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Chris Wong
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Shallow Acacia Bowl

Aug 5, 2009

A clean, elegant bowl with very interesting grain. In undercut the bottom at a very shallow angle so that the bowl appears as if it is floating. It is finished with a turner's polish...

Carving Knife

Mar 26, 2009

I made this knife for a friend upon finding out that he didn't own one suitable for carving. I made the blade from a jigsaw blade and carved the handle from a choice piece of Pacific Dogwood...

CD Holder

Mar 26, 2009

I started work on this coffee-table centerpiece by cutting of a length of hornbeam. Then I cut out the center using the bandsaw and textured the inside with a carving gouge and rippled the...

A Scoop of Sweetness

Mar 26, 2009

inspired by a scrap of maple that was half light and half dark, I turned this sugar scoop. I used the bandsaw to "open up" the scoop.

Chris & Morgan's Bubinga Adventure

Nov 8, 2008
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This was a joint project between myself and Morgan (AZMO). I was responsible for carving the edge and smoothing the surfaces. With the reversing grain, this translated to much...

Kitchen Sideboard

Oct 7, 2008

This was my first major commission. It is constructed out of Eastern maple and maple plywood. The six drawers are mounted on full-extension metal slides. There is a built-in knife...

Mission Bed Frame

Oct 7, 2008

I built this bed frame from black Walnut in my senior year of high school. It took me most of one semester in one-hour segments. The footboard is a shorter version of the headboardnbsp...

Dogwood Dining Table

Oct 7, 2008
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This dining table was build of Pacific Dogwood. It took roughly 125 hours to complete and seats six or ten with the two extensions at the ends. The metal full-extension slides are clad in...

Recent comments

Re: Working with reclaimed lumber, part 2

Well done Matt! I've been playing with the idea of making a piston-fit drawer and some air-pressure float gauge that reads when the drawer is opened. Of course, it would serve no practical function but would be a WOW factor. I wonder if it's amusing qualities would ultimately shorten the life of the drawer though...

posted: 7:09 pm on October 21st

Re: Letter Knife

Derek,

You make it look so easy, and with simple (woodworking) tools too! I have some old 8" jointer blades I'd love to make some knives from. One day...

posted: 2:58 am on August 12th

Re: Frying Pan

Do you fry maple sausages in it? Seriously, a very neat project. I like the bacon.

posted: 12:41 am on April 20th

Re: Book Giveaway: Furniture Restoration - Step-by-Step Tips and Techniques for Professional Results

Generally, I don't like repairing furniture - I'd rather build instead. Maybe this book will turn me around. (Maybe not).

posted: 1:45 pm on April 12th

Re: A Tansu Style Stair Project

Nice job, Dan!

I can appreciate all the planning you put into that. It looks like you built the unit first in your shop, then installed it afterwards. How did you get the fit so good? I like the plans you drew up - very nice.

posted: 1:38 pm on April 12th

Re: Sweeping Up

That is quite the project. Very ambitious! No relation to Judson Beaumont?

posted: 11:42 pm on April 8th

Re: Dining Table

AWESOME! It's reminiscent of the Gothic style, not my style but I really like this design. It looks massive and kind of delicate at the same time. The reclaimed wood really makes the piece. Excellent work.

posted: 1:19 pm on March 26th

Re: Movement Table

Is the base skewed or the tabletop skewed? Either way, it's an eye-catching design. Is the glass frosted?

posted: 1:14 pm on March 26th

Re: Christmas budget

Funky.

posted: 1:10 pm on March 26th

Re: Tornado Table

Cool design. The profile along the bottom edge of the apron is very unusual, but it works very well with your design. The inlay in the aprons look like eyes to me.

posted: 1:08 pm on March 26th

Re: Ministers Humidor

Beautiful work. I commend your choice of woods. The contrast between colours and figured and straight grain wood really works. I've never been much of a fan of the inlaid dovetails, but you make a strong case for them.

PS: How do I PM you to see that bubinga veneer?

chris@flairwoodworks

posted: 12:59 pm on March 26th

Re: Chris & Morgan's Bubinga Adventure

zwoodchuck,

I am a hand tool fan and don't like sanding, but this table and the timeline we had to build it didn't leave me too many options. We sanded up to 320x. You can e-mail me directly if you have any more questions.

chris@flairwoodworks.com

posted: 12:55 pm on March 26th

Re: Chris & Morgan's Bubinga Adventure

danmark,

Sorry for the late reply - I don't get past Knots very often to the Gallery. The figure is known as "waterfall". So you are looking at waterfall bubinga.

posted: 12:53 pm on March 26th