Tapestry Looms

Here are a couple of Tapestry (lap) Looms I made this weekend. They are for a friend of my wife who asked if I could make them, they turned out rather well, I think. They are made from Ash, with a simple half lap joint on the large one and a rabbit joint on the small one. I pre-drilled the nail holes, the large on has 49 and the small has 27. There isn't any finish on them, to prevent anything that might transfer onto the finished work.

The Summer Deck Project

With summer here it was time to build our new deck, it's between the house and the shop set close to our fence, giving us a little more privacy and a better view of our hill side back yard. It is 12 x12 on 2 x 8 lumber, set on deck blocks. The deck is 5/4 x 6 pressure treated lumber and screwed down every 2 feet. I don't think it's going anywhere and it's very sturdy. My wife also wanted a planter box in the corner with lattuis and I topped it off the same way our fence top was done. A great place to sit in the morning with a coffee. It only took 17 hours to build over 2 ½ days.

Large Cedre Dragon Fly

I try not to waste too much lumber. This large dragon fly is 18 inches long and has a 24 inch wing span. It is make from old ceder posts, milled down, glued up, turned and voila, you have a large ceder dragon fly. This was made for my sister-in-law Murratte, who like a few people I know like dragon flies. This is an addition to the three blood wood dragon flies I made for her last year. A fun project that goes a long way.

Felting Table

Another project off my list of items to build. There is an art to felting and my wife is becoming very talented at it, and she requires a place to create, and I wanted my shop back becasue she was using my work table for a while, thus the need for this protable felting table. This table was made to set on another table or flat stable surface to create on. It is made from ¼ plywood and oak edging and a piece of formica/arborite, and of course a bit of silicon to keep it water tight. It has a ¾ inch edge for strength and to keep the water controlled, along with a drain hole in one corner, I have been told you don't want alot of standing water. It mesures 71" x 43", just right for our kitchen table.

Berry Pickers

Here is my version of a hand held berry picker, the original was made by me wife's grandfather, many years ago. The new version is basically the same except for the obvious modification, the good thing about this modification is that if it doesn't work it can be easily adjusted to the original style. I made it out of yellow birch, a good sturdy wood as the sides are only ¼ inch and the ends could get a bit of abuse from the scooping up things.

Printer Stand

As things get moved around every once and a while there is an opportunity to build a new piece of furniture. In this case my wife needed a stand for her printer and other items. This is a simple side table made of oak, the top and legs panels glued with biscuits, the legs set in a 1/4 dado, with an upper and lower support on the back for stability. A little golden oak stain and a coat of poly for protection finishes it off.

Umbrella and Boot Stands

A few years ago I made a cedar umbrella stand, for what else umbrellas and walking sticks. Recently I make this boot stand, also from cedar, it should wear well in the winter and wet days. The sides are half lap joints and mortised into the corners. The top level of the boot stand is a cedar panel I glued up, I thought it better to have a sold top, keeps the debris from falling to the boots.