Ron Stewart

This blog was pretty light on details (at least compared to my more recent ones). To close it out, here are some of my "showcase" photos from 2006....

This post is just for grins. Here's what I wrote back in 2006. Barb (BB1) asked me if I had computed the cost in current dollars. I haven't done th...

 Building the rack was pretty straightforward, but I would like to point out a few details. Assembly Order I built the rack in this order: 1. Cutti...

These drawings represent the peak of my MicroStation skills in 2006. The thing that jumps out at me today is how weird the 3D views look so weird w...

 This short blog series documents some of the details of my Teak and Aluminum Audio/Video Console project. I built this console way back in 2006...

Few parts of this project went smoothly, and the final door assembly was no exception. It started well enough. Attaching the outer trim wasn't too...

 My wife wanted a light/whitish finish for the cabinet. Maple is pretty light toned, so my first thought was to use a clear water-based poly finish...

The doors are 3/4" maple plywood slabs with 1/2" wide solid maple trim and inlaid tiles and accent strips. They were by far the most difficult part...

 The case is a basic face frame cabinet. [Sewing Cabinet Plywood Case Dimensions.jpg] I used pocket screws to build the face frame and dowels to a...

I had originally planned to build the entire cabinet from solid maple, but high lumber prices (soft maple is $7.50 per board foot at my favorite su...

 This series of posts documents the design and construction of a storage cabinet I built to hold my wife's sewing machine and related accessories a...

 At this point, the moment of truth had arrived. It was time to attach the tensioning wires and hope they didn't tear the pyramids apart or result ...