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Custom wood closet features LED lighting throughout project

November 25, 2019, 11:50 am
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Thomas Lutz, Just 4 You LLC, located in Louisville, Kentucky, won the 2019 Top Shelf Design Awards Closet: Wood under 18 linear feet category for the project “Bedroom Closet/Dresser.”
 
Here is how Lutz described the winning project:

Project description 

According to Lutz, the client wanted to incorporate custom wood closet cabinetry, shoe cabinetry and clothes dresser into a remodeled master bedroom and bath. 
 

Project construction details 

All of the cabinetry is furniture-grade, custom made by Grabill Cabinets featuring framed inset construction, naturally finished maple interiors, with furniture trim/crown details. 

Materials used 

This organizing system features painted maple cabinetry and plywood carcasses; Rev-a-Shelf pull-down closet rods; Blum Tandem drawer slides; Tresco LED lighted interiors in tall closets and adjustable shoe shelving that is automatically switched on when the doors are opened.

Equipment and/or software used 

2020 design software 
 
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Showstopping garage features unique storage options

November 26, 2019, 6:58 am
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Cynthia Padden, Valet Custom Cabinets & Closets won the 2019 Top Shelf Design Awards Garage over 600 square feet category for the project “Awesome Atlantic Garage.”
 
Here is how Padden described the winning project:

Project description

This custom garage in Alamo, California, is highlighted with brilliant Atlantic Blue gloss acrylic cabinets. According to the designer, the homeowner wanted to give his newly purchased home a unique and showstopping garage while adding storage and functionality. 
 
Features include a double car lift, solid wood garage doors, stainless steel entertaining refrigerator, and generous square footage. 
 
Valet designed 8-foot-high storage rich cabinets complemented with an extended maple butcher block work bench with builtin power and Omni Track tool storage, a kid's sport drop zone area and a frameless glass door, double, lighted trophy case.
 
The backwall section of the garage had a challenging soffit that required special design and engineering to maximize space, accommodate different heights and special trim molding to create a seamless, finished look.

Project construction details

Cabinetry construction with full backs and no exposed fasteners. 1-inch-thick shelving, dovetail wood drawer boxes with concealed undermount soft-close track, soft-close door hinges. Trimmed to sides and boxed to soffit.

Materials used

Silver Frost TFL (thermal fused laminate), Atlantic Blue gloss acrylic, frameless glass, 12-inch stainless bar pulls, maple butcher block for workbench

Equipment and/or software used

Cabinet Vision V9 Software 
Holzma Panel Saw      
Weeke CNC
Holz-Her Edge Bander
 
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Google transforms historic 1943 airplane hangar into massive timber office

December 3, 2019, 10:33 am
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LOS ANGELES - Google has restored the iconic Spruce Goose airplane hangar into a 450,000-square-foot office and event space.
 
Originally constructed in 1943 by the legendary Howard Hughes, the Spruce Goose hangar once housed the H-4 Hercules plane, better known as the Spruce Goose - the largest wooden airplane ever built. Also designed by Hughes, the Goose was built out of wood because of wartime shortages, and only flew once. 
 
The Goose remained in the hangar for more than 30 years before moving to Oregon where it can currently be seen by the public. In the 1990s, the hangar became a film production facility, once being used as a soundstage for both Titanic and Avatar.
 
In 2016, Google began leasing the facility, and before long tapped Oregon-based ZGF Architects to begin a transformation process.
 
ZGF inserted varying floor plates, a "boardwalk" on each floor, skylights, custom furnishings, restored the hangar's timber beams, and re-exposed the long-covered windows - flooding the space with light.
 
The building's spine was rebuilt with steel and then covered with the same refurbished wooden panels.
 
"The varied shaping of each floor allows daylight to penetrate every level and maintains clear sight lines spanning the full length of the building, putting the magnitude and workmanship of the historic structure on display," the architects said.
 
The 450,000-square-foot building now contains offices, cafes, conference rooms, a fitness center, and an event space for 250 people.
 
