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How to build a Sleek Mid-Century Modern Writing Desk: A Step-by-Step Guide

  https://youtu.be/J-_IbMsa-oI?si=ar3DXSI-fH4e7vs4 https://jonpeters.com/product/modern-desk-design-plans/ In this woodworking project, I'll...
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Lesson #1: Sandy Hook in September

https://youtu.be/eMphjBU49ig?si=EHyQ4iUFL0Rwy97A Making a small painting, like the paintings I paint in these painting lessons is a great way to get...
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Lesson #2: Piling in Blue Water

https://youtu.be/zV2GDnSkM9k?si=OWpuOsCiQ9YPEl6L Making a small painting, like the paintings I paint in these painting lessons is a great way to get...
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Build This Large Trestle Table

Build This Large Trestle Table

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https://youtu.be/IIvc7UOw7CA I’ve been thinking about this project for a long time, so it was really nice to see it come together. The table is made with a combination of quarter sawn and rift sawn White Oak. The Legs are attached to the feet of the table with through...

DIY Bike Rack – Bike Hanger

DIY Bike Rack – Bike Hanger

This simple bike rack is made with three pieces of plywood. The piece in the center needs to be a little smaller than the width of the tire. This will create a friction fit that will hold the bike in place. The Half inch dowel works as a locking pin and will prevent...

How to use Peel and Stick Veneer

https://youtu.be/iKj23W94OyA Here’s a fun woodworking project that will teach you how to work with wood veneer. In this video I’ll make two wastepaper baskets, one will be veneered with pressure sensitive veneer and the other using contact cement. This is a great...

Every Picture Tells A Story

Happy new year everyone! Well I guess it’s true … Every picture does tell the story as you can see in this post. I found the subject for this Still Life Painting in the old barn across the road from the Vermont house. We bought the house and barn back in 2006. When I...

My Frame System

I designed this frame system for the small paintings I make. The panel fits into the frame with a reveal around the edges of the painting so the painting appears to float within the frame. The frame is 1.75 inches deep and designed to sit in a bookshelf or on a...

Path at Timolat Woods – Oil Painting

This painting is of the path at Timolat woods facing east towards Huber woods. This painting has a little different feel than most of my paintings as the brushstrokes are very short and thick with paint… definitely a more impressionist feel. Painting small like this...

Striped Bass Fishing Lure Oil Painting

Framed in Reclaimed quarter sawn Whiteoak. Framed size 8 3/4" x 10" My friend Peder is an avid fisherman here at the Jersey shore and this is one of his Lures. He lent it to me a few years back and instead of using it to go fishing I made this painting. Still life...

Happy Thanksgiving!

https://youtu.be/iyEqRCtdaVA Hi everyone and happy Thanksgiving. Cutting Boards are always a fun project and make great gifts. I think one of the things you can do to make a cutting board special is cutting in a juice groove and adding finger holds at the bottom. In...

Shed/Office Conversion

https://youtu.be/HBYmDOjjE-U The first step in converting the shed into my wife’s office is to add two large windows at each end. The shed has a mini split for climate control and two functioning windows. The windows I am making will not function, the only purpose is...