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Cutting Boards

Posted on July 15, 2015
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Because we don’t want to waste any of God’s bounty, we’ve made some end grain cutting boards from the left over pieces that are too small to use in a furniture project. Because these are end grain, they will not dull your knives.  Move over Boos, there’s a new cutting board boss in town!  ha

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Posted in Cutting Boards, Mahogany, Maple, Oak (Red, White), Original Creations, Pecan/Hickory, Purple Heart, Walnut |

Finally! The Final Workbench Post

Posted on July 7, 2015

Here are the final pictures from the reloading workbench progress.  A write up is forthcoming.      

Posted in Commissioned Project for, DRG, Mahogany, Original Creations, Poplar, Progress Report, Workbench |

Workbench Progress Report – Tool Tray, Back & Molding

Posted on March 19, 2015

Gather around the fire, kids and let ole Woody tell you a story …  well, fake fire… this is a woodworking shop after all!  My goodness!  Who would use hardwood for a fire? The workbench has been delivered and our customer is a happy camper.  However, we still owe you build updates.  Here is the

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Posted in Commissioned Project for, DRG, Mahogany, Progress Report, Workbench |

Workbench Progress Report – Drawer

Posted on February 21, 2015

Hopefully you’ve been following us on Instagram or Twitter (@FromTheHCWShop) or Facebook and have seen more frequent updates.   We’ve been devoting all our time in the shop & getting our taxes completed, thus the delay in getting out an much belated progress report.  There are a handful that need to be finished and uploaded.  Tonight

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Posted in Commissioned Project for, DRG, Mahogany, Maple, Original Creations, Poplar, Workbench |

Workbench Progress Report – Gams and Aprons

Posted on January 21, 2015
reloading table - legs & aprons-13-800

Look at those gams!   <insert wolf whistle here>  In this post we’ll show how we’ve attached the front two legs, added some blocking around the vise and attached the apron with a cut out for the drawer. As you’ll remember from the previous post (here), the legs have an “L” attached to provide some

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Posted in Commissioned Project for, DRG, Mahogany, Maple, Progress Report, Workbench |

We’re Even More Social Now

Posted on January 19, 2015

We’re now on Twitter and Instagram @FromTheHCWShop

Posted in General Shop News |

Workbench Progress Report – Build Ups, Legs & Shoes

Posted on January 13, 2015
reloading table - vice-legs-shoes-18-800

For this update we’ll be showing you how we’ve blocked the table top to correctly space and accommodate the bench vise, laminated Mahogany for the legs and created shoes to properly attach the casters. Our customer wanted a vise that wouldn’t get in the way of the table top.   Quality vises are heavy.  That’s

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Posted in Commissioned Project for, DRG, Mahogany, Maple, Progress Report, Workbench |

New Project – Workbench with the Option of Accomodating a Reloader

Posted on January 4, 2015

A beautiful multi-functional workbench is our next project.   As most of us do, our customer needs their workbench to wear different hats.  It will be used for some DIY home improvement projects, ammunition reloading & other general workbench type stuff.  Our Customer provided a website as a starting off point (much as one would

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Posted in Commissioned Project for, DRG, Mahogany, Maple, Progress Report, Workbench |

Glamour Shots of the Mantel Clocks

Posted on December 4, 2014
walnut clock

Here are the final photographs of the mantel clocks (please see the construction post & photos here).  They are all 100% wood.  No mechanical fasteners. no plywood or MDF.  These are heirloom, will to your grand-baby quality.  They are easily worth $400 -$500 each.  We’re offering them for well under market value because we realize the

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Posted in Cherry, Clock, Maple, Original Creations, Walnut |

Construction of 7 100% Wood Mantel Clocks

Posted on December 4, 2014
Mortised and loose tenon joinery of the carcass of the clocks

We tripped across some beautiful Peruvian Curly Walnut, Spalted Cherry, Tiger Maple and Birdseye Maple that just cried out to be made into beautiful mantle clocks.  We brought it to the shop & set our sights on creating 8 clocks that would be sold at Christmas and hopefully make someone a really nice gift. We

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Posted in Cherry, Clock, Maple, Original Creations, Walnut |

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