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Flint’s Fine Furniture

This is another restoration that turned out really nice.  Again, my wife came home and asked if I could repair her friend antique table.  What she brought home was a beautiful round table with incredible hand carved pieces.  The only problem was it was covered with layers and layers of old paint.   You can seeContinue reading “Flint’s Fine Furniture”

Posted byjpiaseckJune 3, 2011June 3, 2011Posted inWoodworking2 Comments on Flint’s Fine Furniture

Restorations

Several years ago my wife approached me and asked if I could repair our neighbor’s mother’s dinning room chair.  I told here I would give it a try.  The next thing I knew I was turning a new leg for a broken chair.  When I was done, the chair looked like new and my neighbor’s motherContinue reading “Restorations”

Posted byjpiaseckMay 27, 2011Posted inWoodworkingLeave a comment on Restorations

Graduation

For those of you who have read my blog from the beginning, you know that I started this as a requirement of my Information Technology class in the UCONN Executive Masters of Business Administration program.  I am happy to report that on April 9, 2011, I graduated, with honors, from the program!  SCHOOL’S OUT FORContinue reading “Graduation”

Posted byjpiaseckMay 20, 2011Posted inWoodworking2 Comments on Graduation

GrandMa’s Urn

My mom called me up and asked me if I could make and Urn for Grandma.  I was flattered when she asked; however, I asked why didn’t she just buy one ( I was hoping she would tell me that my Grandma said she would be honored to be buried in an Urn built byContinue reading “GrandMa’s Urn”

Posted byjpiaseckMay 20, 2011November 27, 2012Posted inWoodworkingLeave a comment on GrandMa’s Urn

My Computer Room Desk

Every woodworker who owns a computer dreams of building his own desk.  This is mine.  It is actually part of a grand project to redo the library in my house. I looked for a design for some time.  I finally found this one in a woodworking site.  I think it cost me $10. The materialContinue reading “My Computer Room Desk”

Posted byjpiaseckFebruary 26, 2011February 26, 2011Posted inWoodworking2 Comments on My Computer Room Desk

Garage Cabinets

Once the garage was done, I started building cabinets to store all my woodoworking gear.  All the cabinets are similar to the one in the picture.  I like to use maple because it is tough.  I like the look of raised panel doors.  Once you make a few (hundred) they are really easy to do.Continue reading “Garage Cabinets”

Posted byjpiaseckFebruary 26, 2011February 26, 2011Posted inWoodworkingLeave a comment on Garage Cabinets

The Rest of the Bedroom Set

I finished up my son’s bedroom set by build a corner desk and three drawer dresser.  The material again was birch and I matched the design rounding all corners with no exposed pieces of hardware.   I must have finished the bed set sometime in 2002 or 2003.  This furniture served us well but inContinue reading “The Rest of the Bedroom Set”

Posted byjpiaseckFebruary 15, 2011Posted inWoodworkingLeave a comment on The Rest of the Bedroom Set

Garage Project

In 2002 I moved to Connecticut.  I confiscated a portion of the basement for a woodworking shop but it soon became apparent that it would not do.  I decided to build another garage and recreate my workshop.  Below you will see a picture of the finished workshop.  It is a long story and I haveContinue reading “Garage Project”

Posted byjpiaseckFebruary 4, 2011February 4, 2011Posted inWoodworkingLeave a comment on Garage Project

Turning

A friend of mine posted a comment about his woodworking experience.  He like turning bowls on a lathe.  It turns out that the next project in my history is turning candle holders.  The picture below is of my boys and the candle holders we made together.  They presented these as a gift to their AuntContinue reading “Turning”

Posted byjpiaseckFebruary 1, 2011February 2, 2011Posted inWoodworkingLeave a comment on Turning

The Bed

The next couple of years I was busy with a new home and I did not have much time to build furniture.  I did build a custom three-tier deck with a hot tube and a 12 ft tall play set for the kids in the back yard.  Once these things were done, I got backContinue reading “The Bed”

Posted byjpiaseckJanuary 16, 2011January 24, 2011Posted inWoodworkingLeave a comment on The Bed

Where It All Started

So this is how it all started……Back in 1992 my father gave me a clock kit.  It consisted of a clock movement, a set of plans and 1 x 10 x 10′ prime walnut board.  My father wanted to do woodworking; however, he never seem to find the time to do it.  He offered the kitContinue reading “Where It All Started”

Posted byjpiaseckJanuary 11, 2011December 25, 2012Posted inWoodworkingLeave a comment on Where It All Started

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