Crabtree Woodworks

Custom Wood Furniture / handmade in Wichita, Kansas

Incra table saw sled , a gift from my good friend Jane


I got a chance to try out a new table saw sled  today.  It makes cross cutting large stock a breeze. I owe my good friend Jane for this. Thanks again Jane!!!!, the sled … Continue reading

July 29, 2012 · Leave a comment

The gigantic Library bookshelf part 2


I have basically roughed out and completed one wall of a library system. I was at odds on how to get the crown to come together on each module. While talking about … Continue reading

July 22, 2012 · Leave a comment

The gigantic Library shelf project


Good friends asked me months ago if I would build them bookcases for their library.  Because of the size of this project, I had to clear the shop of all of … Continue reading

June 24, 2012 · Leave a comment

Quilt Rack and Quilt, birthday gifts for our good friend Gloria.


Several months ago I was visiting  my friend Lorra.  While I was there, she showed me a quilt she was making for a mutual friends birthday. The birthday party was still … Continue reading

June 24, 2012 · Leave a comment

Figured Cherry quilt case. Kind of Art Deco style


I have a good friend whose mother is quite a quilter. He asked if I would help him make her a quilt case for her birthday. He picked out and purchased … Continue reading

May 8, 2012 · 4 Comments

I got to see the work of the American Master cabinet maker John Townsend


My wife and I traveled to New York City last week to visit our middle son Adam, and what a wonderful time we had!  While  there we visited the Metropolitan Museum of … Continue reading

May 8, 2012 · Leave a comment

Victorian Quilt Case is finished


Here it is, my version of a victorian quilt case. The case holds four quilts. The slant is steep enough to see a good amount of each quilt when standing … Continue reading

December 17, 2011 · 10 Comments

Victorian quilt case 1


I have had several requests to build a quilt case.   The ones I have seen just didn’t have the character I was looking for. I wanted to create a conversation piece … Continue reading

October 24, 2011 · 1 Comment

Walnut executive desk part 4


Its been a while since I finished the drawers. Since that time I decided I did’nt like the conventional beaded face drawer front. I scraped all the faces and went … Continue reading

October 22, 2011 · 2 Comments

Walnut executive desk part 3


Dovetails, dovetails and more dovetails. The drawers are almost finished. I cracked my favorite .5inch  chisel handle while cutting these. I will be heading  to Kansas City in a few weeks, gives … Continue reading

August 5, 2011 · Leave a comment

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