I built these two mantels a number of years ago for a home that we (Peterson Builders) were asked to finish. The mantels are both quarter sawn white oak. I built them to match the cabinetry in through out the rest of the house. This is the only time I have used square pegs up till now. I just used a variation of the square peg on my boys bed I'll try to post pictures of that soon.

This little jewel Is a Murphy Bed. While working for Peterson Builders I built this for a remodel we did. It was a fun project to build. I had to order the kit on line from Create-A-Bed.

The case is made from stain grade 3/4" plywood and the shelves are #2 pine with 1x6 T&G backs. I was able to build the whole thing in our shop and install it in the home like cabinetry.

This is an Alder railing I did for a client at work. This was something new for me because of the double curved railings. Each riser and tread was different and the angle the risers met the skirt was different. It took a while but eventually I was able to get everything to fit together nicely. The niche in the wall next to the stairs was a prefab unit. just cut a hole in the wall the size of the back, glue it in and paint it.

This is a Cherry mantel I did for the same home owners as the wall of white shelves. This was fun because they let me have creative license. They let me know what they were picturing then I let loose. This project also included the brick, the fireplace, flue chase, siding, and roofing. We even had to go in and beef up the floor to hold the weight of the brick.

This was a project I did at work in 2009. This cabinet is made from a combination of Poplar and paint grade maple. I built this in our shop in Eden. Then had it finished with white lacquer. Then took it to the house and installed it. One thing I learned was white lacquer gets shows marks very easily. I have used white lacquer before with no problem. I think there was two much work that needed to be done on it once it was in the house. I ended up respraying it in the house. If I do not learn something today I wasted my day.

These columns are on both sides of the main room of the house with a big arch that connects them. The mantel and the columns and the railing posts were all made with traditional rail and stile panels out of rustic cherry. Beautiful wood because it has so much color and imperfections.

As requested here are some photos of the Neil home.

I built this railing in the home of a good friend back in 2003. Its made with rustic cherry with a clear polyurethane finish. I made the newel posts from rough 4/4 stock. The rail I had to purchase. In this photo I also laid the rustic Cherry floor with the help of Ryan. Well with Ryan's help we built this whole house from the ground up. This was definitely the longest project outside of work I have done. I will post more pictures of this project as I get them.

This is a fun piece. I made this out of 2x4 framing lumber and sheets of 1/4" ac ply. I built this very rough. All the rails and stiles are mortised and tenoned together but I didn't use glue because I new the wood was going to shrink as it dried out. I did pin the joints together with brads to hold it in place. The joints did separate but created a very rustic look. I ran all the lumber through the planer to clean it up but did not sand any of it down. I liked the look of the machine marks. The crown on the top I made out of a piece of 2x6. I ran it through the table saw at an angle to get the oval shaped cove at the top. the rest I shaped with a hand plane. The two upper doors open then slide back into some pockets to expose a TV. The two doors on the bottom cover shelving that holds the components for the entertainment system. My original plans have a book shelf on either side with speakers mounted in the bottom portion. but because of the massive size I tend to build things. I did not have room in the room for the 2 cabinets. Originally I had stained and lacquered it, but later decided to paint it black and then beat it up (upon my decorators request). I have built a similar one for a cabin up in Island Park that is used for clothing. I went big with that one also and ended up cutting the thing off half way to get it through the doors in to the room. then putting it back together.

Oh I also did the little shelf on the wall. It's mdf with working drawers.