Adirondack Trio

Tis' the season for giving. A friend of mine is having me make an Adirondack chair with ottman & a couple side tables for a family member. I've only worked with Western Red Cedar once before on a small project, but I love the smell when its being cut. As with a few of my other projects, the wife likes it so much she now wants on for our patio!

Laundry basket madness

Life in a small house with 2 small children has its challenges. One of the biggest ones I find is what to do with laundry baskets between wash cycles. There is really no place to store them that is out of the way. They always end up on our bedroom floor taking up valuable real estate. Browsing one of my favorite DIY sites (www.ana-white.com) I stumbled upon this unique solution. I'm going to make my own alterations to it to fit my specifics, but all & all, it will look very similar. I probably will leave the lettering off, but I love the distressed paint.

Washer/Dryer Pedestal

Just like the real thing......only smaller.

******UPDATE*******
Finished this mini shed and it turned out great, IMHO! The customer was very pleased and promised Christmas morning pictures! But here are a few photos of the finished project!

On a referral from a wonderful friend, I was contacted by a new client to commission a toy shed to house all of her sons toy tractors. She sent me pictures of their new barn/shed they are having built on their property, and wanted a scaled down version made. I was also given the paint swatches so I could match the sames color pallet! The roof will hinge open and the doors will slide open/closed.

Pictures to follow!

New Additions!

So my best friends Uncle, whom I've known for 25 years, just became a 1st time Grandpa! He has asked me to build a crib for his grandson for when he visits. I'm so excited to be building another crib (I built both of my girls' cribs) and hope this can become an heirloom to be handed down the generational line.

Here is a rendering of what I am going to build. It is similar to my oldests' crib, but he wanted a solid back. It is going to be built out of solid Red Oak. Progress photos added as I go!

Wine Glass Caddy

Looking for a great Christmas gift? This little glass caddy fits over most wine bottles and can hold 4 glasses. Great, inexspensive gift for a Christmas/New Years party host! $12 each (does not include wine bottle or glasses!) 6"x6"x3/4" Available in a multitude of woods: Red Oak, Maple, Hickory (pictured), Walnut, Cherry, Ash, whatever I have laying around!

Tool tray

An old friend got tired of his extenstions and punches rolling all over his toolbox. So he called me up and asked for something simple to keep his tools in over. I grabbed some scrap red oak and jointed them together and using a 1/2" cove router bit, cut little flutes for the tools to lay in. I left some room at the top for any future tools he may want to add.  I then applied 3 coats of General Finishes Arm-R-Seal Urethane Topcoat in Semi-Gloss to give it a great but cleanable surface.

Happy All Souls Day!

Let me start off by saying Happy Birthday to my beautiful wife of 10 years!

 Started a new project this week for a friend of mine. She wanted a bench that she could store her 31 utility totes in, to keep her daughters room clean. Did some CAD work and came up with this. Nothing too fancy, but very functional. Using 1/2" sanded ply keeps it light, but using biscuit joinery and glue makes it very sturdy. A couple coats of paint and it will be ready for years of use and abuse!

Overall dimenstions are 56"w x 24"h x 14"d

cool-warm-hot-cold-wet!

Welcome to the Midwest! Woke up this morning @ 6:30, sat on the back patio with my cup of Joe to a bit of a chill in the air. Things got a little warmer, up to 80 degrees in the house, then came the storm and the temp dropped down to 60!
Good news is I got some lacquering done today. Took quite a bit of time to tape off all those panes of glass! Just have to do the back of the doors and she is finished!
Cant wait to deliver it to the customer. She has not seen any pictures, so this could be adventurous! I hope she likes it! If not, I've had a few other offers for it!

Fall Cleanup

My poor shop. When you get in the thick of a project, order goes out the window and chaos ensues. Tools everywhere, sandpaper discs on the floor, LEAVES in every nook and crannie. Time to bust our the broom (and dust mask!). I spent 2 hours tonight vacuuming, dusting & wiping down the big tools. Was going to start putting lacquer on the Distressed Display Cabinet doors & shelves, but little black bugs were flying everywhere, and would get stuck in the finish. I guess the warm weather the last few days brought them out of hibernation. BOO. Ah well, as the French say, "C'est la vie".

Welcome to Majic Woodworks Blogspot!

Welcome to Majic Woodworks blog. Hopefully I can continue to post frequently. I plan to keep anyone who cares (LOL) abreast of my current projects, posting “during” photos and ultimately finished projects