Woodworx by Bob Carreiro

09/14/2019

These are left for viewing purposes. Am now retired from the profession.

07/04/2014

02/23/2014

"Kona" Stained Maple Workstation w/Bookcases - 9 ft Wide, 7ft Tall.

01/20/2014

Hickory Curio Cabinet
35"W X 15"D X 109"T

11/23/2013

Delivered the toy kitchen to a customer today. She screamed, "Bob", then cried!

11/20/2013

A customer wanted this real-to-life oven/sink cabinet for her daughter at Xmas. It's 2 ft high, 4 ft wide, and 18" deep. She supplied the sink (a stainless mixing bowl), faucet, glass k***s, stainless handles and sheet metal (for the magnetic bd.).

11/01/2013

Did you know Pecan is (also) Hickery? It's hard on tooling. I was commissioned to build a 109" tall curio cabinet from Hickery. It has over 60 wood parts and nearly all of them have routed profiles in some capacity to hold the 17 glass panels and raised wood panels. When I'm done with all the table-routing, the bits will be trash. Starting this job, I put a new 12", 80 tooth carbide blade on the chop saw ($$$) to get smooth, tear-free cross-cuts on this hard, brittle wood. I'm not done with all the cuts yet and the blade is already showing signs of wear! Hickery is tough on tools. They say (whoever "they" are) that the beauty of Hickery is worth the price of the tooling required to shape it. When I'm finished and I hand the cusomer the invoice, I hope he agrees. There is such a variance of colors with this wood - reds, oranges, creams, and grays, but there's also unruly grain, which equates to cracks and splits! Of all the stock required for this commission (see pic), 20% is counted as waste over and above the common amount (10%). There is just so many loose knots and splits. At least the batch I have has been properly dried. It has remained straight after cutting the narrow styles. I was in fear of the 66" Tall doors warping while encasing the glass! When Debby sees this project completed, I think she's going to want something made from Hickery - I hope so! I'll tell her, "OK honey, but I'll have to buy more tools!"
I'll post more pics after assembly,
Bob Carreiro
WOODWORX

10/11/2013

Ordered by customer from Virginia: a 25" X 40" Oak Tray for a coffee table top sitting on twin ottomans.

09/30/2013

Twin Bookcases