Woodworking by Scott

Writing Desks

2012-02-12T23:24:00.000-08:00

I'm still working on them but at the moment I've gotten bogged down with several other jobs that need attention. I'm working on my daughter's room trying to get it finished so she likes it, it's been a work in progress and it's time it gets done.
Plus I ran out of money for the wood for the desks so they are waiting till more money finds its way to us, hopefully not long now.

Outfeed table router lift

2012-02-06T21:51:00.001-08:00

Getting to the Legs

2012-02-02T08:02:00.000-08:00

Here is my first attempt at shaping a cabriole leg, it went better than I thought it would but I can see that I am going to need practice. I'm really excited to get to work on all these legs.
You will notice that I messed up on the bottom of the foot and offset my center in the wrong location, it should have been on the line above and left of where it is. Don't know how I managed to do that but I did, I'll have to pay closer attention to that on the next go around.

Writing desks

2012-01-22T22:41:00.000-08:00

Have any of you ever kept old pieces of wood around thinking that you just might use it later?
I don't think I know any woodworker that hasn't.
My wife and I have been keeping two old pine coffee tables in the basement for years just waiting for the right project to come along. Well it has arrived, my wife said that she wanted me to build writing desks for our daughters to do their homework at.
I've sanded the tops down and made a skirt for one of the tops that was just a top and legs, the other top had a center drawer on it. I'm going to add a drawer to the other one and make a version of Queen Anne legs for the two tops.

2012-01-22T22:32:00.000-08:00

2012-01-07T16:13:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pens I put together for my fellow Photographers at the paper for Christmas.Makes me sad that there aren't twice as many this year, I guess that's what happens with layoffs.From left to right the pens are made out of Cherry, Walnut, Eucalyptus Burl, Sycamore, Sycamore.

American woodworker magazine August 1998

2011-12-01T15:35:00.000-08:00

I saw this and wanted to keep it.

Teacher pens

2011-07-03T17:12:00.000-07:00

Both of my daughters asked if I could make pens for their teachers as an end of the year gift, The large cigar pen is made out of Black Palm and the smaller Retro one is out of Walnut.

Baby Cradle

2011-06-09T00:44:00.000-07:00

I've made a few of these cradles over the last 6 or 7 years but I still really enjoy making them. We have a family reunion coming up this weekend and they like to raffle off items to help pay for the the next reunion. I decided to do a cradle, I started it on Wednesday at noon and finished it at 12:30 AM on Thursday. I hope someone at the reunion will like it.

Well?

2011-05-02T21:19:00.000-07:00

I think I haven't been all that good at posting here, well the reason is that I haven't been doing much in the shop. I've been working so much that the wood is just sitting there collecting dust instead of becoming it.

I hope to get some time in the shop soon.

New woodworking site

2011-01-16T22:40:00.000-08:00

I came across a cool woodworking site tonight. Check it out it's www.woodtreks.com

Goodbye 2010

2011-01-01T08:36:00.000-08:00

Well the new year is here and we get to start fresh. I'm in the process of designing a hall table at the moment and hope to begin work on it in a week or so.
I hope everyone had a safe New Years.

Tadaaaaahh!!

2010-12-22T19:08:00.000-08:00

It's finally done, I can't believe it. It's in the house, in the kitchen and it made it before Christmas.
From rough cut lumber to this. This is why I love Woodworking.

Still working on it

2010-12-21T12:03:00.000-08:00

Isn't it funny how a couple of days turns into six? I got sidetracked with some other things for Christmas and the table got pushed to the side. Here it is as of about 12:50 Mountain time on Tuesday. The molding is attached to the aprons and the second coat of Arm-R-Seal is on the top waiting for me to come home from work tonight so I can buff it out and apply a third. Then I can move it out tomorrow and bring in the base and get it painted. Lets hope all goes as planned. It won't.

Almost there

2010-12-14T11:13:00.001-08:00

Here is the table as it sat last night. I'm still working on a couple of small details, I hope it will only be a couple more days. We'll see what tomorrow brings.

Work is going on

2010-12-01T22:29:00.000-08:00

Well the jointer is up and running, I've gotten going with the work on the table I got the top glued up and had to make a small jig to flatten one corner of the legs for a cross section to bolt the legs to the skirt section. The top is looking great the photo is of the bottom, it is so heavy I don't know how I'll move it around. It is at final thickness at 5/4 and will be cut into a square of 63 3/4".

Are you kidding me?

