and came up with this basic appearance, then let my building do the rest. It’s mostly oak and maple. The top part of the base is from a cigar box and I’m not sure what it is.

I took into consideration, just about everything people suggested and this is what I got. I got larger, black hands that don’t take away from the design at all, and my wife pointed out the center was not perfect, so I cover it completely. Plus photographing it on a white background looks better too. The last picture is from my previous submission so you can see the differences.

I love this clock idea and might do more similar clocks with other wooden wine case tops. I took the top and cut the opening for the pendulum. Then drilled the 2 different hole and plug sizes for the numbers from an unknown scrap of wood I had. Then cut the frame pieces from another ‘unknown’ wood. I then had to cut the length of the pendulum so that it fit centered in the hole. I really like the way the whole thing came out, and the only thing I might have to do is get a shorter shaft clock movement with a pendulum. Anyone have some suggestions just in case I start making a bunch more?

I just finished another clock. It’s made from Maple and an unknown wood. I was actually pretty easy to assemble now that I’ve made a few 30 degree cuts now. The only thing I’m not sure about is the hands. I might go bigger/longer, or black, or both… what do you think?

Probably a couple months ago I started glueing this face together not really having any plans. I came up with this ‘floating’ idea inside a case and thought this face would go good. It’s mounted by 3 dowels from behind to a clear piece of plexi. I finally finished it tonight.

This was a quick couple hour job just to see if I could do it, and apparently, I can. I have a practice drumset in the garage and didn’t have a ‘throne’, so I made one. It’s not the prettiest thing in the world, but it’s pretty sturdy, and doesn’t way much at all.

A couple weeks back I decided to make a small workbench on wheels out of 2×4s (because they’re cheap) and this is what I came up with. I don’t remember exactly but I think it’s seven (7) 2”x4”x8’ studs from Home Depot for $2.32 each. The most expensive part was the vise ($19.95) and I have only about $45 into this workbench, and that’s including the casters. It has come in very handy so far and the surface seems pretty durable. I’m glad I spent the time for this little project. Now, I can’t wait to get out of this rental, and get a house so I can build a nice, more permanent workbench.

This bed, made mostly of poplar, took me 3 to 4 months from start to finish. I didn’t use any plans, I just thought it up as I went by trial and error. My manager helped me make the hinges from metal plates and skateboard bearings. The tongue and groove joints we done with my cheap 10” table saw. I learned a lot of little things to do, and not to do with this project. It was a very important project for me because it was for my youngest daughter. Since then, it was my nephew’s first bed, so I’m hoping it becomes a family heirloom that gets passed down over the years for those who need it.

This is a pair of nightstands I made and finished almost a year ago not. They are made mostly of poplar. I made one and then made the second, so the finishes don’t match perfectly, but they look pretty good from either side of the bed…