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This project cost me approx 22.00. The wood was cutoffs or shorts.
sycamore, maple, walnut, spanish cedar, and not sure what the body face is, was told it was some type of south american rosewood....

stunning piece of work.

this is a dropdead gorgeous piece. congrats. (Ive built one very similar, same size and style, but did not match up the woods and your legs add alot to the piece)

Im a firm believer that...

this one is made out of maple legs and top, sycamore face frame, and spalted silver maple for door and side panels. Maple ply for insides. I built the back with a pocket on it the length of the unit...

inspirational woodworking. Incredible craftmanship.

No plans, just built it on the fly.
drew up measurments and went by that.

nothing fancy, I have to build at the level Im at and comfortable with.
so this is about where Im at.
AFter I finished the bedroom furniture, I went and made my son some dining room furniture....

thankyou all for the kind remarks.

Sorry, I looked the past couple of days, Im afraid they were tossed. I hope someone else saved them.

its a brilliant piece of work. Unique as any Ive ever seen.
I did get a chuckle when you said you retired so you can work 10 hour days in the shop. thats kinda funny.
thankyou for posting...

hey, same bed. I made the bottom rail on the foot board a bit narrower and the top rail a bit wider to accomodate my 6 inch jointer.
I also see you didnt add any wenge or dark accents on the bed...

brad, I didnt use their plans for the dresser.
The dresser has inset fronts, and I wanted to use the striped mahogany for all of the fronts, but when I started to resaw the piece I had, there were...

thanx, was going for that butcher block kinda look, and it was an experiment. Im currently building a butcher block style pedestal dining table, same species woods.

I had found it online a while ago, I typed in 100th anniversary bed and googled it. The article included an entire bedroom set with wenge trim. I used walnut trim.

I had alot of thick heavy white oak, so Im making a few pieces with it.
First one, is this hall table.
Used mahogany trim, spun the drawer handle, and made my first dovetail drawer. I used the...

My son needed a bedroom set, so this is what I came up with.
Bed is queen size, made from free plans, popular mechanics 100th anniversary bed.
Some parts were sapele, didnt have all mahogany. The...

I tried to add a picture, now I think I got it. This is the simpliest design I found with all the curves and angles and by far, the most comfortable adirondack chair Ive made. Very similar to yours,...

I love your finish and painted product.
Ive made so many adirondack chairs (and assorted outdoor furniture)at one point my backyard looked like an outdoor furniture outlet.
I found the easiest...

I agree with Ken. so many people rate their woodworking on exotic lumber used, type of joinery, finishes, inlays, etc.............this is a piece that will long be cherished and I bet passed down.

Im always fascinated by the talent I see on sites like this.
Amazing piece of work.

beautiful work, one hundred percent stunning piece.
congratulations on completing a wonderful project.

I read that article, and made a small end table with this style top.It was a great article.

man, that is such a gorgeous piece. absolutely fantastic.
thankyou for sharing your skill and build for all of us to see.

Although Im quite the beginner, Ive built a few outdoor chairs and tables out of ipe, and the few hundred linear feet I purchased had tremendous variations in grain and color.
The gloss finish you...

Its obvious your dad has a good eye for quality.

Is he good looking and intelligent also?