Started a new project: an Entry Hall Coat Rack for the W family!  :)

First steps are cutting rough blanks for all the parts; face-jointing and planing all the parts to flatness and thickness...

Final delivery/assembly of Jonathan's farmhouse dining table; praise the Lord!   :)

Hannah and Deb helped wrap up the table top to be transport-ready:

Some visiting friends from the F family provided some much appreciated help to deliver the top to Jonathan's house:

Assembling the apron and legs to the top:

Table all assembled and standing in place:

While I'm preparing to deliver the completed dining table to my son's house, here is a sneak preview of my next project:

An entry hall coat rack I will be building for some friends. 😊

The design is inspired by a plan from an older issue of Woodsmith magazine. I have just started procuring some materials, including 22 board-feet of 4/4 red oak.

Looking forward to diving in; will keep you all posted!

Final work on Jonathan's dining table - LOTS of sanding, then applying the finish, which is GF EnduroVar with a few drops of coffee brown dye to warm it up a bit.

Next up, and finally - delivery and final assembly!   :)

Got back on the dining table build, and completed making the assembly of the aprons, corner brackets, and legs...

The top build is all done, including bread board ends, installed with drawbore joinery.

Next steps will be building the apron-corner-leg assembly, then final sanding and finish.

We got the main trunk and first 2 main branches completed, static-wired, and ready to collect dust!

Thanks to Deb and Jonathan :)

In between work on the dining table, I have (finally) gotten underway on the main branch dust collection piping in the shop. Going to be interesting getting all those 6" PVC fittings and pipe hung from the ceiling...

With another little buddy on a project...      :)

Pleasant View Woodworks was recently transformed into Grampa's Workshop with a visit from some dear little buddies and girlie. :)

Everyone got to try some sawing, hammering, sanding, and finishing on their special project. Special thanks also to adjunct shop supervisors Jonathan, Eric, Hannah, Sarah, and Deb.

Some budding new woodworkers! :)

Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers. (Proverbs 17:6)

Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. (Psalm 127:3)