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Most of the furniture I make is made out of Red Oak. Until recently, it was the only hardwood that I could get at a reasonable price and with a decent selection. I have since found a supplier that has a good selection of Oak, as well as Cherry, Walnut and other hardwoods at a reasonable price. Almost everything I make is solid wood, with plywood used only for the bottom and back of cabinets, and the bottom of drawers. Exceptions are the sides of cabinets that have a face frame. The reason I do this is because of some of the joinery I do. The oak chests below are made with a through dovetail, and I have made a few things with a box joint. These cannot be done with plywood. I also dovetail the drawers in most of my larger furniture. Below are some of the projects I have done over the years. Please excuse my photography. If you are interested in having This is a China cabinet and hutch that I built for
my wife after many years of asking.  I built a couple of these Jewelry boxes over the years. Wood is Walnut and Maple.   I built these end tables several years ago. The remote holder on the left one I added a couple years ago. (Guess who sits by that one  ). I also built the coaster sets that are on top of the end tables.  No need to explain what this is.  I built a couple of these night stands. 
 I built several of these for my children, nephews, and nieces. They are an oak chest with cedar lining. 
 Table I built for our phone and phone books. Wood is mahoghony.  A couple of items I built for the Lakota community club and the upcoming Quasquicentennial. A small display case for the belt buckles, and a display case for the gun.   Gun Cabinet I made several years ago.  Computer desk I built a couple years ago. Oak with a Formica top.   I built it so I could put the printer and the scanner on pull-out shelves, as well as the tower. I wanted to keep the printer out of the dust. I was a little concerned about having easy access to the printer, but it works pretty good.  I also put pull-out drawers on the small side desk to make it easier to access supplies.   I cut this with the scroll saw. I got the pattern out of a scroll saw magazine. I also built the frame. Oak with walnut splines.   I also do what is called a scroll saw portrait. I can take a photograph and, with the help of a photo editing program on the computer, make a pattern I can cut out on the scroll saw. I have done several of people, but don't feel right putting them on the Internet. However, my dog and cat don't mind. This is one I did of our pets. I have not cut it out yet, but you can see how the pattern works. The black on the pattern gets cut out and the white will be the wood. I will try to get this cut out in the next couple weeks and post it. From this
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