SmartFlix Cool Project Contest

Project description: Carved and pierced vase with carved hummingbird.

Project description: My project is a segmented bowl, with a feature ring of 10 little houses in 2 different sizes. Each unique, using 12 different species of wood for a total of 176 pieces. This project took about 30 hours given all the small parts and grain orientations. Of course I won't say how many practice houses it took but I'm happy with it and enjoyed the process. I built this based on DVD's on Segmented Turning by Curt Theobald,I rented from you.

Project description: Based on Gustav Stickley design - with a few twists thrown in. Quartersawn Red Oak and Ebony(pins). Finished with analine dye, Watco oil, and Conversion Varnish. Seat is Toray Ultrasuede over Medium Density Urethane foam supported by cross-woven Matrex webbing.

Project description: FOUR DRAWER CHEST! Curly maple framework,Walnut veneer panels,Bookmatched.Gloss polyurethane finish.Loose mortise and tenon joinery!

Project description: Ice box from quarter sawn white oak.

Project description: A reproduction 19th Century French Butcher Block Table. It was reproduced using traditional methods and joinery based on a photograph of the orginal Gilles Augustin piece.

Project description: Ozark Hill Billy setting on a stump flossing between his toes.

Project description: Made from tree trunk that was rounded with a router and special jigs. Square holes for arms, legs and cross beam were chiseled out and stand is built from 2"x4"s. Used to practice Wing Chun Kung Fu and is worth about $700.

Project description: Corner cabinet in Elm. The large slab countertop is made of salvaged elm from my neighborhood. The Darker wood is also Elm but is stained black.

Project description: Segmented piece made from wenge and zebrawood. Width 8" - height 5" Finish - oil and wax

Project description: The toy box is frame and panel construction. The frames are made from red oak with mortis and tennon joints. All of the mortis and tennon joints are pinned thru the tennons with walnut dowels. The feild panels are made from red oak veneer plywood. The conners are mitered with walnut keys thru the miter. The finish is Bartley Red Mahogany Gel Stain with four coats of polyurethane for the top coat.

Project description: I just started my journey into hand tools woodworking just a year ago, and this is my second "real" project. It was made entirely with hand tools, and I learned a tremendous amount during the process! The stool was made from wood from an Ikea bed pallet. The top is joined with dovetails, and the support brace is joined with double wedged tenons. A few coats of an oil/varnish blend and there you have it! Tools used: ryoba saw, coping saw, Stanley #4 plane, spokeshave, cabinet scraper, and chisels.

Project description: The podium is motor driven to adjust from wheelchair height to professional basketball player height. A video shows it better than still pictures at: http://wooddeft.com/ambo.html

Project description: Made form beautiful Curly Maple and Popular. This reproduction piece sports reproduction hardware pulls and even clout nails. It has a secret hidden tray in the back behind the solid popular backboards. All hand cut dovetails and the drawers have solid bottoms also made from poplar. It has a clear coat finish of lacquer and the drawer insides are finish with shallac. It took over 200 hours to complete. This was the first piece of furniture I made.

Project description: This is a big (14" across) bowl turned from a single piece of Mulberry. It was turned from the log exactly as it came from the chainsaw.

Project description: A wooden bowl, turned from a cocobolo blank. It features an undercut rim. Sanded on the lathe, finished with oil, and buffed and polished.

Project description: Inspired by a picture of an African maiden walking a dirt road carrying an unidentified container on her head. Overall height is 44 inches, base is 4 inches, maiden and container are 40 inches tall. Base is Indiana Sandstone, maiden is Indiana Walnut, container is maple.

Project description: This bookstand is a 12-inch cube when closed, with a top and sides that open at adjustable angles to hold up to 5 books or documents. It is particularly useful for consulting and coordinating multiple resources while doing research. This stand is constructed of red oak, and it revolves on ball bearings. It is equally attractive open or closed. The project was inspired by the bookstand on display at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. My bookstands in various woods (red oak, white oak, and cherry) are currently in use by an attorney, an author and a technology consultant.

Project description: This is a woodturned hollow form turned to a thickness of 1/16"th throughout. The base is solid walnut and attached via a tennon to anchor the piece. Woods used are walnut for the base and finial,and spalted maple for the body. It has been airbrushed with a tinted shellac and finished with poly. Total size is 19.25 inches tall and 4.75 inches wide.

Project description: Walnut shallow bowl/platter off center turning; Walnut Crotch Wood with concentric beading.

Project description: Wooden knives for gifts

Project description: Hall table of Bubinga,Maple And Wenge. Legs are tapered bent laminations. Finish is oil and varnish.

Project description: This is a reproduction of a Federal Demilune card table. The finish is 12 coats of shellac. All inlays were made by me and inlaid by hand.

