Add appeal to your new home with a new window box you make yourself. This video shows you how.
Gathering the materials is probably the most challenging part of the project, though it's great fun. 1. Start by lightly sanding the ...more
Assembling the wooden screen is simple, but be prepared to get grimy while rooting around the salvage yard for matching hinges. 1. Lay ...more
The large mirror makes this straightforward carpentry project more challenging. Get a friend to help hoist heavy and fragile components. ...more
Amy H. Hughes helps you make a vintage tile tabletop. Part of the fun of making this table was rooting through the tile crates with Rosi ...more
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Tommy reviews the completed dentil molding and scrapes out the excess glue. He then puts the first section of the pediment on top and ...more
All the dentil molding is on and now it's time to add another layer. Tommy shows how the applied dentil molding looks and how the soffit ...more
With the fretwork completed, it's time to start the next layer of molding: the cove. Tommy reviews the miters and suggests using a lot of ...more
Now that the frame is even with the face of the case, Tommy can attach the crown molding. Wax is placed on the frame, the ends of the ...more
The astragal is now attached to the box and it's time to clean it up. First, using a chisel and a scraper, Tommy takes off as much glue as ...more
Tommy has finished the box frame with front work and blocking attached. Now it's time to make the astragal for the pediment. An astragal ...more
Tommy has the front work done and now needs to "dimple" or "mash the wood," a process that "mangles the wood" on the inside of the carving ...more
After Tommy got the pattern drawn on the fret pieces, the next step is to start removing material. He starts out with a small router and ...more
With divider and bevel in hand, Tommy walks viewers through the layout and design of the fret work trim pieces for the upper pediment. A ...more
Tommy’s ready to start the upper pediment of the secretary and shows the drawing for the upper case as well as what’s left of his wood to ...more
The upper case is done and the drawers are built. Below the drawers, the candle pulls will be installed. After another trip to the RSID ...more
Tommy discusses his work ethic and concern for his own workmanship after his big mistake on the pigeonhole assembly in which he had to trash ...more