2010-11-18T07:38:00.000-08:00

I got the new gib and installed it, and the tables seem to be level to each other. I was getting excited about getting back to work on the table top. Got the cutters re-set and yeah I'm in business.
I reach over to tighten the fence in place and the locking nut just keeps on turning. The threads are gone on the bolt. Great! So I pull the fence assembly apart and take out the broken bolt. After looking at it, I decided to see if I could re-thread it. There isn't enough metal on the bolt to get a good thread so that idea is out the window. Next, I decide to get a new bolt and remove the original. I have great neighbors! One of them just happened to have a bolt that had just the right threads and was the correct length. The only problem was that it needed to be welded in place. I don't know how to weld.
So I go over to another neighbor's house that does to see if he could lend a hand, he wasn't home. I call another, he isn't home but he will be in about an hour. I wait for him to get home. Finally, I get the new bolt welded and put the whole thing put back together and tighten it up, awesome right?
Well not to be. I went in the house for something and when I came back, I placed a test board on the bed, turned on the machine, put just a bit of pressure against the fence and it moves. "What!" I think, "Oh maybe I didn't tighten it." Nope, the bolt, the new bolt is broken again !@.
So I'm down again. Oh well, what's another day of delay, right?

Arghhhhhhhh!

2010-11-16T12:02:00.000-08:00

The Table top is on hold, my ut3482p3i012jif[22034!!!! Jointer is down. I found a broken gib on the infeed table today, I've been trying to get good straight edges so I can do the glue up but the tables were not in the right place and I was getting bad results. Anyway until, one I can get a new gib or a newish jointer I'm down and out on the table top. Well not really there are other methods of jointing so I'll be looking into those so I can get this project on the done list.

Thanks

later

Table top

2010-11-05T08:35:00.000-07:00

Well, the work on the kitchen table top has begun I got the Walnut a few days ago and began getting it prepped. Now if I could just get my jointer tuned up, I knew it needed some help but after running these long boards I'm seeing just how much it really is out. Guess I'll take a day or two and work on it and get it in shape again.
I'm not sure if anyone is even looking at these posts but if you are I'll post a few images in a day or so.

Bye for now.

New project

2010-09-07T21:33:00.000-07:00

Yes I know it's been so long between projects but I guess that is the way it goes. I'm working on a dinning room table and so far I have the legs done, my wife and I are having a hard time deciding what to use for the table top. The legs and apron will be painted black and the top will be a natural wood. I'll post more images as things get further along.

Bloodwood Bowl

2010-02-20T20:57:00.000-08:00

I got an urge to turn today, so on the way home from work I stopped and got a piece of Bloodwood. I've never used it before and wasn't sure how it was going to work. I like the look but I need to get a couple new turning tools to make the job a bit easier. This piece is 2 1/2 inches tall and 6 in. wide.

Cherry & Poplar box

2010-02-12T11:34:00.000-08:00

This is a small Cherry and Poplar wood box I've had sitting around for about four months. I had the box portion done and finally got tired of it not being done. I took the afternoon yesterday and finished the lid and put a couple of coats of oil on it. I hope you all like it.

Kitchen

2010-02-06T20:29:00.001-08:00

I'm thinking of making a new kitchen for our house, but I've never done anything that large. I'm going to do a bunch of research on it and see if it is really what I want to do.
I'm also wanting to build a bed for my wife and I. She wants a dark wood like walnut, or Mahogany. I'm not against that but I've kind of gotten to liking painted pieces these days. I was thinking of using Poplar and painting it black. Anyone have any thoughts?

Wands for a wizard's birthday party

2010-01-15T11:41:00.000-08:00

My middle child, a daughter wanted to have a wizard birthday party. I me being the great dad that I am told her that I would make wands for the event. I need 16 wands for the kids that would be coming and the party is today, well I finished turning them and painting them at 2:30 in the morning.

A little change

2010-01-09T05:52:00.000-08:00

I thought that I'd change the look a bit. I hope you don't mind.

More router table photos

2009-12-02T20:20:00.001-08:00

Here are a few more photos of the router table.
I found a second xacta lift at a pawn shop the other day. It needs a few parts before I can use it though.
I hope to be able to get them in a month or two.
I also have a Freud SH-5 Professional Micro-Adjustable fence on it. That is an upgrade from the fence that came on the unit originally.

Router Table

2009-11-29T17:12:00.001-08:00

These are photos of the router table I made from the New Yankee plans

New Yankee Workshop

2009-10-17T20:50:00.000-07:00

I just learned that The New Yankee Workshop is no longer going to be produced, and that Norm Abrams is retiring. I feel sad about this, myself and thousands of others around the country have for the past 21 years looked eagerly to the next project and been so excited about the chance to get out in the shop and try out the new ideas. I was fortunate to have a photo taken of the two of us several years ago. I'll have to dig it out and build a special frame for it now.
Here's to you Norm.

Good Luck.

Finally finished the Beds

2009-08-20T21:25:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it, they are finally finished. I've been working on these for so long, I can't really remember when it was that I started them. I hope now to get started on a couple of night stands for them, and then start either a bed for our son, or a bed for my wife and I.

Turning feet for the second bed

2009-08-09T21:42:00.000-07:00

Here are some photos of the feet for the second bed. I am getting a bit better at matching as I go along. I'm still a long way from being a good turner.
Also a look at the amount of chips and shavings on the floor of my very messy shop.

