Reader’s Project Gallery
Share your woodworking projects with your fellow Woodworker's Journal readers. Submit your project
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Ponderosa Pine Chairs
This reader got ahold of a 143-year-old Ponderosa pine and turned his unexpected windfall into a set of great chairs.
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Canarywood & Padauk Jewelry Box
Reader Greg Little shares another of his shop creations, this time a lovely Canarywood jewelry box accented with a strip of Padauk on the top.
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Daughter’s Hope Chest
It took five years of work, but this reader created a perfect hope chest for his daughter’s graduation, whether it be from high school or grad school.
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Room Heater Frame Cabinet
This reader turned an old room heater into a kitchen cabinet, turning one of his customer’s castoffs into another customer’s treasure.
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LEGO® Play Table
This reader took a simple sketch from his wife’s daughter and turned it into an extremely cool play table for his three year old granddaughter complete with a storage area and hiding place.
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Walnut and Maple Rocking Horse
This reader traditionally makes rocking horses for his grandchildren’s first birthday. This one, made specifically for the Texas State Fair, was good enough to bring home first prize.
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Counterweighted Sofa Table
This reader didn’t have room for end tables around his living room sofa. So, at the urging of his wife, he came up with this clever solution.
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Mobile Stack Rack
This reader built a mobile stacking rack for drying nuts and vegetables, but you can use it for laying out and drying just about anything around the house or in your workshop.
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Balsa and Cedar Surfboard Project
This reader built this hollow surfboard out of cedar and balsa ply and says it floats like foam.
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Quarter-sawn Oak Bookcase
This reader followed up a quarter-sawn oak desk project for his wife with this matching bookcase.
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Art Deco Table
This reader took his concept for a project from concept to creation when he drew and built this Art Deco table.
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Tiger Wood Cabinet
This reader took some of his scrap tiger wood decking material and turned it into an impressive, large cabinet.
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Nature Carvings
Thomas Lynott is a woodcarver, painter and furniture maker. Three of his latest pieces are nature carvings.
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Recycle Bin and Recycled Bench
A recycling bin and a bench made out of wood recycled from an old carport and some copper pipes are among this reader’s first woodworking projects in years.
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Mesquite Projects
This reader experiments with using Mesquite in his projects and comes away with some really nice projects, including a cutting board, bowl and bench.
