Projects
- the progression -
We all have to start somewhere. Pallet wood experiments were my beginnings. I thought free pallet wood was the way to go. After making a handful of projects, I learned pretty quickly after spending hours breaking pallets apart that the juice isn't worth the squeeze for me. My pallet wood phase didn't last long...
This walnut sofa/coffee table is one of my favorite projects. It was a gift for my wife and we still use it every day. It was the first project where I didn't use any screws or nails for joinery. I either used dowels or biscuits for the different joints.
I used AI to help spice up the image here. The garage door backdrop and my dog's behind didn't seem to do it justice.
This was a custom end table built for a friend. They wanted something that was large enough to sit over the top of a dog bed. They gave me the dimensions and style they wanted. This was my first tabletop glue up and overall, it went pretty well. The top is fastened to the apron with Z clips so it can expand/contract. That was also something I learned through the process.
These entryway cubbies turned out to be more work then I expected. The left and right side were slightly different dimensions because of where they were getting installed. I also built them in my garage and installed them in the house. It would have saved tons of time to just build them in place, but that doesn't work well with my day job...
The bench tops were made from reclaimed barn woods from the owner's farm. The rest of the wood is 1x hickory for face frames and also hickory plywood which was a rare find for me.
Since I really started pushing projects as a side hustle around 2023, it seems like cutting boards are all the rage... They can be tedious to build but the end result is usually worth it.
Typically, you'll find long-grain or end-grain boards. End-grain are considerably more effort but will also put up with more abuse due to the direction of the wood fibers being positioned vertically.