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This was my second “official” woodworking project. The last step in finishing my basement/workshop. I used these as practice for furniture making.
These columns are walnut and maple ply.
I made all of the moldings including the crown. It was quite a challenge using a router table, but I made a tall fence and had lots of feather boards. I’ll buy a shaper before I ever do crown again, but it wasn’t all that bad since these were short boards.
That’s about it. Just a coat of danish oil, then multiple coats of wipe on poly.
More in progress pictures can be seen towards the end of my basement refinishing gallery here: http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=12tw1zjl.c4n2iuq5&x=1&y=y6zyw5
*edit: Just realized I could add pictures in the description:
Here’s my Sketchup plan:

And a before shot:

And how about an in progress shot:
































18 comments so far
tenontim
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posted 471 days ago
Very nice. They look like furniture.
-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com
lew
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posted 471 days ago
Beautiful!
You say these are in your workshop
?
trifern
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posted 471 days ago
Beautiful columns. I think you definitely have enough practice. I can’t wait to see some furniture. Thank you for sharing.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
Woodhacker
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posted 470 days ago
Those are sweeeet. My garage…I mean…my workshop is very jealous.
-- Martin, Kansas
ND2ELK
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posted 470 days ago
Very nicely done. Beautiful job. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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lightweightladyleftie
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posted 470 days ago
That’s not a basement; that’s a ”lower level.” Those look fabulous!
-- "But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6
thetimberkid
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posted 470 days ago
Great job!
Thanks for the post
Callum
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Dusty56
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posted 469 days ago
WOW…you say this is your workshop ? ! Very impressive to say the least : )
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motthunter
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posted 469 days ago
looks great
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Dan M
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posted 468 days ago
.. and I find another awesome example of something that I’m sure I’ll “borrow” for my own basement
question – given that your shop is part of the house (not stuck in the garage) how are you keeping the dust down? Looking for ideas .. figure if it’s good enough for the living space portion of a house it’s gotta be more than fine for a garage
-- Dan M, SW Suburbs, Chicago IL -- http://www.djay-crafts.com
Richforever
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posted 467 days ago
The contrast between the trim and columns is awesome! Outstanding workmanship!
-- Rich, Seattle, WA
PineMan
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posted 467 days ago
Very nice looking columns!
-- I never started a project I couldn't screw up.
ytsejamr
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posted 467 days ago
“question – given that your shop is part of the house (not stuck in the garage) how are you keeping the dust down?”
The shop part is sealed off from where the furnace is. I have two doors that lead to the side of the basement where the furnace is. I put weather seal around the door casing and sweeps on the bottom of the doors. My basement is a walk out, so I also have a couple fans going when I’m doing work. I have a small dust collector that can be hooked to one tool at a time. My next tool is going to be a large dust collector.
So far I haven’t noticed too much dust making it to the upstairs. I’m also been replacing my furnace filter more frequently than I have in the past.
Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 371 days ago
Pretty sweet trim job man!
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bensaw
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posted 333 days ago
Those look terrific.
Can I ask about the interior molding? Is that a separate ogee molding with 3/4 inch depth you added after the glue-up?
Thanks!
ytsejamr
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posted 326 days ago
You are correct. That is a separate piece of molding added once the “panels” were up. I thought it needed a little “dressing up”. :-)
azwoodman
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posted 259 days ago
Beautful! I like the contrasting color scheme that you went with. I look forward to seeing your future projects.
-- -Spencer, Gilbert Az (http://www.azwoodshop.com)
Chris
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posted 235 days ago
Nice work, and to echo the rest, what a gorgeous looking shop. I’m not sure I could work without the cavelike concrete enclosure mine is in (Not!). The columns work really well, particularly given that floor. Very, very envious.
-- Chris