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The album cover. That’s my name for this portrai

The album cover. That’s my name for this portrait of the Puryear family by furniture maker, photographer, outdoorsman and bibliophile Michael Puryear, whom I interviewed for today’s Little Acorns post at lostartpress.com. What a fascinating and inspiring man.

Almost done. This afternoon I worked in the garden

Almost done. This afternoon I worked in the garden. We’re savoring the blooms as the forecast for next week includes lows in the 30s.

Little guy. This cabinet is just 21” tall x 26” wide (excluding the crown) and 12” deep (ditto), but it’s made entirely of solid white oak, dovetailed together (thank you, Keller jig—perfect for the client’s budget) and the doors hang on traditional solid drawn butt hinges (thank you, Paxton Hardware) with little knobs from @hortonbrasses The dyed, stained finish with amber shellac is another labor-intensive feature. Now to pack it up and get it shipped, with fingers crossed for safe delivery.
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Destination: warm, rich, reddish gold for a small

Destination: warm, rich, reddish gold for a small two-door cabinet. First stop: Transtint dye in reddish brown (1Tbsp.:1pint water). Second stop: Minwax oil-based wiping stain in Red Mahogany. Now we wait for morning.

The entire technique is detailed in my article “Original Arts and Crafts Finish” in @finewoodworkingmagazine If you subscribe to their Unlimited program, just look it up. You can also find it in the Press section of my website, where the kind folks at Fine Woodworking permitted me to post it.
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“You’re not thinking of turning that on, are y

“You’re not thinking of turning that on, are you?” Time for Tony sequestering.

A cabinet and the picture that inspired it. I made

A cabinet and the picture that inspired it. I made this glazed-door cabinet with drawers below for our last kitchen, papering the back with “Bamboo” from #trustworthstudiowallpaper and fitting it out with hardware from #rejuvenationlightingandhardware

The basic form came from a Dover reprint of the 1927 Universal Millworker Catalog. In today, I hadn’t seen an original copy. Now, thanks to @jhelland54 I have one in my library. Big thanks!
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Long before Joey and Tony were even a twinkle in t

Long before Joey and Tony were even a twinkle in their fathers’ eyes, there were Winnie (Edwina) and William. These two were my (mostly) loyal companions for many years and moved with me to live in the shop in the fall of 2004. There was nowhere else to put the old couch, a relic from the 1940s, so it stayed next to the jointer for a couple of months. We slept in the finishing room (which has still failed to realize its intended purpose) until we moved into the house, a bare shell with OSB floors. Fun times, as @ogradycustom would say. But I wouldn’t change this history for anything. .
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Shop-made shiplap. These little white oak boards w

Shop-made shiplap. These little white oak boards will make the back of a simple cabinet headed for Upstate New York. Nice chance to use the planing stop on the @benchcrafted bench, along with the daily apron from @txheritage and of course @lienielsentoolworks planes.
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Ready for action. Although my part of this kitchen

Ready for action. Although my part of this kitchen has been pretty much done for the past couple of weeks, Mark and John just wrapped things up this evening. It’s so good to see the soapstone counters and backsplash tile, after months of anticipation. I’ll have a post about details this weekend at the Lost Art Press blog. A post with step by step instructions for building and installing the hanging shelves with integrated lighting is coming soon at the Fine Woodworking blog. Time for a celebratory drink.
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