Each area is designed acoustically, so sounds do not travel thoughout the entire room. The office is stocked with colorful artwork and potted plants. Aviation themes were featured into the building's meeting rooms, which have names like Kite and Zephyr.
 
All images are by Connie Zhou
 
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Master woodcarver carves wooden sneakers by hand

January 7, 2020, 10:19 am
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STOCKHOLM - Swedish woodcarver, sculptor, and designer Christer Björkman has been handcarving wood for much of his life. His mission is to spread and showcase the ancient craft.
 
It's "an ancient craft that has been practiced for centuries, a profession that is still practiced today in the same way, with the same kind of tools, materials and methods," Björkman says on his website.
 
His wooden sneaker sculpture features seven different Nike shoes. The sculpture is featured in shoe retailer Sneakernstuff's Stockholm store.
 
"Week and weeks of long, hard days has finally paid off, and here's the final result," Björkman writes on his Instagram page. "One of the most challenging and fun works I've ever done."
 
All of his carving is done by hand using traditional tools, which include shovels and chisels in different shapes and sizes. Pine, oak, walnut, and lind are used for most of his work.
 
Björkman doesn't just carve. He runs a gilding and furniture business. Check out the website here.
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Sculptor carves Arnold Schwarzenegger out of a black oak tree trunk

January 13, 2020, 10:19 am
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Arnold Schwarzenegger has gotten another statue - this time one carved out of a tree trunk.
 
Master sculptor James O'Neal's "Austrian Oak" measures 6' 2" in height and features Arnold in his signature bodybuilding pose. The black oak statue took more than six months to complete.
 
“This piece of black oak has the craziest grain of anything I’ve ever carved,” O’Neal says on Instagram. “Burls, knots, bark, bug tunnels, and grain that changes direction every few inches. Arnold fans will probably feel it interferes with the statue, but this piece is why I carve trees. So much character, and after all, Arnold is the Austrian Oak.”
 
O'Neal documented the build process on his Instagram page, teasing his audience every week or so with an update. The finished statue features a polyurethane coat that brings out the wood's natural grain.
 
O'Neal didn't begin sculpting with Arnold. He's also made Sylvester Stallone's Rocky, Muhammad Ali, Floyd Mayweather, and Conor McGregor, among others. O'Neal hasn't had any formal sculpting training. He has taught himself over the past 10 years.
 
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Lonely woodworker carves out his lost wife in beautifully-animated story

January 21, 2020, 11:09 am
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In artist Tom Booth's digitally-animated story, a lonely woodworker appears to keep carving out a woman he loved and then lost.
 
The illustrations tell the story of a woodworker who cannot let go of someone he loves deeply.
 
Booth has yet to flesh out any specific details on the woodworker's story. All he has said is that the story is about loss.
 
"This is a personal project with a large story that I intend to publish. I still do not want to say in what format it will be published and also do not want to reveal the full story, so I will just say it is a story about loss," Booth told Bored Panda.
 
"For those asking, there is a story for the woodworker, and I do plan to share with you all when it’s ready. I’m trying something different, so it will take some time. Just remember, patience is a virtue," he says on his Instagram page, where he has amassed nearly 300,000 followers.
 
The Philadelphia-based artist creates all his illustrations on the iPad Pro's Procreate app. He is currently at work on a Netflix special.

 

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Slideshow: Check out this year's Young Wood Pro finalists

January 21, 2020, 2:07 pm
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The finalists for this year's Young Wood Professionals competition have been named! Check them out above.

Young Wood Pro recognizes outstanding projects and the young wood pros that create them. The free competition is Woodworking Network's salute to woodworkers ages 18-35.
 
Each finalist earned its spot by being among the projects to garner the most likes on our Facebook page. We received more than 2,500 votes.
 
Finalists will now move onto the judging phase. Due to the wide range of the submitted projects and their applications, our team of judges will consider overall look/presentation of the project, as well as the complexity of its construction and design.
 
The contest winner will receive a $500 monetary award and will be featured on WoodworkingNetwork.com and in an upcoming issue of FDMC magazine. In addition, the winner will be recognized at a reception on March 13, during Wood Pro Expo in Arlington, Texas.
 
