Livin’ The Dream Woodworks

Livin’ The Dream Woodworks Custom woodworking
Furniture, cutting boards, game boards, and more!

Mini white oak top I made to match the other countertops I recently built. 15”x30”x1.5” Finished with Rubio Monocoat Oil...
05/25/2022

Mini white oak top I made to match the other countertops I recently built.
15”x30”x1.5”
Finished with Rubio Monocoat Oil +2C Ash Grey and Universal Maintenance Oil Grey

Made my first breadboard / pullout cutting board! Hard maple board with red oak breadboard ends to match the cabinet it ...
05/07/2022

Made my first breadboard / pullout cutting board! Hard maple board with red oak breadboard ends to match the cabinet it slides into. I created a spring joint on the ends with a block plane, dialed in the fit of the tongue and groove on the router table, and only glued the center 3” of the joints. The breadboard ends keep the board from cupping, the spring joint will prevent the ends from bowing away from the board at the edges, and only gluing the center allows for the normal expansion and contraction of the board without splitting.

Here’s the kitchen island countertop I made that matches the laundry room table I posted earlier. It is quarter and rift...
04/21/2022

Here’s the kitchen island countertop I made that matches the laundry room table I posted earlier. It is quarter and rift sawn white oak and measures 26”x74”x1-1/2”. Finished with Rubio Monocoat Ash Grey and topped with their Universal Maintenance Oil-Grey.

This beautiful laundry room table was delivered to it’s new home this weekend! The top is all quarter and rift sawn whit...
04/11/2022

This beautiful laundry room table was delivered to it’s new home this weekend! The top is all quarter and rift sawn white oak, finished with Ash Grey, and topped with their grey Universal Maintenance Oil. The stretchers are joined to the purchased legs (don’t have room for a lathe in my shop) with mortise and tenons, and an open cabinet holds up the right side. The top measures 25”x 84”, and it sits 36” high (countertop height.) Big shoutout to for all the paint tips and supplies!
Paint color: SW 7069 Iron Ore
Design based off an article by twelveonmain.com

After getting the mortises in the legs cut I moved on to cutting the tenons on the table saw. Really happy with the fit ...
04/06/2022

After getting the mortises in the legs cut I moved on to cutting the tenons on the table saw. Really happy with the fit on these, any tighter and the clamps wouldn’t have been able to pull it all together with the glue swelling of the joints.

Needed to cut some mortises into these massive table legs that were purchased, so I made an edge guide for the router. C...
04/05/2022

Needed to cut some mortises into these massive table legs that were purchased, so I made an edge guide for the router. Cut both sides of the mortise with the 1/4” spiral up cut bit, then hogged out material with a Brad point bit and cleaned everything up with a chisel.

I’ve got two beautiful white oak countertops nearing completion! These things are heavy!
03/30/2022

I’ve got two beautiful white oak countertops nearing completion! These things are heavy!

Decided to flatten my bench top yesterday. It’s been a little over a year since I built it, and the wood wasn’t as dry a...
03/14/2022

Decided to flatten my bench top yesterday. It’s been a little over a year since I built it, and the wood wasn’t as dry as I would have liked at the time. All the leg tenons were a little loose in the mortises through the top, so I made some more walnut wedges and wedges them tighter. Then I flattened the top, there was between 1/8” and 3/16” difference from the lowest to the highest point. After flattening I put a 1/8” roundover on the perimeter and in all the dog holes, did a quick sand with 120 grit, and applied a coat of . Now it’s ready for more work!

Oops! I forgot to post finished pictures of this beauty! End GrainDouble sided with juice grooves15”x24”x2”Hard Maple, P...
03/12/2022

Oops! I forgot to post finished pictures of this beauty!
End Grain
Double sided with juice grooves
15”x24”x2”
Hard Maple, Padauk, Sapele, Khaya, Cherry, and Walnut

The live edge bookcase is now in it’s home! All the wood is Douglas Fir from right here in Graham, Washington. Mortise a...
03/08/2022

The live edge bookcase is now in it’s home! All the wood is Douglas Fir from right here in Graham, Washington. Mortise and tenons hold all the shelves in the uprights and the back panel is tongue and groove to allow for wood movement. 28”W x 13” D x 59” H
Finished with Osmo Polyx Satin

03/01/2022

And that’s how you turn 63” into 24”.

Look at that mess from one cut! Had to trim the giant panel to width to run it through my 15” planer. The wood is Padauk...
02/26/2022

Look at that mess from one cut! Had to trim the giant panel to width to run it through my 15” planer. The wood is Padauk for those of you that are unfamiliar.

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