John Highstreet's Carpentry

It all starts with a cut sheet - a diagram of all the pieces, where they go and in what order.  This also keeps the waste down to an absolute minimum. 

   I was commissioned to construct an under-counter storage unit.  The owner requested room for storage, appliances, cookbooks, and mail.

The "shop-space".  A big challenge here was working in a space 6 feet by 8 1/2 feet. The walls were covered in plastic, and with a fan in the window, dust was exhausted to the outside.   

  Birch plywood scribed level to counter-top.

  The doors are made up of one piece of birch - for the look of the wood grain.

  The doors below were cut to center the grain pattern, like a butterfly...

I had to shoot these photos with only one coat of poly on, so it will be that much richer on Monday...



  The edge veneer is 1/16" stock to match the face frame (not from a store bought roll).

 

  I was lucky enough to be given free reign in desiging a writing table for a young man who is not only a talented guitarist, but is also into gaming, specifically - World of Warcraft. Using that as inspiration I created this:

  I free-formed the legs on a table saw and customized the trim to give it a sword like look. Steel screws with rivet extruded washers add a medieval look to to the ensemble.

  Frostmourn.... the Lych King has this and I took this form in creating the desk, well, as much as I could...



  Same room as on the left side, this is an entertainment table I made to hold a gaming console and monitor.

   Here is the finished product, I recessed the center speaker, because, well, actually, no reason - it was fun?

  And yes, it was fun. It took less than a day to make and I'm happy with the result.