Check out all of this year's entries on our Facebook page.
 
This is the fifth year that Woodworking Network has hosted this event. Drake Stuedemann was last year's winner - earning the grand prize for his spectacular coffee table handcrafted from California Black Walnut and leathered Black Granite.
 
Other previous Young Wood Pro Award winners were Nathan Deal for his 17-foot Great Auk Kayak, Martin Goebel of Goebel & Co. Furniture for his classic table featuring World War II surplus, aircraft-grade sugar pine, and Dylan Horst for his undulating ash and benge Wave table.
 
Martin Goebel's table from World War II surplus, aircraft-grade sugar pine was a previous winner
 
More information

For more information, contact Brendan Linehan: brendan.linehan@woodworkingnetwork.com.

 
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Video: A masterfully-crafted steam-curved bench

January 30, 2020, 10:26 am
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Watch woodworker and YouTuber André Göbel masterfully craft a beautiful steam-curved bench. Without commentary, Göbel shows the process via timelapse, closeups, and onscreen subtitles. The video has amassed more than 5 million views.

Göbel submitted the bench for Rockler's bent wood challenge on Instagram.

Göbel films many of his builds, which include ping pong tables, dovetail bar tables, a fusion table, and even a do-it-yourself trash can opener.

Check out his YouTube channel here.

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Low rider bent wood bike takes grand prize in Rockler's contest

February 5, 2020, 9:46 am
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ORLAND PARK, Il. - After 250 submissions and 1,300 social media posts, the #RocklerBentWoodChallenge has a winner: Bart Komar's 95 percent wood low rider bike.
 
The rules for Rockler's contest were simple. Build something awesome using bent wood. And Komar's bike is just that. 
 
Featuring a bent lamination construction, the bike took about two months and 450 hours to construct. The entire frame, forks, and seat are made of wood, including walnut, maple, silver maple, and zebrawood. The bike is fully ridable. 
 
"I have always been fascinated with the low rider design freedoms and though it would look cool if it was made out of laminated strips of walnut and maple," Komar explains in a detailed writeup. "The initial concept and design period took me about a week to figure out, playing around with different frame option using a thin trip of wood as a visual guide. Once I had an idea of what it was to look like, I started the process of milling the raw lumber, bending and gluing the frame together."
 
"In all the build took over seven weeks to complete and I documented the entire process on Instagram and YouTube. This was my most challenging project so far but so rewarding.  I never thought I would have the courage or skills to accomplish such an undertaking, but I surprised even myself," he says.
 
Komar received a $500 giftcard from Rockler for winning the competition. The bike was displayed at an Orland Park, Illinois Rockler store for a few weeks in December.
 
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3D-printed instrument looks just like wood

February 17, 2020, 9:09 am
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It would take a trained eye to see that Justine Haupt's 3D-printed concertina (a relative to the accordion) isn't actually made from wood.
 
The instrument is made of wood-filled plastic filament. Haupt achieved a wooden look through 60-grit sanding, stain, wood finish, and some elbow grease.
 
"I use 60-grit sandpaper to completely remove the  printed surface finish,"she says on her website. "60-grit might seem excessively course but I feel the results are better this way, in part because one must be sure to completely remove the natural finish. Also, the deep gouges left by the course grit seem to more closely match natural wood grain.
 
Shown fresh out of the printer - before sanding and finishing.
"The sandpaper is what leaves the wood-like grain, so it's important to sand in one direction only. In this case it was much easier to sand the perimeter wall, as I was able to take advantage of the printed layer lines. In hindsight, it might be better to print something like this on-edge to take advantage of this effect where it most matters. In the end, even with all the sanding, the perimeter walls were most convincingly wooden."
 
Haupt has quite the portfolio - having founded a robotics company as well as building and designing a usable rotary-dial cellphone.
 
 
 
 
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Video: The most complex electric guitar ever?

February 26, 2020, 9:54 am
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"I had a dream last night. I am going to do something I suspect has never been done on a guitar before. And it's going to be a little crazy," says Ben Crowe of the Crimson Custom Guitars YouTube channel. He's about to build "the most complex electric guitar ever" in just 90 hours.

