Projects
A collection of woodworking projects I’m proud to share, even the ones that didn’t turn out perfect.
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Ship’s Wheel Light Decoration
A couple of months ago we started a redecorating project in our half-bathroom, updating the paint scheme and a few of the fixtures to clean it up and add a fun new nautical theme. To cap it off, I made a ship’s wheel to surround the round LED panel mounted in the ceiling. I started Continue reading
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Bear Free since 2023
After a bear attempted to break into my parents’ mountain cabin last year, my dad jokingly came up with an idea for a “no bears” sign I could make on my CNC router. For his birthday, I surprised him with his very own sign to let the bears know to move along. Carved out of Continue reading
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Cherry Pie Side Table
Sweet as pie, an anniversary present we can both use and enjoy. I made this lattice-top pie table by weaving thin strips of alder on a glued-up padauk top. Maple dowels connect to a maple base. It’s a little light and wiggly on our thick living room carpet floor, but it sits between the couch Continue reading
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2×4 Limousine
Bandsaw and drill press project directed by my son using rollers out of our old broken dish washer. Continue reading
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Tangram Solutions
After gifting a couple of tangram sets for Christmas last year, one of the recipients asked to see the solutions to all of the engraved puzzles. Spoiler alert, here they are. Continue reading
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Wooden Catamaran
I asked my son if I should make him something out of wood for Christmas, and he immediately replied “another Wooden Boat, but this time a catamaran.” “Wooden Boat” is his official proper name for his wooden boat bath toy that I made him for his first birthday, which has continued to be a staple Continue reading
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Millennium Falcon Serving Tray
I made this serving tray as a Christmas gift for my wife (a huge Star Wars fan and owner of GNKwares on Etsy). Starting with a glue-up of maple, walnut, and padauk, I threw it on the CNC with a bowl bit and carved using this file. After the perimeter cut, corner rounding, and a Continue reading
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Hardwood Tangrams
I’ve had the idea to make some nice hardwood tangrams as Christmas gifts for some folks this year. Tangrams have seven tiles that fit together into a square, or into any sort of shape you can think of. There are countless puzzles out there where you are given the outline or silhouette and have to Continue reading
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Rolling Clacker
Some dear friends are expecting a baby, and having been a father for almost two years now I felt I ought to make something special for the occasion. I came up with the idea of a rolling clacker toy that clicks along as you roll it (I’m certain I didn’t invent this first, but this Continue reading
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Millennium Falcon Ornament
A Millennium Falcon ornament made for a Christmas gift with a fun tapered glue-up and mix of hardwoods: padauk, maple, and walnut, finished in Danish Oil. Continue reading
Goldheart Woodworking 