Pastry Display Stand

At the request of one of my daughters

(superstar pastry chef and valedictorian of

the culinary school she attended in NYC!)

I made this Pastry Display Stand.

Because of the camera angle you may think

otherwise, but all four shelves are exactly the

same distance apart (6 inches). The top shelf is

8" wide, shelves two and three are 10" wide,

and the bottom shelf 12" wide. White felt

covers the underside entirely.

The intention for this pastry stand is to put a

"perfectly decorated" cake on the top shelf

and cupcakes on the remaining shelves.

Hopefully, when the stand is finally full of

goodies, Kristie will take a picture for us, so

we can see what it looks like in action!

They Do Exist!

Someone questioned whether

there really were two tables in the set.

You know who you are!

Finally ... Karen and Andrew's End Tables

We finally finished Karen and Andrew's end tables.

Our painter was on strike this week, but

I got her back to work and this is the end product.

This is actually one of a pair of tables

 made to match a kitchen table which

is also white on the bottom and pine on top.

I did most of the construction,

while Dawn did most of the painting.

Together, we are fairly pleased with the results.

A Few Ideas For Decorating

Our daughter Karen is excellent

when it comes to decorating, but

here are a few ideas my wife and I had.

Heavy Duty Planer Table

This heavy-duty table was built to hold my new Dewalt Planer.

I bought the planer shortly after Christmas

but have not had time, until now, to finish the table.

The table is made primarily of 2x3's with 4x4 cedar legs

and 3/4" plywood for the top. It weighs in at 38 lbs.

It is held together with a series of 4" bolts, 3" nails

and a dozen or so "L" shaped brackets.

It was definitely built to last ... and

"yes" (to those skeptics out there)

it will fit through the cellar door

when it comes time to move!

joinery for new workbench

If you look closely, you can see some of the pocket-hole joinery

that was used in constructing my new work bench.

It's easy to do and adds a lot of strength to the piece.

Pine Side Table

My father-in-law has been making
tables for as long as I have known him.

His love for making furniture for his family
inspired me to make this table for my wife.

It's made entirely of pine and could serve

either as a night stand or an end table.

I will most likely stain the table oak or cherry,

but could be persuaded to paint it. A forest

green bottom with a black top might be nice.