I decided it was time to build a real workbench for the shop, after reviewing numerous benches on here and in magazines I took several features from numerous benches and came up with this design. The top is made from cherry and black walnut, it is 2 inches thick and held together with glue and threaded rod. Base is just kiln dried 2x material from a local bigdox, the drawer box is 3/4 mdf wrapped in Brazilian Teak, the drawers are made from poplar and brazilian teak and ar 24”x18” x3” in size. The whole bench was coated with boiled linseed oil, then a coat of amber shellac was applied to the base with the teak receiving a few coats of hand rubbed poly, The top was finished with a generous amount of furniture wax. This benc will also serve as an outfeed table for my table saw. total size is 6’ x 30” x 34”, I ask for honest crizticism and cretiques and as always thanks for looking. I would also like to thank Greg3G for his patience and help with this bench I am sure i owe him a new phone by now.

For several weeks I have been looking at a lot very nice pens nd cutting boards so I thought that I would give it try. I went to wood craft for the turning for the troops where I turned my first pen. I was hooked. Here are some pictures of my first four pens and a couple of cutting boards that I put together using some scraps that I had around my shop, I hope you enjoy and any comments as always are welcome. Sorry about the pictures not much of a photographer, didn’t notice how dirty the boards were when I took the pictures they have been out in my shop while I was milling wood for a hope chest for my niece.

I wanted to try and learn to do inlay and had seen a similar project on LJ’s before and thought I would try. The project turned out pretty well but its is obvious the it is a first attempt. The project is a desk top book stand that was made for a silent auction at the church. It was made using walnut with Padauke and maple inlay. any and all comments or suggestions welcome Sorry the picture are not better I could not get an angle that the glare was not an issue.

This is the first project in my new shop and also my first attempt at mortise and tennon joinery. I decided that I needed a stand for my planner and built this cabinet. It is 37” x 40” by 28”. The base is built with 2×4 common stock that I milled to the desired size. once assembled the joints were “pinned” with 1/4” dowel as well as glue. The top is some hard wood that I had around the shop. I am not sure what species it is I am awful with identifying wood. The base is delicatly covered with 3 coats of the best Krlon spray on stain I could buy. The top has 4 coats of brushed on poly. It is very strong and stable. I tested buy standing on top and jumping. Not the safest method but was very effective test of how strong my joints are. Any comments or suggestions greatly appreciated.

This is a changing table that I made for my son. It is solid maple face frame with maple ply case. While planning and milling the maple for the face frame I noticed lots of bug and worm trails in the wood. Instead of scrapping the wood I decided to display the imperfections. I finished with several coats of poly and hand buffed with wax. My wife did not know about it until I brught it home and put it in his room the day before he was born. Sorry about the pictures my camera has decided to crap out on me while I was taking these.