Members' Projects
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October 2016 |
Pie Crust Tea Table by Keith Rackley
This tea table is made of walnut and finished with amber shellac top coated with General Finishes
oil and urethane semi-gloss. Table is based on (not an exact copy) one shown in book titled
"Making a Piecrust Tea Table by Tom Heller and Ron Clarkson. |
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July 2016 |
Table by Keith Rackley
Walnut, finished with amber shellac and oil and urethane topcoat.
It is a repro of one shown in Franklin Gottshall's book titled "Making Antique Furniture.
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March 2016 |
Chippendale Lowboy by Keith Rackley
Walnut
(dimensions taken from Franklin H. Gottshall's "Making Furniture Masterpieces)
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| August 2015 |
Turret Top Tea Table by Keith Rackley
Walnut with claw and ball, hand-carved top edge. |
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June 2015 |
| Walnut Blanket Chest by Keith Rackley |
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May 2015 |
| Display Case/Couch Tables by Kenneth Sternberg |
Two display case/ couch tables of air dried walnut and Lyptus. I substantially built them at the education center between Feb. and May of this year. The inspiration came from a live edged Walnut slab GWG had for sale for quite some time that I resawed into the two tops. The casework is just designed to be simple, useful and mostly just to complement the slab tops.
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March 2015
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| Chippendale Style Arm Chair by Keith Rackley |
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This is a Chippendale style arm chair made of walnut. The backsplat and elements of the crest rail are taken from the 2006, no. 186 issue of Fine Woodworking: Philadelphia Side Chair. Dimensions and basic style are based on an existing chair in my possession.
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May 2014 |
Slant Front Secretary by Keith Rackley
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This secretary was inspired by the Lonnie Bird secretary which first appeared in a 2002 issue of Fine Woodworking magazine. As anyone familiar with the Lonnie Bird secretary can see, I have taken some liberties with Mr. Bird's interpretation of this time-honored piece. I chose to use glass in lieu of wood panels for the doors and changed the gallery layout to suit my personal taste. The secretary is made of walnut (my personal favorite), and I can honestly say it was a very enjoyable project for me.
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February 2014 |
Silk Armoire by John A. Thomas
Completed this year with materials purchased at the Guild.
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| March 2013 |
Mahogany Cabinet by Keith Rackley
Based on John Townsend's 1750 Document Cabinet
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January 2013 |
Paula Kelly recently approached the Guild with a project she needed help on. She had previously built a small box, and put it in front of the Swamp Rabbit Cafe, to use as a lending library. It is a place where you can pick up a book to read or leave a book for the next one to read. Over time the box gave way to the elements and was in need of repair. She asked us if we could repair it or replace it. The project didn’t really meet the guilds guidelines for being approved by the board but a note was sent out to the general membership and a few volunteers agreed to build Paula a new box.
One of the members generously put up his own money for the materials and they built the shown box in a couple of weeks. Paula was very pleased with the results and is hoping to raise funds from some local companies to build some more lending libraries to put in other locations.
The members that built the lending library were Aubrey Rogers, Butch Scott, Buddy Turner and Vince DeCarlo.
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December 2012 |
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Kenneth Sternberg made these rocking horses out of Jatoba and Maple. The horses and the building process are featured in the Show Us Your Woodworking section of the Highland Woodworking website. Check out the article at this address: http://goo.gl/MLaap |
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September 2012 |
Guild member Bill Brett and Ron Logan of the church made this "Dog Watering Station"
for a "Blessing of the pets and flu clinic" at First Christian Church. The church had it painted.
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July 2012 |
Trestle Table by Jim Sinclair
36" x60"
Distressed Pine
Minwax Jacobean stain, Minwax Polycrylic Satin finish |
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April 2012 |
Walnut Queen Anne footstool by Keith Rackley.
Finished with shellac, gel stain, and oil & urethane. |
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| Elm blanket chest with cedar lining built by Tim Yang. |
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March 2012 |
| This is a barn front for the play "Charlotte's Web", being presented by Reidville Elementary School. It will be painted, including barn doors, by the school. It was constructed by Bill Bagwell, Keith Rackley, and Bill Brett. |
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December 2011
I know many of you saw me working on the quilting frame in the shop, well it is finally finished. Unfortunately it is a Christmas gift, so I will not be able to bring it to show and tell at the January meeting so I have attached some pictures. The frame is made out of red oak and finished with friutwood Danish oil. The moving parts were waxed to allow everything to move freely.
