The Kitchen Series – Bar
Follow along as I continue the kitchen series. Building white oak cabinets and a walnut bar top.
Year: 2017
Shoji Noir
Hello and welcome to my blog! Â About a year or so ago I was contacted by an old friend Tommy Bartlett. Â Tommy developed a passion for videography in college and is now a very talented and accomplished videographer and filmmaker, working freelance under his own company; T Productions LLC. …
The Kitchen Series – Cabinets
Brian Holcombe Woodworker continues the process of building kitchen cabinets in this episode of the series.
The Kitchen Series
Hello and welcome to my blog! Â This series begins a build in which I’m creating custom kitchen cabinetry. Â Kitchen cabinets are a significant departure from my usual work, but my shoji client, pleased with my efforts, has encouraged me to take on the job. Â The homeowner in this case …
Let’s Plane!
Hello and welcome to my blog! Â In this post I will detail the process of making a Japanese plane body, known as a dai, to compete in the annual NYC Kez, hosted by Mokuchi in Brooklyn, NY. Â Kez is short for Kezurou-Kai, which translates to ‘Let’s plane’, a competition …
Tokonoma Plinth
Hello and welcome to my blog! Â In this post I will detail the process of building a plinth for my laundry room. Â Occasionally in the process of building furniture for my clients I have to work a project in for myself to keep the house up and running, so I …
Tea House Garden Bench – Complete
Hello and welcome to my blog! Â This post completes a series in which I’ve built a Tea House garden bench of Honduran mahogany. Â This bench will be used outdoors and preparations have been made to help this bench endure the elements. Â I’ve detailed the steps taken to ensure that it …
Tea House Garden Bench – Joinery
Hello and welcome to my blog! Â This post continues a series in which I’m building an outdoor bench for a tea house garden. Â I will begin to detail the process of cutting the joinery used to construct this bench. The main feature of this bench will be a Japanese …
Tea Garden Bench
Hello and welcome to my blog!  This post begins a series in which I will build a sitting bench of Honduran mahogany.  The Tea Garden Bench will reside along a winding pathway of the tea house garden and will provide a place to sit briefly and take in the surroundings. My goal in …