A bit more detail

I have a couple of new projects that I just completed and will post pictures of them soon...

I wanted to post a couple of pictures that showed more of how I put things together.

I try to use old, traditional techniques as much as possible. Exposed fasteners are the enemy!

Building things this way takes more time and thought, but I feel it is worth it. The photo of the side table is taken before anything was glued up. I used dowels to attach all the elements and it is able to stand on it's own. I used left-over Cambara wood from a deck job and some old Hemlock that I had kept for just such an occasion. The two photos of the large slab table give some insight as to how it is all put together. The side rails are mortise and tennon into the legs, pain in the butt I must say, I made the blocks that hold the top on from some maple they are fitted into slots in the rails to allow the top to move as humidity and tempurature change. I spent about 44 hours on this one, but WOW. I love the plastic chairs and beer bottles, this is in the home of the people I made it for, they are on the lookout for chairs. I haven't attempted to make any chairs yet. Something for the future.

Another Neat Door Knocker Made for the Coast

This one is a Herring Gull I made for a friend who lives on an island.
The shell is hand carved from Oak

Nice Side Table

This Side Table is made from discarded Rough Sawn Lumber and leftover wood from an exotic deck project. There are no nails or screws in this piece

My first Whirly-Gig

I made my first whirly-gig, I think it is pretty cool. A Pileated Woodpecker Door Knocker.

The overall height is around 18", so it is pretty much lifesized. I need to add a pull chain that will run through the center to activate the head and "knock".