Finishing Touches on the Dresser Project
Completion and Finishing Touches Final Drawer Alignment The drawers are inset by 1/8″. This is done by having them held in place with squares as shown or a wooden jig. It is important to have both front corners held in place at once as it is very easy to accidentally move the drawer while gluing […]
Beef Stew (a.k.a. Beef Bourguignon)
Beef stew One of our favorite mid-winter dinners is a hearty beef stew accompanied by fresh baked bread. The bread of choice today is a Sourdough Baguette but almost anything freshly baked will do. Meat The meat is a chuck roast of about 3 lbs. Break apart along the seams and trim off all of […]
Stuffed Chicken Thighs
Stuffed thighs are better than stuffed breasts You will find many recipes for stuffed chicken breasts. However stuffing chicken thighs produces a taster and juicier dish. A few years ago we were set to make stuffed chicken breasts and only had a package of thighs on hand. It takes a bit of a lighter touch […]
Staining the dressers
Finishing for “pop” With the quarter sawn oak, I want to enhance the grain figure while also making the mix of white and red oak piece blend together. Additionally the finish requests were for 2 different colors. David and Elyse wanted a traditional Mission Oak style color and Jessie wanted a “Cherry” finish. This matches […]
