Woodworking for the Blind
Woodworking for the Blind
This unit is a sugar chest and is called so because in the 1700's, in the south, it was used to actually hold sugar and possibly other spices. Made of quarter sawn Maple.
dining room buffet I made for my daughter. It is made of Cherry but it is stained dark. It is 60 inches wide by 20 inches deep and 36 inches high overall. It has 3 doors of equal width and 1 drawer above the middle door. The 2 outer doors are the full height of the cabinet.
The desk is 64 inches tall and 27 inches wide and about 20 inches deep at the bottom and has three shelves. The frame on each side is a 15 by 75 by 90 degree right triangle made from one-inch cherry boards that are three inches wide and the shelves are � inch cherry, and there is a maple design in the desktop.
The chest of drawers is 54 inches wide, 31 inches high and 18 inches deep. There are 7 drawers, 3 smaller drawers across the top. The other drawers are 2 high and 2 wide.
The bench is made of solid walnut. It is 46 inches long and the seat is 16 inches deep by 46 inches long. The back is a 2 inch thick live edge slab with a knot hole in the upper right corner. There is a yellow rose in the hole and covered with epoxy. The legs and back support are curved and are one and one half inches thick.
The approximant dimensions are, 36 inches wide X 14 inches deep and 35 inches tall and is made of solid cherry. It has a component shelf under the top then a drawer and then two doors at the bottom.
The desk is made of red oak plywood with red oak edging. It is made similar to a regular office desk. The top is 56 inches wide by 26 inches deep and is 27 and a quarter inches high. The left hand base has 4 drawers and is 21 inches wide. The right hand base also has 4 drawers but is only 8 and 3 quarter inches wide.
Made entirely from ash except for the drawer boxes. The table is 26 inches tall, the top is 18 inches square. It features a drawer under the top and four legs.
This desk is made from reclaimed materials. The top of the desk is a Oak solid core door. The trim around the edges is a stair banistrer cut in half. The sides are frame and panel.
This bookcase is built from 3/4 inch red oak plywood which is edged with solid pieces of red oak. It is 79 and 3/4 inches tall and 16 inches wide outside dimension. The top is surrounded with simple square molding of the same wood. The whole thing is stained medium reddish brown.