Over the holidays, my cousin’s son (my cousin once removed?) Eric made a box for his girlfriend. We patterned it off a small jewelry box Kylene had, and we liked it quite a bit. The top slides off, and all the joinery can be done with a dado set on the table saw or a [...]

Last night after we were sent home from the Dr. appointment, I decided I’d take some time to finish up some work on the toy-box. I really needed to lightly tune-up some rabbets I cut on the router table, due to slight panel warpage. Nothing out of the ordinary, but I didn’t want to futz [...]

Upon completion of the Kitchen Island, Kylene and I had a discussion (before the labor kicked up) about what to work on next. I’ve been itching to make some saw dust lately — and I wanted something smaller to start with and get out of the way. This week we’ll be re-arranging the furniture in [...]

Tonight I finished assembly of nearly everything. I’m considering this project DONE, since all I have left to do is some back-stops for the doors (the latches work already, I just need an adjustable limit — see the photo of Alice toward the end of the gallery below) and to install the knobs on the [...]