The plans were purchased online from Moritz Designs. http://www.moritzdesigns.com/quiltingframe. I am going to donate the plans that I purchased to the library if anyone is interested in building one.
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July 2011
Ron Critser's coffee table
The table top s 20 inches wide by 42 inches in length and
19 inches in height and
weighs approximately 80 lbs. The wood is Tiger wood/Brazilian Koa for the
panels
and African mahogany for the stiles and rails (frame and legs) finished
with an
oil-varnish mix and a hand rubbed bees wax. The hardware is brass knife
hinges for the
doors, with brass bullet catches at the bottom for support, and the pulls
are Italian made,
purchased from Lee Valley in Canada. Certainly a modern look with a
pronounced wood
grain color and pattern. No stains or dyes were used.
April 2011
Bill Bagwell's lowboy
October 2010
Here is a small dresser Tim Yang made for his 8 yr old
daughter from
curly maple and cherry based on a Stickley lingerie chest. He had to
adjust the height to fit under a window in her bedroom.
September 2010
Ron Critser submitted the following pictures:
James Krenov designed the cabinet. The stand is African mahogany
and the cabinet is curly maple with an unknown veneer in the doors
A Bubinga wood Lazy Susan that is 19 inches in diameter.
Unique is the "face" that is looking at you, an unintended design
outcome.
This was Jeri's first birdhouse, a gift for her father on his 90th birthday.
Writing Desk
May 2010
Maple; clear satin polyurethane finish
Buzz Sprinkle
Disappearing TV
February 2010
Bill Bagwell
Visitor
Sign-in Register for
Holy Cross Episcopal Church
July 2009
Constructed by Al Kaufmann
Sound booth for
Holy Cross Episcopal Church
May 2009
Constructed by Adrian Harvey, Al Kaufmann,
and Dennis DeFrancesco
Choir cabinets
for St Mary's
March 2009
Cabinets were installed March 24 by Bill
Brett, Paul Meunier, Ruud Veltman, and Buddy Turner.
The assembly consists of 65 cubbies, 6 drawers (two of which are drawers inside
of drawers),
and two bookshelves with base cabinets having doors. Construction is of
solid oak and oak plywood.
February 2009
Ruud Veltman, Paul Meunier, Bill Brett
Grand-daughter
desk
Bill Bagwell
January 2009
Candleholder for St
Philips
Jack McKay
December 2008
Hall Tree
Buzz Sprinkle
December 2008
Angels and
Cross for St
Philips
Aubrey Rogers
December 2008
The background is 16 ft high at the peak and 23 ft across.
The cross is 14 ft high and 8 ft wide. The angels are 11 X 5 ft.
Background is painted Merlot, while the cross and angels
are solid Maple, finished natural
Angel for St
Philips
Aubrey Rogers
October 2008
Weather Box
African
Mahogany
Ron Critser
October 2008
The corners are mitered. Each side contains a different monitor
(hydrometer, barometer, clock, and temperature gauge). The top and
bottom (genuine Mahogany) can be removed to provide access to the
gauges or provide additional storage
Cross for church
Aubrey Rogers
October 2008
This cross is 14 feet high and 8 feet wide, made of Maple, and sprayed with
lacquer
Toy chest for Great Grandson,
Michael
Al Kaufmann
August 2008
Poppy Table
Ron Critser
March 2008
Reproduction of Gustaf Stickley's "Poppy Table", as seen in the
December, 2007, issue of Popular Woodworking
Altar and Credence Table
Daily Mass Chapel
St Joseph's Catholic School
February 2008
Guitars, by William Burgess
January 2008
Garden Bench, in Cypress, with a
high gloss finish, by Buzz Sprinkle
December 2007
Myndert Papenhuyzen's string
cabinet for The Fine Arts Center
May 2007
St Joseph's High School
August 2007
Six Oak candle stands, approximately 40"
high and 12" square.
At this stage, finishing had not been completed.
April 2007
This altar is made using solid oak, with an
oak plywood top, It is 96 inches long, 32 inches deep, and 36 inches high. It
will be used in the high school auditorium for weekly student body masses.
Cherry cabinet, by Bill Bagwell (his first
attempt at Cabriolet legs)
The bass guitars of William Burgess - Chapter
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The bass guitars of William Burgess - Chapter
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