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Jerry Moon, WA, US
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I have been working with wood since I was five years old. My Grandfather and my dad were building a cabin in the Sierras back then, when my dad asked me to nail a piece of 2x4 to a tree. At the time, I thought it was an important job, but in retrospect they were probably trying to get me out of the way. Ever since then, I have wanted my own wood shop. Over the years I have built many xmas presents, lots of furniture, built-ins, and my latest project was a set of kitchen cabinets for my house. For the last 20 years or so, my shop has been confined to a small two-car garage (strictly off limits to car parking), which I was quickly outgrowing. I finally broke down and built a 28x42-foot shop, with attic trusses so I could have a man room upstairs. My current project is a Mahogany bar for the man room. I couldnt be happier that I built the shop, and like any space, I seem to be quickly outgrowing it!

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Horizontal Router Table

Apr 27, 2009

I saw the horizontal router table article by Ernie Conover and had to design one for myself. Mine is loosely based on his design, but made with several improvements such as a larger top...

Oak Trestle Candleholders

Apr 27, 2009
2 comments

These trestle candleholders were made from She oak 2x4s that were used as packing stickers for a new steel building. The boards were being thrown in the dumpster by the construction workers. I...

Kitchen Cabinets

Apr 2, 2009

Solid rock maple kitchen cabinets, with bird's eye maple panels. The trim has been installed since the pictures were taken. I get lots of "oohs and aahs" and invitations to build cabinets for...


Recent comments


Re: Clark Kellogg Wins Gallery Challenge


Nice to have the log back on terra firma, but someone would have found it eventually. Sinker logs are sometimes naturally occuring from blow-downs, and sometimes from the 'one that got away' from a log raft. Still... just a log. Not recycled or reused. Just found.

I really couldn't pick a favorite (personally, I'm kinda fond of the Trestle Candleholders). ;-) I imagine judging the contest is very difficult. Kudos to you guys for your effort. I can't help but think that it would have been a little easier to judge if the projects submitted conformed to the rules of the contest!

posted: 9:28 am on June 3rd  

Re: Clark Kellogg Wins Gallery Challenge

Wasn't the medium for this challenge to be recycled, or reclaimed wood? As in, "Hey, look what I made out of an old pallet!"

A log on the bottom of a river is just a log, and it's wood really can't be considered reclaimed. Same with a blown-down tree, it has never been anything other than a log.

posted: 12:05 pm on June 2nd  

Re: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: Early American Country Furniture

I gotta have it! Sign me up.

posted: 9:01 am on May 8th  

Re: UPDATE: Book Giveaway: The New Complete Guide to the Band Saw

My bandsaw vibrates, howls, cuts curves when I want to go straight -- cuts straight when I want to cut curves. If only I had a book on it...

posted: 8:55 am on May 8th  

Re: Oak Trestle Candleholders

Hi Gina,

Ack!!! You're right. That magazine was another project.

You can find the plans for Candles on a Curve in Wood Magazine, issue 145. My apologies!

Here's the link: http://www.woodstore.net/is145nov20.html

...Jerry

posted: 5:33 pm on April 30th  

Re: Took A Hit

Ooof! Nice piece. I like the waves in the top.

posted: 4:33 pm on April 2nd