This post continues a series in which I’m building a butler’s desk of American black walnut. Where we left off the case bottom had been fitted to the base frame.  With the case bottom now in place I’m ready to begin preparing the case sides and top.  The panels are jointed and …
Hello and welcome back to my blog! Â Today’s post completes the process of building a frame for an original woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada. Â We left off with the inner frame having been completed. The next step in the building process is to prepare the outer frame’s stock. Â The …
Hello and welcome to the continuation of the Japanese Tool Box build, part of a series in which a Japanese Tool Box, inspired by Chris Hall of The Carpentry Way, is created as a gift to my son. In part IV of this build I will be attaching the caps …