This panels on the front of this solid walnut murphy bed were designed to echo the style of a tansu cabinet in the collection if the homeowner. The bed stays securely locked in the upright position until the correct parts are flipped up (see bottom right photo), and then the pistons allow the bed to lower for use. This kind of a built-in bed is a great option for a guest bedroom that doubles as an office, studio, or playroom. It is so much nicer than a sofa bed!
The natural maple dresser that Adam designed for clients in NYC is ready for finishing.
The lacquered Maple Bookcase and Entertainment Unit built-ins are just about complete and ready to go to their new home in Maryland. The homeowners chose solid brass knobs and bin pulls in antique nickel from Lee Valley. These pieces promise to make a dramatic upgrade to the room they will grace.
Meanwhile, two built-ins are being created for a home in Philadelphia. They will be delivered next week and painted on site.
The built-in bookcase and entertainment unit are coming along. In the top photos, you can see the drawings on the old schoolhouse chalkboard for the two cabinets this job entails. The first two versions of the design for this project can be seen here and here. In the third shot, the plywood boxes have been put together. In the last shot, Maple face frames are in the process of going on. The substantial shelves are fixed for a balanced symmetrical look as well as superior strength.
He’s only seven weeks old now, but this one’s going to give the big guy some canine companionship. And competition. We’ll be getting extra fresh air and more walks. It should be fun watching him grow.
Some progress shots from the shop…
In the shop right now, there are four drop leaf tables in progress.
At 6’ long, they seat 6 nicely. The cherry tables will be occasionally used end to end for family gatherings. The maple tables will be available for sale. Matching benches will make a nice set.
After three days in the finishing studio and seven weeks of building, assembling and sanding, I can finally say that the 5 coat finish is done. Two coats Magnamax tinted woodwitch primer, a brown glaze hand applied and finally two coats of Duravar catalytic dull sheen clear coat. All products used were from M.L. Campbell supplied by Russell Plywood. It is a labor intensive finish especially when you do an entire kitchen at once. The cabinets were masked to preserve the finished maple plywood interiors. Everything looks great and install should go very well next week. All that is left now is to install all of the hardware pack it up and head to northern New Jersey.
This is the inside on our 1840 one-room schoolhouse. We purchased the schoolhouse in 2004 after it sat empty for years and had previously been used for a gallery and an antique shop. The building is essentially original except for the new door I built for the front and the new wiring that we installed. This summer I plan to build a large porch for the front of it. In the winter time I heat it with a wood stove and in the summer it stays cool under the shade of some birch and cherry trees. It is quite an awesome place to work where I can turn the machines on, crank up whichever internet audio stream I have running and rip, plane, joint, shape, bore, drill, sand and crosscut to my hearts content. I still use the chalkboards for most projects which gives plenty of room to draw out projects and make cut lists that I can read from anywhere in the shop. These pictures are as clean as it has ever been (since I took over.) Dust is controlled by a 10 foot tall vacuum in the one cloakrooms which fills up 55 gal drum liners. I have recently found endless uses for the sawdust and shaving made by milling.
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