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Gramps Comes Through!

A few weeks ago, I mentioned that I was on a mission to get my very first project done for my, at that point in time, soon-to-be-born grandchild. The project was a youth-sized dresser with some Art Deco design accents. Since that writing, not only did I complete the dresser (just in time!), which worked out very well, but Maggie Lu made her entrance into the world as well. (Both mother and baby are doing great.)

As Miss Maggie is my first grandchild, I am certain that you will not be surprised that I find her to be the most attractive and talented baby I have ever seen. Not only that, but I am also convinced that she is already displaying a decided preference for her granddad, especially his fine lullaby singing. (Did I mention that she has good taste, too?)

Now I know that some of you, while you're totally fascinated with these tales of my grand baby, might want to know a bit more about the dresser. If so, check out my blog entry ... it is a nice little project, even if I do say so myself.

Rob Johnstone, Woodworker’s Journal

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More Time to Talk Table Saws

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Maggie Lu’s Little Dresser

As our eZine readers are likely aware, I recently made a youth-sized dresser for my first grandchild.

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Gun, Bookcase, and Curio Cabinet

We've called this piece a gun cabinet and bookcase, but that's just for starters. Whether your cabinet is destined for display and storage of a firearms collection, or for housing first editions of Tolstoy and Thoreau behind its glass-paneled doors, building the piece will be about the same.

Tissue Box Cover

Dressed-up tissue boxes are hardly a novel idea, but our cover goes the standard color-printed cardboard box one. In addition to providing an attractive sleeve for a standard 4-1/2 inch square by 5-1/4 inch high tissue box, it lends the box a little added weight. No longer will you need two hands to extricate a stubborn tissue.

Santa Fe Bench

Well-designed, well-constructed furniture in the Santa Fe style can be a pleasant break from both traditional and modern furniture styles. Our Santa Fe style bench, made entirely of pine, utilizes the classic pegged, through mortise-and-tenon joint. Its brightly painted finish makes this a piece that one decorates a room around.

Compact Disc Holder

Time and technology march on. Interestingly, the construction of this CD Holder is loosely based on an old and venerable design - a traditional Early American revolving bookcase.

Grasshopper Pull Toy

When in close proximity to this Grasshopper Pull Toy, small faces tend to break out in wide smiles. Even adults may have trouble suppressing little muscles pulling at the corners of the mouth. It's altogether too goofy looking to take with a straight face.