2015 To-do List

Here is a quick list of some of my woodworking goals for 2015:

• Projects
• Heirloom Tool-Tote
• Medicine Cabinet
• Media-Room Furniture
• Coffee Table
• End Table
• Liquor Cabinet
• Hand-carved spoons
• Entry-closet Shelving
• Shop/Garage Upgrades
• Upgrade lighting in garage/shop
• Solid wood, edge-grain top for out-feed table
• Finish/Paint drywall in garage
• Paint garage floor
• Tool Purchases
• Continue to build my vintage tool collection, primarily looking for some panel saws, carpenter-squares, marking-gauges, etc.
• Lie-Nielsen Medium Shoulder Plane
• Lathe
• Clamps (I always need more clamps!)

Pizza Peel - Part 2

Beveling the front edge with my Stanley N. 151 spoke shave.

Shaping the handle with the spoke shave and rasp.

All done for Christmas Eve pizza making!

Pizza Peel - Part 1

I wish I had taken more pictures of the process, but I started working today on a pizza peel.  I had some extra pieces of Cherry that I had bought years ago that I milled and glued up this morning.  I have a fair amount of sanding, and obviously need to cut out the shape and add the handle, but I am pleased with the progress.

Small Walnut Boxes

A couple of simple Greene & Greene inspired boxes made from some walnut scraps.

Small Desk

This is a small desk that I built to go between the bookshelves.  The desk is built from the leftovers from the bookshelf build and finished with Danish Oil and wax.  

Honestly I think the bookshelves look better moved apart.

Veneer

When I originally built by plane cabinet, the back-panel was a cheap piece of 1/4" plywood from the home center.  I had been wanting to replace that panel, and I had been wanting to try using veneer.  I have a future project where I want to use some Walnut burl veneer, which can be a bit pricey, so I purchased some figured Anigre from the sale bin at my local Woodcraft to practice with. Below are the results.

My veneer press...tons of clamps.

Panel all sanded with some Danish oil.

Panel installed in the cabinet...much better.

Kitchen Chalkboard

This was another "honey-do" project that my wife had been wanting me to build.  The beauty of building your own projects like this is that it can be custom sized to fit in a specific space.