Head boards

2009-06-26T14:35:00.001-07:00

Here are some photos of parts of the head boards as they are nearing completion.

Kids bed foot boards

2009-06-17T23:17:00.000-07:00

These photos are of the bed foot boards I'm getting close to being done except for the painting.

Bed Post finials

2009-05-24T13:03:00.000-07:00

This is a short video I put together of one of the bed post finials being turned on my lathe, I am a novice turner but the point of doing it is to have fun and learn.
Things on the beds are coming along and I hope to have them done soon.
I should point out that if you work on a lathe always remember to take all jewelry off, I neglected to take my ring off, this could be very dangerous.

Kinda Slow

2009-04-25T21:06:00.000-07:00

This photo is of my fix to a screw-up, it also shows the detail of the legs.
This photo is of for of the footboard legs in glue-up they were jointed and plained down to 4"x4"
I've been kinda busy at work and haven't had much time to do any work on anything. I hope to get going again as the weather starts getting warmer. I'm still working on the stands and I'm in the process of building beds for my kids. I have some photos of part of the legs I'm making. I screwed up on one of the head board legs and had to do a fix.

Candle stands

2009-01-17T15:20:00.000-08:00

I'm currently working on a pair of candle stands for those large 8 inch candles. My wife found some at local home decorating store. I think I can make them cheaper than what the store is selling them for. We'll see. I will post a couple of photos of the first one as I get going on it.

Finished cabinet

2009-01-08T19:49:00.000-08:00

Here is the finished bathroom cabinet. I've been out of town a lot and couldn't get much time to work on it. The finish didn't work out the way I had envisioned but I learned a few things along the way. I hope to do better next time.

Amazing turnings

2008-12-21T21:13:00.000-08:00

Hey, I came across an incredible site for turning.
I am so inspired by the work shown.
I can't wait to try my hand at a very minor attempt at a segmented vessel.
It is called www.tahoeturner.com I hope you check it out, you won't be sorry.

Getting there

2008-12-10T14:51:00.001-08:00

I started making the moulding for the bathroom cabinet this afternoon. It's coming along. Here is an image of the cabinet as it sits today.

Don't be dumb

2008-12-05T23:11:00.000-08:00

In the process of making the cabinet for my wife, I needed to re-saw a piece to make the bottoms of two drawers. I set the saw up and made the cut. Well it came out not so good. I made another one, same result. I started to get mad and then I looked closer at the blade, I think you know what is coming, the table was just a nudge off 90 to the blade. I fixed that and made another cut and yep, that did it. Tonight I have two drawer bottoms.

Point is, don't get mad. There is usually a fix to the problem, just find it and fix it.

Calmly.

Turning

2008-12-02T14:10:00.000-08:00

I've been a fan of lathe turning for most of my life. I'm not that good at it but that's why we practice. Here are some small pieces I turned last week just for fun.
The images that have the three the woods are (left to right) Poplar, Oak and Sycamore.

Cabinet

2008-11-30T20:25:00.000-08:00

Here is a small cabinet I'm building to hang over our toilet. I just put the face frame on and put clamps on so the glue could dry.

Shop Details

2008-11-19T16:20:00.001-08:00

I put a small gallery of some of the details of my shop.

Small boxes

2008-11-10T19:35:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple of boxes I made from plans I got from Wood Magazine.
The top is made out of Cherry, and the bottom is Walnut and Redwood.

Clean shop

2008-10-01T15:43:00.000-07:00

I've just spent the better part of the day out in my shop cleaning and moving things from one side to the other. I don't know about the rest of you, but I need a maid or something to get control of the mess out there. It's no wonder I can't seem to get anything done. Every time I start something, I get set back trying to clean up before I can really begin. When I get the cleaning done, there isn't any time left to work. I hope that anyone who might look at this and has been in the same position would feel better about themselves, because you're not alone.

And, as one or two great woodworkers once said,
"Measure twice and cut once." Or if you prefer, "Wear these safety glasses."
Have fun as you work, but be safe!

First time blogging

2008-09-30T09:21:00.000-07:00

I've been interested in woodworking for most of my life. My granddad was, in my opinion, a very good wood turner. I would stand for hours watching him in his small garage shop making turnings. I have his lathe and apron that I still use with the saw dust in the pocket that he had when he was alive. It's my way of keeping him close. I am very sentimental when it comes to things like that.

I am still a novice at the art of woodworking. I don't have the money I would like to really devote to it. I also don't have the time it takes to really dive in and create what I would like to try. I believe in having good tools, so I've tried to save and get the best I can afford and still have some left over to buy materials for the projects.
One day I hope to be able to make the things that my wife would like.

At the moment I'm in the process of making beds for my kids, a music hutch, and a buffet for my wife. All of this in between the other little projects that I keep starting.

It's funny, I decided to open this blog and put some of my work on it. But now that it's open I can't find hardly any of the photos of the work I've done.

Here is a trophy I made for the Utah News Photographers Association Photographer of the year.
It is made out of Beech.