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What a great tutorial. Thank you for sharing all of the progress. What did you use for the drawer bottoms. You said you used prefinished ply for the sides but the bottoms are white. Could you share....

I do a lot of mantel and surround jobs and I don't think you will have any problems with what you are proposing. I agree that a picture would make it easier to better understand what you are laying...

how about inserting the 5/8 dowel into the mantel hole so that it sticks out an inch or so, then taking a 1 inch dowel and drilling a 5/8 hole in one end about an 1 1/4" and slide it over the 5/8...

I was in home depot the other day and they had the nail gun / compressor combo on sale for 200+.

I built my own stand. I made a platforn out of 3/4 ply. The bottom sheet is the width of the saw and and about 6 feet long. The i made two boxes the size of the front edge to the depth of the fence...

Your 3hp router will definately do the job.

I have a raised panel door / stile and rail bit set, not sure what the number is. The raised panel bit is the 4 wing with back cutter and I absolutely love it. I have had others and this is the tops....

Definately glue and i would say either biscuits or pocket hole screws

I have radiant heat in my house and it is the type that was shown in the picture where it was mounted under the floor with the aluminum heat deflectors. What what I have experienced I would either go...

Nice work, simple lines and nice contrast in materials. Looks really good.

Here is another vote for the Hitachi, I have been using it for 3 years and I have made numerous raised panels (oak, poplar, cherry, maple and MDF) and it is great on all of it.

Here are a few different suppliers that I have used that carry carvings, turnings, and other type items like this. Enkabol, Osbourne Wood Products, Outwater Products, Adams Wood Products, Vandykes...

I don't have any personal examples to show but maybe you could build two benches into a corner then a round table with two more individual chairs. The benches will provide good seating without taking...

They look great. You would never know that it was a first attempt. I guess its time to go buy your own.

Beautiful work. The history adds that much more to the piece as well. Great job

Thanks for the compliments. I did not turn the legs, I bought them from Adams Wood Products. I use them and Osbourne Wood Products for all of my turning needs.

Here is another project that i just finished right before the island that I just posted. It is 15' wall to wall and 9' high. Boxes are 3/4 maply ply, face frames and doors are 3/4 poplar. Mantel and...

Here is a kitchen island that I recently finished. It is Cherry with dovetailed maple drawers. 4' wide x 2 1/2' deep. It has corbels on the back that are hard to see which will help support a granite...

I have a 12" dewalt single bevel and love it. It is about 12 years old now and I use it all the time. I do some custom moulding work and custom cabinetry and it has been great. I may upgrade to the...

For the hardie siding you can use a roofing nailer with the longer size nails or you can buy and ancual siding nailer. It shoots a nail that is like a smaller version of a long roofing nail. Either...

I use raised panel pits all the time for doors. I use 3/4" thick panels and I use the freud 4 wing panel bit with back cutter. Other then when I am milling MDF I make a few passes so that I don't...

I think the fact that you chose the communication route means a lot to the customer. I have found in dealing with clients that all most of them want is communication and you doing what you say you...

Hi, I recently built a large custom closet for a client. I used 3/4 prefinished maple ply for the dividers and shelves. I edge banded teh shelves with maple stock and I wrapped the entire unit with a...

I just bought this jig a few months ago and it worked great the first time i used it. I have never used a D/T jig before so I don't know what i might be missing but for teh price and teh ability to...

Really nice job. The leather inlays really add the finishing touch. Great details and nice job with the pictures to get all of the details. Very impressive.