Gallery of Work | The Lighthearted Woodworker

I recently finished up two loft beds for my son and daughter and I realized that before I blogged about that I needed to actually post the final results of the Twin Cradle. I know, I know. I’m a terrible blogger. But then again, on the internet time kinda stands still. I could blog about about anything and pretend it’s current. Half the time I go back and catch up on ancient blog posts filling my reader. Well enough procrastinating… Here in one post is the end of the Cradle Series.

Twin Cradle; Part 4 The Wrap up

Well the twins are off to college by now…well not really, but they have certainly outgrown this cradle.

You might remember that one of my goals as to build this sans hardware. I wanted it to be a piece of furniture that could be quickly assembled and then knocked down for easy storage. It needed to be a beautiful piece of “temporary” furniture. I’ll let you be the judge.

The finished product

My wife provided a luxurious pad for them to sleep on.

I was very happy with the grain selection in this beautiful piece of cherry.

A side view showing the curves and the divider

This little piece I designed to hold the divider in place.

…said divider in place.

The divider can easily be removed, allowing the twins to sleep together.

I designed & built foot rests on each side, so the cradle could be easily rocked with your feet.

The peg and though mortise

Introducing Alex and James!

Me and the best clients a guy could ask for!

So that wraps my cradle series. I’ll post one more related post on how I built the pegs, so look for that. Then I’ll catch up and share the loft beds. I’ve also been building a chicken coop!

Thanks for stopping by the shop, it’s great to get back to blogging.

The Austerlitz Woodworker’s Show came as all things do, very quickly. My shop was quite full and quite active. You remember I had an offer by an 8 and an 11 year old to ‘help’? Well who could turn down help like that? Their enthusiasm alone filled the shop. I put my work aside and with the help of their mother, worked on turning pens and ice cream scoops! What could be better? I was able to put the finishing touches on the console table and build an ipad stand to display my work, I tried to squeeze in time to finish the shaker table but that just wasn’t going to happen. I took a deep breath and said to myself “it’s all good, do what you can. This is my hobby and I have to enjoy it. No pressure!” The rest of the day was fantastic, as my son and daughter taught us a thing or two about turning!

Austerlitz is very fortunate to have a thriving Historical Society which owns a 20 acre parcel of land that is the home of the Old Austerlitz Village. The village is a “living history museum of post-and-beam houses, a granary, a blacksmith shop, a one-room schoolhouse, a Christian Church and other historic buildings.” The latest is a newly restored barn, which was raised just in time to host the show.

The ‘new’ barn.

Clark Olsen’s amazing screen and chair

I loaded in the morning of the show and but wasn’t able to fit into the barn. So instead I shared the granary next to the barn with master craftsman Clark Olsen.

This town certainly houses some impressive talent! The show consisted of 11 professional woodworkers and four hobbyists, all extraordinary in their own way. The variety alone was was impressive, running the gamut from cabinetry, marquetry, classic shaker, windsor chairs, toys, furniture, even whirligigs. Something for everyone!

Falling Water work by John Dunne

John Porritt taught me a thing or two about Windsor Chairs

: I got an introductory lesson in marquetry from Herb Cook.

Clark Olsen’s Music Stand

The best part of any woodworking show is the camaraderie. Woodworkers are the kindest, most giving folk you will ever find. That has never more true than in Austerlitz.

What’s a show without whirligigs!!!

The Lighthearted Woodworker….

It was an terrific day. Very inspiring. I met so many great and talented people, not only fellow woodworkers, but people from this amazing community. I wish I had taken more photos and had time to chat with more people, but you can only squeeze so much into one day.

I wanted to mention all that attended and really extend my thanks for welcoming me and for your generosity.

The Woodworkers of Austerlitz: Jeffrey All, Reggie Brantner, Herb Cook, John Dunne, Randy Ezinga, Tim Hawley, Dick Light, Scott Mesick, Chris Landy, Clark Olsen, Brian Polhemus, John Porritt, Howard Reznikoff, Steve Somlo and Michael Walters.

Max and Samantha manning the booth.

I would be remiss if i did not point out that not only did Max and Samantha hold down the fort while Daddy was off being social. They also sold all of their turned bottle stops!!