Thomas Libby Custom Woodworking

Thomas Libby Custom Woodworking In the throw-away-world of plastic and particleboard, I craft furniture and built-ins made from honest materials and made to last.

We need, need, NEED more women in the trades.
05/01/2024

We need, need, NEED more women in the trades.

Before the innovation of the icebox, a food-safe was a staple in the American country kitchen.("Pie-safe," by the way is...
11/10/2023

Before the innovation of the icebox, a food-safe was a staple in the American country kitchen.
("Pie-safe," by the way is a more modern term for marketing to your sentimental side.)
Earliest examples appear with German settlers in the Pennsylvania and Ohio regions in the middle-to-late 1700s.
The punched tin panels allow air to circulate but keep pests away so the Friday baking had a fighting chance to last you the week.
Oh, I've wanted to build one of these for years!

This made me laugh.Once in a while, if I'm particularly proud of a piece, I'll sign my work..But I've never signed the w...
07/05/2023

This made me laugh.

Once in a while, if I'm particularly proud of a piece, I'll sign my work..
But I've never signed the whole building!

This is Little Moreton Hall in Cheshire, UK.
Some time between 1504 and 1610
Photo from Wikipedia.

06/29/2023

Milling day!
Not much skill, just brute labor, but sooo satisfying.
Like the lumber equivalent of a makeover monage. 😉

🤓😎

Hey folks,I know I don't get to post here much anymore, but I am still plugging away at it.This will piece will be a bit...
06/27/2023

Hey folks,
I know I don't get to post here much anymore, but I am still plugging away at it.
This will piece will be a bit of kitchen storage in the form of an New England pie safe.
Stay tuned for the punched-tin panel doors.

To all my patrons, supporters, followers, and friends, thank you for helping me to bring my little workshop back to life...
12/31/2021

To all my patrons, supporters, followers, and friends, thank you for helping me to bring my little workshop back to life.
Here's to another wonderful year.
Thank you for all your encouragement and kindness. Thank you for allowing me to share my humble craft with you.

Trying something new on my last piece of the year.I've put mahogany shoes on my ash legs.(The actual color of my actual ...
12/24/2021

Trying something new on my last piece of the year.
I've put mahogany shoes on my ash legs.

(The actual color of my actual shoes and my actual legs is simply a coincidence.)

A returning patron came to me with this design quite some time ago, but it was several months before I could execute.I a...
12/18/2021

A returning patron came to me with this design quite some time ago, but it was several months before I could execute.
I am so pleased to be able to deliver before the holiday.
And I am rather proud to have a repeat customer (it is truly the best barometer for my craft).
Thank you for thinking of my little shop for your beautiful home.

Nice ash.😳🤭😉
12/17/2021

Nice ash.

😳
🤭
😉

Next up: Modern Ash Bench.Tricky part here is connecting cylinders of similar diameters at right angles.If I'm not mista...
12/14/2021

Next up: Modern Ash Bench.
Tricky part here is connecting cylinders of similar diameters at right angles.
If I'm not mistaken, these are called "birds mouth joints."
And they are far more finicky to execute than I would have thought.

Dining Table, French Provincial.3' wide.8' long with two extension leaves for 10' and 12' overall length.Demilune ends.C...
12/12/2021

Dining Table, French Provincial.
3' wide.
8' long with two extension leaves for 10' and 12' overall length.
Demilune ends.
Crackle paint base.
Tiger Maple top.

Valspar crackling medium, I love how this came out. 😲
12/06/2021

Valspar crackling medium, I love how this came out. 😲

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