Colour matching takes patience I was asked to build a Stickley-style (mission) white oak bench, but then approximate the colour of that bench to an existing piece in the house. That piece was imported from a manufacturer in the USA, and large manufacturers do not use the kinds of stains that you would find in […]
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Five Drawer Maple Dresser This five drawer solid maple dresser features a fluted frame on the front, adding a little visual interest in an otherwise standard piece. Even the drawer pulls and feet are custom. To ensure that the pulls never come out of place, they are glued and wedged from the back of the
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Contemporary Look, Traditional Methods This clean contemporary design is not new. What is a little different is that this particular piece is made entirely of solid wood and with the kinds of traditional joinery one would expect to find in older quality furniture. The drawers are made with dovetailed birch and 1/2″ maple veneer core
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My clients came across this great snowshoe weave paysanne stool, a traditional Québecois design, but the proportions were a little off for their needs. So, we took the existing stool, added 2″ to the seat’s width and 1″ to its depth then raised the footrest by about 1 1/2″. The seat was then lowered to
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Gluing together the Bognor arm chair I just glued together this Bognor comb back arm chair. The Bognor takes the classic Windsor sack back, converts it to a comb back, and then simplifies some of the lines while retaining all the hallmark characteristics of the original. The legs are first glued using tapered and wedged
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Adding a touch of drama to your space….. My Meaford line of stools has really caught on. They are just so darn comfortable and beautiful, but it is not often that they have this much character. Made from a well dried slab of black locust, a non-native tree in Ontario, the wood ha a yellow
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I am in the process of constructing this wine cellar, using wood salvaged from an 1860s building near Hamilton, Ontario.
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Meaford live edge and epoxy stools
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The Same, But Different I have now completed the set of eight English Windsor chairs, to include two double bow arm chairs. Like all my other Windsor chairs, the curved parts and spindles in this beautiful arm chair are hand riven from a large clear log, allowing me to bend and shape them, sometimes into
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It’s Coming Together The English Windsor side chairs are progressing and I hope to have them assembled by the end of next week. With six side chairs in addition to the two arm chairs, everything takes time. Right now I am chopping out the mortises in the seat and back bows to house the back
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The Kitchener Christkindl Markt Eating Stands – Assembly Instructions are here: Eating Stands Assembly Instructions FINAL
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