Having a few days free this week, I finally got back in the shop for the first time this year. The same thing happened last year – I wasn’t in the shop for the first couple of months of the year. I’m not sure why this happens. It seems like the deep, dark months of [...]
I finally got back into the shop this weekend after a few weekends off, and the sewing cabinet gained a knee apron as a result. Cutting the curve on the apron was not quite as difficult as I imagined it might be. My el-cheapo bandsaw managed to do a decent job of making the rough [...]
This weekend sees the completion of both pedestals of the sewing cabinet. The edge banding on the horizontal pieces (top, bottom, and shelf) were glued in and trimmed flush. The edge banding on the back panel was also trimmed flush. The next step is to attach the back to the pedestals and start working on [...]
My current woodworking project is a sewing machine cabinet for my mother-in-law. A picture of the completed project can be seen here. The cabinet is made out of 3/4″ cherry plywood with solid cherry edging. This is the most complex and nicest piece that I’ve attempted to date.