"I'm trying to prove that a luthier can build a guitar as insane, as crazy, as a what is possible on a 3D printer - but better, as 3D printers can't print wood," he says.

The build is showcased over 22 episodes (each around 20 minutes in length). It's also sped up and condensed into two "super edit" videos - each around 25 minutes in length. The first super edit is the video above. The second is below. 

Named "The Complication", the maple and flamed sycamore guitar features an intricate exoskeleton carved by hand and with conventional shop equipment. Watch him do everything from sketch the design, craft the exoskeleton, add cavities and the neck pocket, fit the neck, and add the necessary electronics. No CNC machinery is used.

In total, the build process has been seen by millions of people.

"This was more than a YouTube video," writes a commenter on the first super edit video. "This was an experience. A journey. A telling of a man who decided to tread the not-so-treaded-path. To lead an expedition through the creativity of the human spirit. To defy what was once possible and to lift oneself into transcendence. It t'was a story of Crimson Custom Guitars...and it is told throughout the world, even today, but most of all, tomorrow and always thereafter."

The United Kingdom-based Crimson Custom Guitars' YouTube channel is dedicated to building awesome-looking guitars. For years, the guitar company has shot video diaries of entire custom builds. The channel has amassed more than 218,000 subscribers and 42 million total views.

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Retired woodworker gets huge attention on social media for whimsical furniture

March 4, 2020, 9:08 am
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand - A retired woodworker from New Zealand is earning lots of online attention thanks to his daughter, who decided to share pictures of his whimsical furniture on Facebook.
 
With large cracks, splinters, holes, and warped sides and edges, Henk Verhoeff's furniture pieces look like they're straight out of a cartoon. But every piece is fully functional. 
 
Verhoeff crafts every piece by hand, typically spending 80 to 100 hours on each one, he told Bored Panda.
 
Verhoeff's daughter posted pictures of his pieces on Facebook, where they quickly were seen by thousands of people. None are for sale, unless he someday runs out of room, he said.
 
He has been "blown-away" at the overwhelmingly positive response.
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Young Wood Pro crowns a winner: Andrew Morris and his walnut credenza

March 12, 2020, 12:25 pm
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We have officially crowned 31-year-old Andrew Morris as the winner of our annual Young Woodworking Professionals competition.

Morris won for his spectacular Walnut Credenza, which features a grain-matched walnut door and drawer fronts, as well as waterfall grain matching down the sides of the case. It sits on a contrasting white ash base. Its interior includes ash highlights and ash dovetailed drawers.
 
Our team of judges considered overall look/presentation of the project, as well as the complexity of its construction and design.
 
"Morris' credenza exemplifies what we are looking for in Young Wood Pro," said Brendan Linehan, the competition's organizer. "The competition was especially tough this year. There were so many great entries."
 
Morris beat out nine other finalists to claim the top spot. Each finalist earned a spot by being among the projects to garner the most likes on our Facebook page - where we received more than 2,500 votes.
 
He will receive a $500 award and will be featured in an upcoming issue of FDMC magazine. 
 
Young Wood Pro recognizes outstanding projects and the young wood pros that create them. The free competition is Woodworking Network's salute to woodworkers ages 18-35.
 
This is the fifth year that Woodworking Network has hosted this event. Drake Stuedemann was last year's winner - earning the grand prize for his awesome coffee table handcrafted from California Black Walnut and leathered Black Granite.
 
Other previous Young Wood Pro Award winners were Nathan Deal for his 17-foot Great Auk Kayak, Martin Goebel of Goebel & Co. Furniture for his classic table featuring World War II surplus, aircraft-grade sugar pine, and Dylan Horst for his undulating ash and wenge Wave table.
 
Martin Goebel's table from World War II surplus, aircraft-grade sugar pine was a previous winner

Stay tuned for a feature article on Morris and his walnut credenza.

 

 

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$67,000 electric wooden motorcycle fully charges in 40 minutes

March 13, 2020, 8:20 am
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French manufacturer Newron Motors' high-end electric motorcycle has a unique feature: A body fashioned almost entirely from wood.
 
