Some random things that left my shop the past couple of months.

[Jessica de Boer]

A library cabinet in Elm with Wenge inlays.
https://i.imgur.com/kFkEKSp.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/E5TCtRX.jpg

A solid Cherry cabinet.
https://i.imgur.com/Vqgv7kj.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/cKHzUBr.jpg

Dining table and seat with storage space. You can see one of the hinges of the lid.
https://i.imgur.com/KtO6zQK.jpg

Solid Oak dining room tabel:
https://i.imgur.com/Ub7VzJ0.jpg

A stained Pine cabinet:
https://i.imgur.com/gFf04RL.jpg

A stained Cherry cabinet.
https://i.imgur.com/Cu6RBU7.jpg

A poplar cabinet with sliding doors for a record collector.
https://i.imgur.com/xQwUWe3.jpg

A night stand in solid Oak. I selected a piece with a knot for the front of the drawer. I removed the know and now it acts as a finger hole.
https://i.imgur.com/CB1akqB.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/oEW29zt.jpg

A simple Pine tv cabinet.
https://i.imgur.com/U44GOYd.jpg

Another solid Oak dining room table.
https://i.imgur.com/Buwe4Qq.jpg

Another dining room table. I made the chairs as well.
https://i.imgur.com/5BS9LJB.jpg

Only a table top for this client. They reused the metal frame from their old table.
https://i.imgur.com/SAdz4xf.jpg

[George Bokros]

Wow. Beautiful! Very impressive workmanship.

[Frederick Skelly]

Thanks for posting these. All your work is beautiful.

I'd be hard pressed to say which I liked better - the stained pine cabinet or the stained cherry cabinet. But I think I'll say the Pine cabinet because the finish is flawless and that's a good example of where a professional's skill and training really show. I have no idea how to get that kind of even colored, blotch-free finish on pine. But I'm going to download that picture as an example of something to aspire to. :)

Thanks for sharing your work.
Fred

[Jessica de Boer]

I have no idea how to get that kind of even colored, blotch-free finish on pine.

Try a water based product. I take a large cloth and I soak it in the stainer, then immediately after applying it I wipe it down with a large damp cloth. Keep rubbing the wood until all the excess stainer is gone and the finish is even. This usually gives me the result I want but sometimes, with lighter woods, a second coat is needed. That was the case here as well.

[Steve Middleton]

Elegant! Great eye and awesome skills!

[Frederick Skelly]

Try a water based product. I take a large cloth and I soak it in the stainer, then immediately after applying it I wipe it down with a large damp cloth. Keep rubbing the wood until all the excess stainer is gone and the finish is even. This usually gives me the result I want but sometimes, with lighter woods, a second coat is needed. That was the case here as well.

Thank you! I will try that. I appreciate your advice!
Fred

[Jim Becker]

Um....WOW. I don't know what else to say. I'm almost drooling here over your beautiful design craftsmanship! Wow.

[Prashun Patel]

Wonderful. What does the bracing on that dining table look like underneath. Loved them all.

[Yonak Hawkins]

I like your sense of style, Jessica.

[glenn bradley]

Great stuff Jessica. I particularly like the sculpted look of the maple (?) chairs.

[Jessica de Boer]

Wonderful. What does the bracing on that dining table look like underneath. Loved them all.

If you mean the table with the tripods, imagine them turned upside down. I chopped 3 square holes in the bottom of the table top and attached the tripods with heavy screws. I've used this design many times and it makes for a very stable table that's easily taken apart for transport of necessary.

If you mean the conventional dining table, there's a top beam and the diagonal braces attach to it.


Great stuff Jessica. I particularly like the sculpted look of the maple (?) chairs.
You got it, that's Maple.

And thank you everyone for the nice compliments.

[Eduard Nemirovsky]

Very good craftswomen:Dship and perfect design and style. WOW.

Ed.

[Von Bickley]

Beautiful work....

[John TenEyck]

A couple of months? That would take me a couple of years.

John

[Jessica de Boer]

I have a workshop with nice machines :D That can save a bit of time here and there :P

[Christian Hawkshaw]

Very nice work!! Thanks for posting.

[Phil Mueller]

Impressive. I like the creativity in the side table...the knot hole “pull” is an especially nice touch. Your work is first class.

[Charlie Hinton]

Very nice indeed.

[Lee Schierer]

Very, very nice work. Keep the photos coming.

On the Elm book shelf was the darker pieces in the two door panels intentional or just a random glue up?

[Jessica de Boer]

That was completely random. It all looked very even when it was rough and when I put it through my thicknesser after the glue was dry that's how it came out. I switched the 2 doors on the left after I took the photo and that way both doors with the darker piece in it are in the middle.

[Jon Grider]

Beautiful work! I particularly like the gentle curved lines on the elm bookcase and interesting tripod legs on the table. Thanks for sharing.

[Mark Rainey]

Beautiful work Jessica! This is where woodcraft meets art. Thanks for sharing. You even make poplar pretty! Mark

[Jessica de Boer]

A few more pictures. The first one is a solid Oak side table. The client didn't want me to make it perfect so it has a hand made feel to it.
https://i.imgur.com/wWpsjAU.jpg

A solid Oak room divider.
https://i.imgur.com/7cdiBeH.jpg

A dining table and large cabinet made from Elm. I love Elm. It's strong, tough, doesn't warp easily and it's light.
https://i.imgur.com/5stnphk.jpg

Next up is a kitchen made from old Pine. It has push to open drawers and doors and a black, stone counter top.
https://i.imgur.com/jDw6L5A.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/zoy2a2n.jpg

Another (small) kitchen with a rustic look. Solid Oak and also a stone counter top.
https://i.imgur.com/ynXfaww.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/T2PQFh2.jpg

[Frederick Skelly]

It's all beautiful. Enjoyed seeing all these!

[Mark Rainey]

Great craftsmen are usually prolific and these pictures are evidence of that. I like the oak hall table with “hand made” elements. Well done!

[John TenEyck]

All these in a couple of months. Amazing.

John

[Jessica de Boer]

The 3 kitchens are actually from the beginning of the year.

[Lee Schierer]

That was completely random. It all looked very even when it was rough and when I put it through my thicknesser after the glue was dry that's how it came out. I switched the 2 doors on the left after I took the photo and that way both doors with the darker piece in it are in the middle.

When I saw it I had the same thought about switching the doors to make it a feature.

[William Fretwell]

The elm library and your dining chairs are my favourites.

[Yonak Hawkins]

Jessica, I really like how you tend to details such as adjacent panels cut from the same piece so there's a consistent transition. It's all very easy on the eyes.

[Jessica de Boer]

Jessica, I really like how you tend to details such as adjacent panels cut from the same piece so there's a consistent transition. It's all very easy on the eyes.

I have to give my father credit for this. Ever since I was a young girl I was "working" with him and he always did this. I picked it up from him.

[Yonak Hawkins]

It is a wise child that learns well from a wise parent.

[Von Bickley]

Jessica,
Now we need to see some pictures of that shop.

[Bruce Volden]

Jessica,
Now we need to see some pictures of that shop.

Yup!

Bruce

[Ron Citerone]

That is amazing stuff..........and a lot of it! Nice work!

[John Blazy]

Opening pics of that bookcase is my favorite, because I love contrast between light and dark woods to accentuate line quality. One of the easiest, and underutilized design tricks out there. Not to mention the curved sides. I did a cherry kitchen many years ago using Wenge as pinstripe molding in a similar way.