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This bench is made out of quarter-sawn white oak and depicts two bears fishing. It took 2nd place in 2007 at the L.A. County fair and now resides at our house.
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Brenda brought a three-legged pine stand home one day and wanted me to strip, sand and finish it. This task is not as much fun as building one so that is what I did. It is made of walnut with multiple coats of tung oil as a finish. Brenda's mom liked it so much that she offered to treat me to as many In-N-Out burgers as I could eat if I made her one. I must have gained 5 lbs on delivery.
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This desk was my first big building project at the new house. One of these days, I will tackle the wiring for all the peripheral computer equipment.
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The filing cabinet compliments the desk above but was made several years later. Looks can be deceiving because there are only two drawers to store letter-size folders.
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This foot stool is larger than life and holds a place of honor at my brother-in-law and sister's house in San Diego.
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My mom has a 12 acre ranch near Escondido and wanted a planter. This turtle was her birthday present and measures (18" wide x 31" long).