Tag Archives: woodworking

Wednesday Woodworking – The Miter Sled

Posted on 02/17/2016 by Andrew Reynolds

Last week I showed Heather’s canvas frame box and this week continues the painting theme. Heather has finished a few paintings and wanted frames for them.  Custom frames can be expensive as I discovered when we had one of her … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Woodworking – Canvas Carrier

Posted on 02/10/2016 by Andrew Reynolds

My wife attends a painting class each week and transports her supplies and work in progress around in a little cart.  One problem has been how to transport wet canvas from class to home with them getting messed up.  She … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Woodworking – Louis Cubes, Parquetry or Marquetry?

Posted on 01/27/2016 by Andrew Reynolds

Last weekend was the quarterly marquetry workshop and this month we’re building a box with parquetry on the top using the famous Louis cube design.  The name comes from France and the reign of Louis XIV because the pattern was … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Woodworking – Marquetry on a Shaker Oval Box

Posted on 01/20/2016 by Andrew Reynolds

Since I’ve had restrict my walking around the last week, I went back to my marquetry bench and starting working on my next project.  This will use a bird that Heather drew for me and I wanted to do a … Continue reading →

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