Today’s post begins a series in which I am building a butler’s desk of American black walnut. A butler’s desk is a cabinet that converts into a desk concealing its function.  A desk, standing on its own looks out of place without an accompanying chair and lamp, but a cabinet that …
Hello and welcome to my Blog.  In this series I am building a walnut and gaboon ebony humidor.  This post will detail the build from sawing off the top to creating the base panel and beginning to install the Spanish cedar liners. To begin creating the liners I start by selecting the …
Hello and Welcome to my Blog.  In this series I will building and seasoning a cigar humidor.  The humidor case will be constructed of walnut and gaboon ebony and the interior liners will be constructed of Spanish cedar. Typically humidors of this style will be made of plywood or MDF with …
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 this final post I will be completing the toolbox! Â Where …