Available in a choice of ebony, oak, red cedar, and white ash, the $67,000 "steampunk" motorcycle is fully customizable - allowing customers to opt for footrests, a passenger seat, and other specs.
 
Newron is partnering with French software firm Dassault Systems and is planning to build 12 bikes in 2020. It is now available to preorder.
 
Its lithion-ion battery can be fully charged in as little as 40 minutes. The bike is capable of going from zero to 60 miles per hour in three seconds with a top speed of 136 mph. 
 
The bike is highly intelligent - allowing riders to input their destination and the motorcycle will use power most efficiently to get them there. If the battery gets low mid-route, the bike's intelligence will assist in throttling back - helping complete the intended route. An accompanying app allows drivers to check battery level and other settings.
 
The bike is designed with speed and sustainability in mind. Wheels feature ultra-light carbon rims for increased agility. Its fully charged battery can last for around 186 miles in the city and 136 highway miles.
 
It will be available beginning in 2021.
 
 
 
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Hammock that mimics the human spine made from single piece of wood

March 20, 2020, 10:03 am
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Australian designer Adam Cornish's hammock is crafted from a single piece of wood and mimics the human spine.
 
The hammock is made from a single sheet of plantation-grown accoya plywood. The plywood sheet is cut into 22 different pieces and held together by a rope. Rubber vertebrae allow for movement similar to that of the human spine.
 
Cornish has won multiple awards for the project, including winning a Herman Miller design competition and the Workshopped's Peoples Choice Award.
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Wardrobe system creates modern look

March 30, 2020, 10:28 am
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Designer Marina Moreno, Valet Custom Cabinets & Closets, designed this wardrobe system for clients who had expanded their master bedroom. Packed with special features and touches, this design helped the homeowner maximize their new space.
Here’s how Moreno described the project:
 

Description

Moreno said she came on board this project at a crucial decision time when the homeowners were trying to decide where and how to create a frame for a master reach-in closet after they had eliminated the existing reach-in closet to expand the master bedroom. 
They wanted to have a his and hers side, easy access to all clothing and shoes, and were also hoping to include a nook or alcove for a TV or a work of art somewhere in the bedroom. 
 
They wanted a sophisticated, aesthetically pleasing contemporary style to match the home, but wanted the system to blend into the background rather than stand out. I was able to come alongside and recommend an external wardrobe with a media alcove versus a standard framed reach-in with sliding doors. 
 
This external wardrobe design delivered all the special features and qualities the homeowners were seeking while maximizing the use and accessibility of the closet space inside the master bedroom.

Construction  details

Full cabinetry construction with dadoed backs and not exposed fasteners. Selective drilling, dovetail wood drawer boxes, soft- close door hinges and concealed under-mount drawer track. Integrated toe kick vents for escape of HVAC from floor register. Trimmed to sides and boxed to ceiling.

Materials used

Bianco Textured Thermal Fused Laminate, aluminum framed upper doors with frosted glass insets, brushed satin nickel decorative bar pulls.

Equipment and/or software

Cabinet Vision V9 Software
 
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Russian studio masterfully combines oak and blue resin

May 15, 2020, 9:32 am
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A small Russian woodshop has built quite the following on social media thanks to its beautifully crafted oak and resin furniture.
 
Valutkin Studio makes furniture pieces, vases, and other decorative items primarily using oak and blue resin. It showcases all of its work on its Instagram page, where it has amassed around 75,000 followers.
 
Orders are processed and shipped within four weeks the company says on its website. They'll send you a picture of your item before receive it.
 
Check out the studio's website: http://baroccoco.ru/en
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Dad builds three-seat rocking chair to read to his kids at once

May 27, 2020, 8:53 am
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In order to properly read to his three kids, craftsman Hal Taylor built a special three-seat wooden rocking chair.
 
