White oak joiner’s bench with curly maple leg vise. Fumed with ammonia, not stained. (Ammonia reacts with the tannins in oak creating a warm brown tone.) Finished with polymerized linseed oil and beeswax.
Reproduction of a federal-style fireplace mantle with checkerboard freeze and fluted columns. White pine, paint ready.
Cherry window casing made from a beaded primary molding, bed molding, and back band. Finished with garnet shellac (not shown).
Cherry crown—same project as above—made from seven different custom moldings, plus structural blocking (unseen).
American walnut accent corner shelf with through tenons and maple wedges. Made with hand tools only—handsaws, hand planes (no power tools). Finished with polymerized linseed oil and beeswax.