I wanted to build a higher end piece to show my skills off at Farmer’s markets and craft shows, and found a pretty good piece in a woodworking magazine. It is a jewelry chest with places for rings, hanging necklaces and drawers for other items. Made with walnut, with brass hardware, I think it looks …
I had a client request a custom design for their cutting board. They wanted something that was 16 inches wide x 16 inches deep, and roughly 1 inch thick. They wanted a juice groove around the outside on all four sides (they called it a juice “trench” so tomato/tomato) and wanted to have indented handles …
I wanted to make a jewelry stand as a trial piece and try to sell it at the Farmers Market. This one is based on a design I found from Wood magazine, issue #177. Materials Part # Description T W L Material Qty A Posts ¾ ¾ 10 Curly Maple 2 B Long fillers 1/8” …
I often get asked questions on what I use when I apply a finish on my work. There is a lot of concern on “food safe” and “child safe” finishes, and the potential for contamination. Finishing is a real art, and there is often excellent work that is created that gets ruined when you do …
I am back at the Farmer’s Market again today, this time the Collingswood NJ farmer’s market. Its full of a lot of farm and food vendors, with lots of great food. A lot of folks stopped by and expressed interest in my work, and I had a few folks set up commission work for me. …
I had a customer who had a small apartment in Brooklyn, and they wanted a walnut hall table with specific dimensions (50” long but only 9” deep) in order to fit a specific spot in the house. This happens a lot with me with my commissions. Someone has an idea what they want, but they …
This “Desktop Bookshelf” is based on a design by Woodworker’s Journal. It is made with Hickory and Walnut, some interesting domestic hardwoods. The wedged through-tenons hold one end piece in place, while the other end piece is adjustable and moves back & forth, based on the books in the shelf. The pieces can be disassembled …
So my local town does a street fair twice a year, where they have food truck vendors, craftsman, politicians, and local businesses come out. They close off main street to vehicles, and just have pedestrian traffic for the 4 blocks of downtown main street. Its a lot of fun, and one of those “small town …
Well, the Craft Fair schedule has stared for the year, with me heading to Haddonfield NJ’s farmer’s market to start the year. In the months ahead, I’ll be attending several craft shows and farmer’s markets, selling some of my wares. My current schedule is: Hopefully I’ll see you at one of these in the months …
This “Gentleman’s Tool Chest” is based on a design by Chris Schwarz from Popular Woodworking. It’s based on a 19th century tool box common in the 19th century – used to hold household tools for use around the home. It uses simply dimensional lumber, nailed together with applied moulding.