After his third child Rose wanted to be part of the 'reading crowd', Taylor says: "This presented a problem for me because, not having a lap large enough for three children, this meant that Rachael, the oldest, had to stand by the chair at story time. I felt this was not at all fair and thought, 'Well, I make rocking chairs, I can figure this thing out!' And, I did. The StoryTime Rocking Chair is the proof. Now, all three children could have a comfortable seat when reading."
 
Taylor, who has been making rocking chairs since 1992, decided to add the StoryTime Rocker to his rocking chair repertoire after it was such a hit with his family. He's made about 30 so far - selling each for $7,500.
 
He explains describes the chair on his website:
 
Every piece of wood in the chair is carefully matched. The seat is bilaterally symmetrical as you can see from this photo. The joint is perfect because it is hand planed, which takes time.
 
The joints in this chair, there are six just like this, are quite complex and it takes time to make them perfectly. 
 
The finished joint
 
There are over 200 precisely cut and shaped pieces of wood which I use to make up the 19 back braces.
 
As you can see in this photo all of the back braces match, looking like twins. I accomplish this by cutting the back braces sequentially from the same carefully selected board.
 
Every board in the chair is matched to the one next to it. In order to fabricate the three headrests I have to cut 18 separate 5" by 8" billets, cooper the edges (like a barrel) plane the edges by hand and glue them up two at a time. This is how I am able to achieve the amount of curvature in the headrests.
 
 

 

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Slideshow: Entries for the 2020 Veneer Tech Craftsman’s Challenge

May 28, 2020, 12:05 pm
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To recognize excellence in veneer woodworking, Woodworking Network presents the entries to this year's Veneer Tech Craftsman’s Challenge awards. The annual competition will accept entries until midnight, June 1, 2020 - so these are just the entries we've gotten so far.
 
 
The Grand Prize winner will receive $3,000 cash and other category winners will receive $1,000. In addition to the Grand Prize, the distributor for the winning entry will receive $2,000 and the distributor salesman will get $1,000 for supplying the veneer products or wood product application used.
 
Awards will officially be announced at the upcoming IWF show August 25-28.
 
All projects must have been produced using natural veneer and wood product applications, but it doesn’t matter how much or how little of either is used. Whether it is furniture, cabinets, architectural woodwork, marquetry, special products or student work, all woodworkers need to do is demonstrate their craftsman’s touch. Also, it is not required that Veneer Technologies be the source of materials used to create the entry.
 
Kirk Coryn of Kirk Kreations captured the grand prize last year with an Art Nouveau-style bed that featured incredible detail in veneer marquetry and elegant design.
Note that there is a five-year threshold as all entries must have been produced no earlier than January 2015. Re-entries from previous craftsman's challenge competitions will not be accepted. 
 
(Disclaimer: Contest entries displayed here have been submitted to the Craftsman's Challenge, but not yet verified by this year's judges and some may not meet the requirements to be accepted).
 

Check out last year's winners here.

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Mechanical engineer designs Origami-inspired unfolding chess board

May 28, 2020, 12:21 pm
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Combining skills in mechanical engineering and furniture making can yield awesome results, like this Origami-inspired chess board from furniture designer Brian Ignaut.
 
Featuring four wooden panels connected together by stainless steel links, the multiple surfaces of the chess board fold relative to each other, producing a striking visual effect.
 
"In the design, four wood panels are connected by six stainless steel links, four of which are used in pairs while the last two are used alone," Ignaut writes on his Facebook page. "The link pairs keep the joined panels parallel during all movement, while the single links permit rotation between boards which is used when pivoting the board into its playing orientation.
 
 
"I originally tried using this mechanism for an expanding table concept, and only came across the secondary crossing functionality after I started playing with the first prototype. I’ve been dreaming about this design for well over a year so it was fun to finally see it take shape!"
 
Ignaut formerly worked at SpaceX, designing its unfolding solar rays. He then tried his hand at furniture making - designing and building unfolding furniture at the company he started, Degrees of Freedom. He's built a pretty sizeable following on social media, with his Instagram page reaching 37,000 followers.
 
 
He says he came up with the chess board idea while working on a new design for an expanding table. Check out the Degrees of Freedom Facebook page here.
 
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