This project was also for my neighbor and was designed to mimic his antique stackable barrister bookcases.  The entire piece is made up of 6 modular units that stack on top of each other using interlocking wood slats.  It rests on a dedicated base and is topped-off by a decorative cap.  Each unit features a retractable glass door with custom wood handles.  All assembled, the bookcase is about 5 and a half feet tall and almost 3 feet wide.  Constructed from red oak and oak plywood, the piece was finished in a two-tone fashion with a brown maple-colored interior and a dark walnut/mahogany exterior.

This clock was a Christmas present for my mother-in-law.  She had told Maria and I that she really wanted me to make her a decorative, wooden cross for her wall.  She had also told us that she missed having a wall clock too as her last one broke.  Maria and I located a kit/plan combo (clock parts and plan for making the wood pieces) for an old-fashioned schoolhouse regulator wall clock online and ordered it.  Maria wanted to make the clock unique by somehow combining it with the cross.  After a little brainstorming, this was the result I came up with.  The clock is mostly made from solid cherry, while the cross accent pieces are walnut.  The whole thing was finished using a simple Danish oil, satin wax combination to bring out the natural character of the wood.  It features a German mechanical movement with pendulum and chime.  The piece turned out great and Maria’s mother absolutely loves it!

This was my very first solo project for profit. My neighbor had seen me working on the Alder table and Mahogany wall unit and asked if I would make him a few pieces of furniture for his home office.  This oak table proved to be unique in that it’s made entirely from solid oak…not a single piece of plywood anywhere.  It was also the first time I was able to try out my new spray equipment and use a stain/lacquer combination finish.