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 I just finished this birdfeeder.  Our old one lasted about 5 years, so I'm pleased with that.  This one is made of treated lumber and is hexoganal in shape.

This communion table cross was commissioned for the 150th anniversary of a small church in Wentworth, NC.  I designed it based on a tiny silver cross the pastor's wife wears.  It's of Brazillian Cherry with a bronze "halo" inlet into the back of the cross.  They seem very pleased.






            

This vanity box was inspired by a photo a friend gave me.  The original is an antique.  This box is made from Cherry and the finial is from Holly.

 
 This chip and dip set was turned from spalted red maple.  The wood I got from some guys cutting firewood.  I got the idea from a magazine photo and added the glass dish to make cleanup a bit more realistic.




This cup is made from Magnolia.  I was surprised to learn, after turning it, that I'm allergic to magnolia and had a case of dermatitis for the next few days.


These bowls are of Red Oak from a small town of Milton, NC.  A friend gave me the wood along with some walnut last year.  I'm very pleased with the way these two came out.














The box (below) is of Walnut that came from the same area.  Nancy is using it on her vanity for rings, etc.

 

















The baby bed is a gift for Steve and Allisons' son.  Patti doesn't look too enthused, but she's always willing to get into the photos.







 This bowl was made from Walnut.  The piece has worm holes through the wall and one edge was left natural.  It's about 12 inches in diameter.  It has a lot of "Character".







 I built the stool above as a gift for some friends' son.  I thought it would go well in the playroom and it's from a cedar tree that grew by their house.  I just finished the one on the right for our grandson, Andrew.  That one is of walnut and it grew on the Virginia International Raceway, next to the slave quarters adjacent to the clubhouse.  I get a kick out of knowing where wood grew, then making something from it.





I just finished this bookcase/shelf unit for the living room.  It was part of the plan for the renovation.  It's of oak and matches most of the other pieces of furniture in the room. The Shelves on the right are on the opposit wall and hold many of the bits and pieces I brought back from my travels.

 

I've been trying to improve my turning technique on these wooden boxes.  The smaller boxes are about 3 inches in diameter and the largest is about 4.5 inches.  I enjoy making them and they're useful to hold rings, earrings, etc. on a vanity.  The down side is that there's little room for an error.  The thin walls and the need for a good fitting lid makes turning them a challenge.  It seems that every one comes out a bit different.

One of my summer projects was a turned mushroom for Michael Jr.  He's been trying to grow Portobello Mushrooms and has had some success.  I thought a Mushroom Box would be appreciated.  So....

I also did some bowl turning.  The bowl is about 11 inches in diameter.  The wood came from the dump where someone had deposited a cherry tree.  I cut some blanks from the log and two years later I liberated this bowl from those blanks.

I recently finished four Adorondack Chairs for our new patio and deck.  They are made of Cypress.  It endures the weather without rotting and goes to a gray color.   I plan to let them weather a bit before sealing them.

In case you're wondering, the chinese inscriptions on the back reads "man" on the right chair and "woman" on the left chair.

The following projects are from my woodworking classes at Rockingham Community College.  Except for the box and the green (Winsor) chair, I designed them all, then built them following my plans. 
 

The box was built during my first semester and was done completely with hand tools. Quite a challenge but it features cogged dovetails and a finish of shellac and varnish.  The wood is Poplar.

This Cherry cabinet holds our TV on a swivel table on the top and other components for the TV Satellite and Stereo inside.  The Tambour doors were a challenge but work fine...just like a roll-top desk, but horizontal instead of vertical.

  This bed was part of my final semester.  It is bent Red Oak with cane featured in the headboard and footboard.  A medallion in the headboard caned area can be changed as I wish.  The present insert (below) has brass inlaid into red padauk.  The figures are a deer on the left and a wolf on the right.