Monthly Archives: August 2010

August 29, 2010
7:02 pm
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 22/52

I did a lot of housework this weekend, which has left me fairly tired. Appropriately, tonight’s design is a for a bed: When putting this design together, I wanted an interesting pattern without the heavy feeling of highly ornament sleigh … Continue reading →

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August 28, 2010
7:47 pm
by: Torch02

Serving Up a -BANG-

When I was putting together my initial plans for this crate, I knew that I wanted to have a couple of trays that stacked one upon the other – even though I wasn’t sure how I would accomplish that. I … Continue reading →

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August 25, 2010
9:14 pm
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 21/52

Tonight’s design entry involves another first in this exercise – an upholstered ottoman: First of all I want to mention that I’ve had the beginnings of this sketch for some time now and its shape in no way represents my … Continue reading →

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August 23, 2010
9:14 pm
by: Torch02

The Day in Shavings – 23 August 2010

This is the first tray out of the clamps and I have two others in clamps (I need more clamps) as we speak.  Once those are out, I can come close to considering the stackable trays complete. However, I noticed a huge problem with … Continue reading →

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August 22, 2010
9:13 pm
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 20/52

Tonight’s sketch is another boring meeting inspired sketch (maybe I should create a tag for that), an A-frame hall table: I had originally drawn this where the cabinet top was even with the top of the A-fram legs, but this … Continue reading →

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August 21, 2010
9:49 pm
by: Torch02

The Day in Shavings – 21 August 2010

I don’t have the trays for the ammo crate completed, but I wanted to give a quick update on my progess for it. I’ve spent a ton of time working on the box joints for these trays (yes, that’s 3/8″ plywood): … Continue reading →

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August 14, 2010
10:59 am
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 19/52

I had planned one more entry for my round table series, but after several attempts at my last idea, I just can’t seem to make it work. Maybe I’ll revisit it at a later date. Moving on, I present a … Continue reading →

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August 9, 2010
10:57 pm
by: Torch02

A Crate Full of Bang!

After a long time of drawing and working on the garage, I finally got to work in the garage - a chance to put steel to wood again! When my wife was pregnant with our first child, I joked that if … Continue reading →

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August 7, 2010
10:50 pm
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 18/52

A little “before & after” for the next in the series of round coffee tables – the Compass Rose Wood table: This table top is another idea that came out of a doodling session in a boring meeting at work. A … Continue reading →

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August 5, 2010
9:59 pm
by: Torch02

Design a Week – 17/52

Today I present the second piece in our miniseries of round coffee tables: Like the last coffee table, this one has a round, second surface connected by round pillars/supports. However, there are small details that make it a completely different … Continue reading →

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