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I’ve been working on this cabinet and shelves which will be a home for a record player and vinyl collection. I wanted to come up with a way to make the shelves strong enough to hold lots of weight (if you’ve ever moved a box of vinyl, you know what I’m taking about) and also simple and clean. I used angle iron and recessed it into the bottom and back of the shelves. Strong, simple, and clean. #woodworking #customcabinetry #redoak #simpleandstrong #catskills #upstateny

Gotta love that slow close... @blum_inc #blumtandem #slowclose #cabinetmaker #customwoodworking #delawarecountyny #catskills #upstateny

There are dozens of ways to join two pieces of wood at a right angle. But the dovetail has always been my favorite. Strong and elegant. Just like me. #notreally #dovetail #joinery #woodworking #cabinetmaker #delawarecountyny #catskills #upstateny

I’m sure glad to have this space inside when it’s like that outside! #iswinteroveryet #woodworking #shop #cabinetmaker #delawarecountyny #catskills #upstateny

They don’t make trees like this anymore. #oldgrowth #hemlock #wood #woodworking #cabinetmaker #delawarecountyny #catskills #upstateny

There’s so much potential in a pile of rough lumber. Anything could be in there, with the right vision and ability. What do you see? (Also, while taking the photo, I realized my pile isn’t centered on the sawhorses. Hope that doesn’t come back to haunt me ) #potential #vision #woodworking #cabinetmaker #delawarecountyny #catskills #upstateny

One if the things I’ve worked on over the past several weeks was cleaning up and restoring this old drill press. It’s an Atlas drill press from the 50’s. Solid as can be. Was fun playing with this old hunk of metal. And it works great too! #tools #restoration #atlasdrillpress #americanmade #ilikeworkingwoodbetter

Happy New Year everyone! Here’s to a better one in so many ways! #happynewyear #abetteroneahead #nofilter

I recently built this chest for a good friend of mine per his design. Simple but elegant. I don’t have too many opportunities to build things like this. If anyone is looking for something similar (or not similar!) let me know. #woodworking #whiteoak #handmade #wood #furniture #delawarecountyny #catskills #upstateny

This is definitely the biggest window I’ve made. For reference, that’s a full 4x8 sheet of plywood it’s sitting on. #customwindows #woodworking #millwork #delawarecountyny #catskills #upstateny