by hupka | Mar 6, 2019 | Chest, Furniture, Restoration
One of our furniture restorations is ready to find its forever home! This cedar chest came to us in very bad shape. The original top was a peeling veneer with water damage and not actually made from cedar. That was cut up for scrap and thrown out right away. We...
by hupka | Feb 19, 2019 | Furniture, Stool
A small step stool we built to use up the last of some 12″ wide red oak we had in the shop. These are always a fun and quick little project that we like to keep in inventory. However this one sold within minutes of hitting our Instagram account. Could you use a...
by hupka | Feb 13, 2019 | Furniture, Red Oak, Restoration
Another great example of how beautiful the grain can be in red oak. This piece was sanded to 220 grit before getting a generous coating of pre-stain conditioner. Then a single coat of Minwax Dark Walnut stain. Before it gets bolted up to the top of the restoration...
by hupka | Jan 31, 2019 | Benson, Country, Furniture
It may be bitter cold outside today but warmer days are coming. Maybe not as warm as in this picture but we should at least see temps that don’t have a negative sign in them. Shop Manager Benson understand how to take advantage of break time with a quick nap...
by hupka | Nov 21, 2018 | Cherry, Draw Knife, Slab, Table
First step to getting our cherry slab into final form is to get it sized properly and then free from the bark. For this project we want to get the bark removed and get down to the bare wood underneath. To carve this out we are going to use one of our new (to us) draw...
by hupka | Nov 15, 2018 | Cherry, Country, Furniture, Slab, Table
Measuring in at three inches thick and thirty inches long this live edge cherry is going to make a beautiful piece of furniture. We love working with live edge wood. It offers us the chance to use some old tools as they were meant to be used. We posted recently about...
