Duplicating a cabinet door

One of the many services I can provide is the duplication of cabinet doors!  Here is a picture of one I did recently - the original door was damaged, and because it is a custom size it needed to be custom made.br Email me with your door questions and requests today! createSummaryAndThumb("summary5565535130211226431...

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Job updates

An update on the cherry bookcase - I have been working on the glass doors for the display area, and have finished them! They are beautiful, but because I left my camera in Delta, OH (30 min from here), I cannot show you a picture. I will be hanging them tomorrow, and will try to get my camera back and get a pic of them.br I have 3 outside jobs going, and now its raining for the next 2 days. This doesnt...

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The finished dragon!

Here are the pictures of the finished dragon puzzle and the box. I used two coats of warm cherry stain, and two coats of gloss poly. I put a 8" brass continuous hinge on the back, and a brass knob on the front.br I still have to find some black foam for the inside. I want to cut it to fit the puzzle, so the puzzle wont hit the sides and snap off a...

Ontario furniture makers co operate for mutual benefit

Its great to see Ontario furniture companies co-operating for mutual benefit. By contrast, BC furniture makers seem to operate in isolation, putting the industry in a very disadvantaged position. This seems to be the case at all levels, from one man shops up. Maybe we can learn from the Ontario experience and realize we have nothing to loose and everything to gain by working together.http://www.t...

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Turkey Day

It was a mellow one this year .... An unseasonably warm day and a small but warm gathering of just us, the boys, one nephew and all the girl friends. Nice .... We were thankful for lots and lots and lots of stuff, but mostly that my sister, who has been in a mysterious coma like situation in a Boston hospital since Sunday, was able to wish her husband...

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The arched top door Minster Oh stave core update

Here are some new pics of the arched entry doors core frame. I have decided to take a different approach to the stave core process, and hand cut and insert each stave individually. This took some time, but I believe it to be better constructed than my original attempt. I have elevated the frame and clamped a piece of plywood to the bottom to give a...

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David Rasmussen Design Bilt Furniture

I saw some interesting woodworking in the last couple of days. Some by David Rasmussen, who worked with us for four years and has been out on his own now for about four years. When David left, he went off to build handicap accessible treehouses with a national group called Forever Young Treehouses. After spending a few years traveling and working...

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Custom height base cabinets

Here are some pics of some custom height base cabinets I am finishing up. Each has one shelf which is adjustable, and I have accomodated for duct work underneath each one. They are ready for a spray coat of polyurethane before going to the jobsite.br...

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Wet Panel Carrier

"Wet Panel Flat File"This is a unique storage solution for storing wet coloring panels and canvases while on the road. I made the first wet panel carrier for my wife Kathie Wheeler ( see her web site and blog links at the beginning of this blog) when she was headed to a "plein air paint out" in Cedarburg WI a couple of years ago. She was thrilled with...

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Rileys Dollhouse

Ive begun a new project. A good friend of mine has a 2 year old grand-daughter named Riley (cute as a button too, I might add). Hes asked me to build a dollhouse, customized for her for this Christmas! Its going to be smaller than the Rafey House, which was 4w x 3h x 2d. br Rileys Dollhouse will be 30"w x 24"h x 18"d. This is still plenty big, and...

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The Big TV Cabinet

As I mentioned in a previous post, were working on a largish audio/tv cabinet for the This Old House project. It is deceptively simple in appearance with a few little devils in the details, folding and sliding recessed doors being just one of them ...As on any big project, after the drawings, we mapped out full size layout sticks. These are similar...

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The arched top door Minster Oh sanding it all down

Here are some pictures of the sanding process before staining and finishing. I have a total of a day and a half wrapped up in just sanding. This is an important step to get the look and feel of the door just right, and alot of the finish look depends on how well the sanding is done. The first picture is a "before" picture, and then there are two "after"...

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Coping saw techniques

I have been doing alot of trim work lately, and thought I would put up some tips on coping base trim into place. What I mean by this is to cut one piece of base trim to fit the shape of an adjacent piece, like this:The following method works fairly well. Cut the piece to be coped on a 45... Then, using a coping saw, cut along the face line of the 45,...

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Corner blocks and fluted trim

If youve been thinking about doing corner blocks with your trim, here are some pics of a basement Im finishing in Sylvania, Ohio that has just that.  This project also calls for fluted trim to be used for the casing as well as the base - take a look!br img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYpzgGtIHr9J6TA0nKspQRPkvk8cH_9bY7Dv0yipPmcCYPcqinsTjVRIZp-aYR1EF0mShsxeufIhl4jdIX3lpQ0PSClXq7-PA0TjitK-jglknVnDk66ofauq5uhyphenhyphenB2WlsaU4I_xd2dUU/s320/2012-06-13+16.56.25.jpg"...