Smitty

Dovetailing at the bench. [image.jpg] [IMG_5278.jpeg][IMG_5279.jpeg]

NOTE: I have no idea where the pics went…. Gotta make more of this F-style clamp rack.[Image] [Image] More will be added as I go. [Image] [Ima...

If you remember "The Gable Built-Ins" blog from that other site (Jan '22), this picture should look familiar. [IMG_3675.JPG] Well, with the extrem...

26 pieces of mitred trim make up the base… done. [D9406A94-0031-4BB9-90EF-EF3A23633609.jpeg] Then paint base and, while that’s drying, add drawer....

Needed a 'countertop' surface for the roughly 4' of cabinet next to the pedestal. Would love to have found a piece of 5/4 stock of the vintage, eas...

A study of the inspiration piece tells me more than a few things about the layout of the recessed panels in this build. Specifically: 1) These rai...

Here’s what I’m after. And it’s the extent of a detailed plan. [EF32DB5F-05BE-413F-8B91-0CF8E184804A.jpeg] Here’s the inspiration piece. [22DA481C...

So, a couple years ago I spend a considerable amount of time both rebuilding and blogging about an ancient store counter that was salvaged a couple...

Speaking of nails… looking through my late father’s inventory for something short but kinda substantial. Found these. [C4C02976-0CAD-4E10-A71C-7DF...

Yeah, so, on a whim I tracked down a cash register to use when having what is becoming semi-annual rummage / garage sales. [69887634761__3454FA97-...

The first installment concluded with a bank of three large store cabinets at Dad's shop, with normal moisture content, ready for use 'somewhere.' T...

Here we go again… Literally. It was a dark and stormy night. Well, no, not really stormy. Or even night. But it was dark. And wet. My son was with...