The Library CarveWright Built
We’ve been working on a library project for almost 6 years, and it is nearly finished. Earlier this summer at the CarveWright Conference we gave tours and shared some photos in our post-conference blog. Now, we’ve gathered up photos outlining the progress of this great build to show you some of the steps taken along the […]
Chess Table Part 3 – The Table Legs
This is part 3 of the Chess Table Project. Check out Part 1 and Part 2, if you haven’t yet. In part one, I covered the design and carving of the chess pieces and the idea stages of the table design. Part 2 discussed the process of designing, carving, and assembling the chess board for […]
Chess Table Part 4 – Table Skirt and Finishing
This is part 4 of the Chess Table Project. Check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 if you haven’t yet. Part one, covered the design and carving of the chess pieces and the idea stages of the table design. Part 2, discussed the process of designing, carving, and assembling the chess board for […]
Chess Table Part 1 – Making a Plan & Chess Pieces
This project utilized almost every feature of CarveWright’s CNC systems and is a great demonstration of it’s power to create anything. Below I’ll outline the processes we went through to design and build this project. Planning the Table This project started as a desire to make chess pieces with the rotary jig, but then why […]
Chess Table Part 2 – Vcarve a Chessboard
This is part 2 of the Chess Table project. Check out part 1 here, if you haven’t yet. In part one, I covered the design and carving of the chess pieces and the idea stages of the table design. Now, I have the lumber (some really choice curly cherry and flame maple for the chess board), […]
Restoring Antique Leather Embossed Chairs
There was this set of six antique gothic chairs from the late 1700’s that we found in the far back of an antique store, almost as if they were embarrassed of them. They were worm eaten and the leather seats were rotting away, but, if restored, they would be perfect for the Lovchik library. Restoring […]
The PRESIDENTIAL DESK Build
For those who have been following the Build Blog for awhile, you’re probably familiar with The Library CarveWright Built. If not, start with that and then come back to this article. The library bookcases and paneling with all the detailed carvings were completed a couple of years ago, but this didn’t finish the room. It […]