Monthly Archives: February 2010

February 21, 2010
6:49 pm
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 6/52

I’ve been working out the details of this week’s design – a keepsake box – for a bit of time now.  I got inspired to start this box upon seeing Scott Meeks’s shaped box with splined/keyed mitered corners.  That inspiration … Continue reading →

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February 20, 2010
11:29 pm
by: Torch02

Just Slab It On There

When you walk into your run-of-the-mill furniture store these days, you tend to see a lot of squares in the pieces. There are some round end table, a few oval coffee tables, and the rare bombe dresser.  What you don’t … Continue reading →

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February 11, 2010
12:44 am
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 5/52

This week’s furniture design is an adaptation of a previous piece I’ve built. Actually, it’s more the true realization of the first bookcase I built. A simple design, but the delight is in the details: The original bookcase I built … Continue reading →

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February 4, 2010
11:20 pm
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 4/52

Five weeks in and I’m only one week behind.  At this rate, I’ll be caught up and finished by late March – 2011. Not bad for a one year commitment! On to this week’s idea… This week I come before … Continue reading →

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February 2, 2010
9:15 pm
by: Torch02

This Fully Armed and Operational Battlestation!

..or at least its a sleepable crib. After far too much time spent cutting, gluing, remaking some parts, gluing, and shellacking – Briana now has a crib in which she can sleep. I still have to put the hinges on the cabinet … Continue reading →

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