I show you the process I use to spray lacquer and get perfect paint lines when finishing a piece of furniture with both paint and a natural wood finish. I made this cabinet with walnut veneer on the outside and paint on the inside to create a nice contract and a...
My uncle Tom gave me a nice hunk of black walnut awhile back so I decided to carve a modern bowl out of it to create a sculptural-type piece. I started with the chainsaw to roughly shape the bowl and then moveed on to the Arbortech power carving tool to fine tune...
Learn how to make lap joints and the walnut base for the Mid Century modern cabinet I’m building. I like to start a furniture project with a small design drawing and then make a full scale drawing to get the dimensions and cut list. I always leave the design...
I make a pair of black walnut tables with hand-cut dovetails for a client and show you how to finish them using Waterlox, which is my go-to finishing product for fine furniture. Check out https://waterlox.com/furniture-jon-peters to learn how to finish...
Here’s a look at Baked Poplar or Thermally Modified Poplar and my thoughts on using it in woodworking projects vs. using walnut. Also, some info on the SOSS invisible hinge and the bit used in my router for the TV Lift Cabinet...
I made these guitar hangers out of black walnut. It’s a pretty simple DIY project easily completed in one weekend. These guitar hangers are designed for my son’s Yamaha acoustic guitars but the measurements could easily be adjusted to fit most guitars...
Here’s a video showing you how to make a walnut frame for a painting that is part of Jon’s “shop tool series”. These paintings will be turned into a book featuring all the shop tool paintings and will be a nice collectors...
Check out this video on making the best wood fill I know of. Gather fine sawdust from your shop or recent woodworking project and store it in a clean container until ready to mix up a batch of wood fill. Mix with expoxy (either 5 minute or West System expoxy) on the...
The chairs come together in this video and we focus on the tools, measurements, and woodworking tips needed to do this project yourself. While the chair design is very modern, the techniques shown can be used in just about any chair design project. Here’s a...
Frame System$150.00