Category - Woodworking

August 28, 2007

Geta Bako (Japanese shoe box), Part 1

My wife requested a small geta-bako (shoe storage cabinet) in the front entry way to hold the shoes. Since we live in a tiny California ranch style house, we needed a matching (tiny) shoe box. After careful measurement I decided it could stick out 9 inches from the wall, MORE...

Posted by John Seaman at 12:14 AM on August 28, 2007 | | Comments (0)

July 7, 2007

From the Archives: Computer Desk v.1.0 (1998)

I ran across pictures of my computer desk, built in late 1997. I'm still using it today, though it is about to be replaced with computer desk version 2.0. MORE...

Posted by John Seaman at 12:09 AM on July 7, 2007 | | Comments (0)

February 20, 2007

The Scary Pumpkin

Halloween 2006 Report (Better late than never!) My goal this year was to buy 5 giant bags of candy and scare away enough of the bigger kids to make that last all night. Our neighborhood is a van drop off destination for trick-or-treaters and more than half of them MORE...

Posted by John Seaman at 11:14 PM on February 20, 2007 | | Comments (0)

February 13, 2007

Custom Wood Case for the MultiPlex MiniMag RC Plane

Boredom with wood and tools can be dangerous... Here's a custom hardwood case I built for my MultiPlex MiniMag RC Airplane. It's made of Douglas Fir and high quality hardwood veneer ply with brass hardware. The case is custom sized to the MiniMag and holds the plane securely for MORE...

Posted by John Seaman at 8:28 PM on February 13, 2007 | | Comments (0)

February 20, 2006

Installing the new vanity cabinet...

Here's a side view of the finished bathroom vanity cabinet. The sink is not attached yet of course, but it's had 3 coats of varnish and is finally READY !! The faucet is Kohler. I may have actually invented something here in the process, I did a bunch of MORE...

Posted by John Seaman at 10:50 PM on February 20, 2006 | | Comments (0)

Building a wooden threshold...

Just finishing up the Master Bath remodel, one of the last steps was to complete a threshold for the carpet to tile transition. The easiest option here is one of those ugly commercial made metal strips (sorry to all those ugly commercial metal strip makers out there!). If I wanted MORE...

Posted by John Seaman at 10:17 PM on February 20, 2006 | | Comments (0)

February 15, 2006

More progress on the cabinet...

Finally got the face frame glued to the cabinet... and yes there are really 11 clamps in use here. MORE...

Posted by John Seaman at 10:50 PM on February 15, 2006 | | Comments (0)

February 5, 2006

New Bath Vanity, Part 2

Continuing on the new bath vanity cabinet. Here it is actually assembled, with the bottom shelf. This time the clamps are holding the glue joints together. MORE...

Posted by John Seaman at 2:11 AM on February 5, 2006 | | Comments (0)

Face frames in about an hour...

I've finally had some time to do the fun part of woodworking, making cabinets! It's nice to put down the crowbar and blow torch and do something with a little more precision. Just finishing off the master bath remodel, the last steps are the new vanity cabinet and sink. And MORE...

Posted by John Seaman at 1:48 AM on February 5, 2006 | | Comments (0)