Project description: four different woods. made fr display ikitchen for my wife

Project description: Pine cabinet, Mortise and Tennon Doors, hand made dentil molding.

Project description: This is one of my Extreme Birdhouses .It is 5 ft wide , 7 ft tall and made from 100 year old reclaimed barn wood .

Project description: This box is made of mesquite, black walnut,and spalted wood. The base and risers,mesquite. the boxes,black walnut with spalted drawer fronts with ebonized drawer pulls. Look for the state of Texas inlay.

Project description: This is a Federal Style bookcase I made as a wedding present for my niece. It is all solid Cherry and Cherry veneered plywood for the carcase. It is finished with several coats of thinned Waterlox oil finish.

Project description: This piece measures 5-1/2" dia. x 6-5/8" tall with my signature Ebony Finial and Lid. The walls are approx. 3/16" It is finished with antique oil and buffed.

Project description: The captivating warmness of the mahogany will entice people to reach out and feel it. The rounded edges will provide a soft and silky feel as it easily fits in your grasp. Experience the quality craftsmanship of a single piece of mahogany that's been mortised for a great fit for your Apple iPod Touch. This is a single piece of mahogany that has been carefully hollowed and smoothed for a nice fit your your iPod Touch. Hand worked with chisels and files for the best fit, this is a very durable case that will protect your iPod in spades! A nice, tight sliding dovetail cover makes sure your iPod stays in place. Retro, yet classic, double cedar inlays gives a highlight without overpowering the natural beauty of the wood. The stripes wrap around the front to both sides (but not the back). Why not have a unique conversation piece for your iPod that is also extremely practical, durable, and beautiful? This is ready to throw in your backpack, briefcase or purse. The design keeps the iPod safe from accidental spills when you are at the coffeehouse. This sustainable grown mahogany case has a straight grain and a reddish-brown color which darkens over time, and displays a beautiful reddish sheen when polished. Go green by buying brown -- brown wood versus wrapping your iPod in harsh plastic. It has rounded edges for a sleeker feel. Due to the denseness of the wood, just two coats of danish oil and three coats of hand rubbed paste wax was used for the finish.

Project description: Turned Bowl of exotic woods

Project description: 6"x6" Camphor burl 6 axis turning. Lacquer finish.

Project description: Kitchen cabinet with 6" tiles. This cabinet hides the ugly electrical panel. The cabinet is not attached to the wall therefore it can be moved when necessary.

Project description: This box was turned from 8/4 hard fiddle back maple from North Carolina and North Carolina Apple. The box is 5" in diameter and stands 7 1/4" tall. The finial lid is threaded to the body with a 3 1/8" X 16 thread. The threaded apple insert in the body is further highlighted with a 1/10" wide red inlace inlay. A second inlace inlay outlines the finial. The box in finished in Mylands cellulose sealer and friction polish. The walls of the box body are 3/16" thick and the complete box weighs 5.6 ounces.

Project description: Two Calla Lillys 30" X 12" carved in 3d on the ShopBot followed by hours of detail sanding tool marks. Wood Popular, 4 quarters thickness. Glued one on each side of a 79" X 17 inch panel with vacuum bagging. Painted in Acrylic paint and sealed with acrylic sealer

Project description: Clock made from Fiddleback Eucalyptus. Legs are made from 1/2 inch pipe. More @ http://www.youtube.com/turnedoutright www.turneoutright.com

Project description: segmented bowl from 161 pieces of ash, walnut, bloodwood, and yellowheart. Done after renting the Curt Theobald videos from SmartFlix.

Project description: This is a chest that I built for my oldrst daughter several years ago. She and her sister used it hard as their toy chest through the years. It was built out of oak pallet wood that I took apart. At the time money was tight. It was jointed togather with wood dowels and glue (no nails to stick little fingers) Then carved and woodburned, painted and sealed.A year or so ago while cleaning out the shed I came across its battered remains. I was going to get rid of it as both the girls are now grown and out of the house. But my oldest begged me not to toss it, but rather to repair it for her so she could pass it on to her children if she ever has any. And thus a bunch of old junk wood was returned to a new life. And the toy chest turned hope chest lives on.

Project description: These are # 3 &4 of my first attempts to turn Segmented bowls

Project description: Curly Maple legs and aprons, Redheart drawer front with purpleheart pulls, zebrawood top. Secondary is pine for drawer sides

Project description: This is my first attempt at serious turning and my first ever pen and pencil. I got a lot of help from the "Basic Penturning" DVD.

Project description: Hollow form vessel turned from Mesquite with African Blackwood lid and finial. 5-1/2"H x 5-1/2"W.

Project description: Primary wood - walnut Secondary wood - sycamore Inlay - BE maple This table was made / donated to an annual auction for underpriviledge children in my town. It sold at auction for $695.00. Someone got a good deal.