Projects From Our Readers
Portable Writing Desk
Chad Boehlke, North Platte, Neb.
Patterned after a Georgian-style 1800s original, this 24½" x 16" x 5" desk features a mahogany box and inlaid sides of walnut and eucalyptus. To prevent warping, Boehlke used ¼" birch plywood for the writing surface.
Liquor Cabinet
Craig Thibodeau, San Diego, Calif.
Curly maple, quartersawn maple and Honduran mahogany are combined in this 29" x 34" x 16" liquor cabinet that features an adjustable shelf for glassware above the liquor and an upper drawer for bar tools. The outside finish is water-based lacquer; inside is shellac. The piece won two first-place awards in the 2005 Design in Wood Show.
Curly maple, quartersawn maple and Honduran mahogany are combined in this 29" x 34" x 16" liquor cabinet that features an adjustable shelf for glassware above the liquor and an upper drawer for bar tools. The outside finish is water-based lacquer; inside is shellac. The piece won two first-place awards in the 2005 Design in Wood Show.
Coral Bowl
Ed Kelle, Long Island, N.Y.
Kelle crafted this 7"-diameter, 3½" tall bowl from spalted maple, turning it approximately 5/8" thick, finishing the inside with lacquer and then buffing it. He shaped the outside on a sander, used a Dremel tool for extensive texturing, and applied color with thin washes of oil paint. A rounded bottom design gives some motion to the piece.
Kelle crafted this 7"-diameter, 3½" tall bowl from spalted maple, turning it approximately 5/8" thick, finishing the inside with lacquer and then buffing it. He shaped the outside on a sander, used a Dremel tool for extensive texturing, and applied color with thin washes of oil paint. A rounded bottom design gives some motion to the piece.
Mission Sideboard
Bob Gasperetti, Mount Tabor, Vt.
Gasperetti’s Arts & Crafts-style cherry sideboard also works as an entertainment center or credenza. Features include two drawers, two interior shelves, frame-and panel-construction, and a hand rubbed oil finish. It was part of the Guild of Vermont Furniture Makers’ entry in the 2006 Vermont Fine Furniture and Woodworking Festival.
Gasperetti’s Arts & Crafts-style cherry sideboard also works as an entertainment center or credenza. Features include two drawers, two interior shelves, frame-and panel-construction, and a hand rubbed oil finish. It was part of the Guild of Vermont Furniture Makers’ entry in the 2006 Vermont Fine Furniture and Woodworking Festival.
“Ethereal Earth”
Brian McEvoy, Edmonton, Alberta
McEvoy’s Alaskan yellow cedar Earth sculpture is 20" high, 6" in diameter and 1/8" thick, with countries carved and handpainted to scale. The oceans are pierced for a fragile look; to highlight the oceans, the inside of the sphere is airbrushed with iridescent paints. Finish is acrylic ink and lacquer.
McEvoy’s Alaskan yellow cedar Earth sculpture is 20" high, 6" in diameter and 1/8" thick, with countries carved and handpainted to scale. The oceans are pierced for a fragile look; to highlight the oceans, the inside of the sphere is airbrushed with iridescent paints. Finish is acrylic ink and lacquer.
