Cocobola is my new favorite wood to turn. This is a biscuit cutter for my daughter who has started making biscuits for her husband. I had so much fun I made three, using up all the wood I had.

Turning

Head Board

Bed #8 or is it #9?

For the last several months I have been working on my son's wedding present. They were married in March. Oops! I missed the deadline. In my defense it was a very busy time and I have had to figure out the design as I go. 

I was given a picture to work from. All my dimensions are approximations of what looked right to me.

I'm not finished but here are some pictures of this project.

Floors

I'm Still at It!

Last Christmas we knew we would have a house full and we always wanted a bed in our dining room.  We are not a formal couple so it shouldn't surprise anyone that knows us that we are weird.

The wood was bought by son who needed a place to store it. It has been in the way sitting for a good long while as it dried out. It seemed like a good idea to use it and so I did!

I had lots of ideas on how to build it, and I probably would still be designing but I ran out of time and went with a quick and easy build. Nothing fancy, but it is strong!

We knew we did not want a box spring and so I made a platform using 1X8's. This turned out to the perfect size, I did not have to rip any boards to make it work. Did I mention I am lazy?

When it was time to put it together, I had lots of help. Actually, I think my son and daughter-in-law helped more to have a place to sleep than anything.

It must be a good design as far as structure goes, it has not budged since it was installed and some say it looks good too. They are being kind of course.

Doors for the shop