Thursday, December 30

Walnut Steamer - Assessing the Situation

Our pile of walnut still has lots of snow on top of it this morning, but we will get up into the mid 50 degrees today and it’s raining this morning, so this will go away quickly.  Then I can get the bricks and tin sheets that protect the lumber off and pull the boards needed to make Shelly’s tray table set.  In the mean time I will work on completing the walnut trunk for David. For more on this snow storm of ours see White Christmas at The Simple Life Prattle.

Earlier this year I made 4 steamer trunks in various woods for an interior designer in Chicago.  While I was cutting out the parts for those, I cut out parts for another two trunks.  One was a standard oak trunk with walnut trim that has since been completed and is for sale.  The other was a walnut trunk which has been mostly completed.  The lid is done except for some sanding.

The base is mostly complete, just lacking the banding.  The sides and ends of the removable tray are made (photo above) and need only the final shaping.  The one part I need to make yet is the wide panel for the floor of the tray.

So I select some lumber from what is left inside the shop, cut it to rough length, joint one face and one edge and use the surface planer (shown here) to surface the other wide face and bring the boards to the 7/16” thickness I need.

Using a fine toothed blade in the table saw I rip the final edge straight and parallel to the other edge.  Then I lay the boards out on the saw and flip-flop them around until I find the arrangement I like best.  That done, I mark them with a large ‘V’ to be sure I get them back in the same arrangement and take them into the assembly room to be glued and clamped.  I’ll let these sit in the clamps overnight to be sure the glue sets up hard before I do any more machining on them.

I'll be taking the day off tomorrow to pull down the custom woodworking area of our web site.

Thanks for looking in, I’ll see you next time, and Happy New Year!

Production List:

2 Walnut Tray Tables with Stand for Jacklyn & Mark - In Transit
Walnut Steamer Trunk for David B. – In Progress
Kitchen organizer - Marie B.- Awaiting Details
Utility Trailer Make-Over for David B. - In Progress but Stalled
4 Tray Tables, All Walnut (custom size) with stand for Shelly
3-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack, all red Oak for Donna
4-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack Cherry & Maple for David K.
3-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack (Standard) for Dan G.
Computer Desk for Laptop for Marie B.
Printer Cabinet for Marie B.

Wednesday, December 29

TV Tables - Packaging

The polyurethane skim coat has set up nice and hard, so I crawl up in the loft
of the lumber shed and pull down a TV Table box and a half sheet of Styrofoam.
 
I fold the box out and tape up the bottom.

From Styrofoam scraps I cut the pads needed to keep the two tray tables
from clacking together while in transit and place them on the first table.
 
Then lay the second table in place and use stretch wrap
to strap them securely together.

I add padding to the arms of the stand, place the table pack
on the stand and strap them securely together.
 
I cut the Styrofoam panels for the bottom of the box and both ends. 
Because there is no second set of tables on the back side of the stand,
I use a large block of packing foam to hold the packaged tables up in
position when laid in the box.
  
I add shredded paper packed in along the sides and the other sheet of Styrofoam on top and seal the carton up.

Then it’s off to the office where I use the computer to process the shipment
 on-line, print the shipping label and schedule a pick-up for tomorrow.

This one is done and ready to roll.

I also packaged and shipped and order from On-Hand stock for Robert. 

To build Shelly’s tables I will need to pull more walnut, bring it in and let it acclimate to the warmer, drier atmosphere inside the shop.  While it is doing that I will go ahead and finish up David’s trunk.  It’s almost done, but I’ll start a new post to get into that.

Thanks for following along!  Feel free to leave a comment below!

Production List:

2 Walnut Tray Tables with Stand for Jacklyn & Mark - In Transit
Maple Wall Hung Stopper Rack for Robert - In Transit
Walnut Steamer Trunk for David B. – In Progress
Kitchen organizer - Marie B.
Utility Trailer Make-Over for David B. - In Progress but Stalled
4 Tray Tables, All Walnut (custom size) with stand for Shelly
3-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack, all red Oak for Donna
4-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack Cherry & Maple for David K.
3-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack (Standard) for Dan G.
Computer Desk for Laptop for Marie B.
Printer Cabinet for Marie B.

Tuesday, December 28

TV Tables - Poly

Short entry today.  I applied a skim coat of polyurethane to Mark & Jacklyn’s tables this morning as soon as I was able to get sufficient heat in the finishing room to allow it to set up.  A skim coat is a thin layer which I apply by hand with a soft cotton rag, I use reflected light to be sure the coat is even and consistent.  The polyurethane I use is a high quality, tung-oil based poly designed for use on flooring, so a little bit offers good protection against white marks from accidental spills and most heat rings.  Lacquer alone is susceptible to these marks.  You will want to take reasonable precautions though, it is not indestructible.

By evening the poly is set up but still tacky.  Normally in 8 hours it would be dry to the touch; it got a bit chilly in the finishing room once I turned off the space heater, so I’ll bring the tables into my office for the night.  It stays warmer in there than the rest of the shop does and that will help the poly harden up so I can package the tables tomorrow.

Production List:

2 Walnut Tray Tables with Stand for Jacklyn & Mark - In Progress
Kitchen organizer - Marie B.
Utility Trailer Make-Over for David B. - In Progress but Stalled
4 Tray Tables, All Walnut (custom size) with stand for Shelly
Walnut Steamer Trunk for David B.
3-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack, all red Oak for Donna
4-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack Cherry & Maple for David K.
3-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack (Standard) for Dan G.
Computer Desk for Laptop for Marie B.
Printer Cabinet for Marie B.

Monday, December 27

TV Tray Tables - Lacquering

I had no radio program to do this morning – we got snowed in this weekend. Most everyone just stayed put to wait it out. Snow never lasts long here.


I start the day by trimming off the screw hole plugs and sanding them smooth. I cut them off with a flush cut saw, which has a thin, flexible blade and teeth with no “set”; meaning that the teeth do not stick off to one side or the other as most saws do. Normally this is done to provide a small amount of clearance in the wood so the blade does not bind up. But teeth with set with no set to them will not chew up the wood when the blade is laid flat on the leg to trim the plug flush with the surface.

The last step of construction is to set each table on the only guaranteed flat surface in my shop big enough to do this – the top of my table saw – and check to be sure the tables sit sure and steady. If they wobble, I’ll sand a little off the long legs to get it to sit flat.

Then I final sand the entire table by hand with 180 grit paper, vacuum and tack them off to remove sanding dust and move them into the finishing room.

The high temperature for the day is expected to be 30°. To keep from running myself out of the workshop with lacquer fumes I have to set up a vent fan to suck the lacquer stink outside. To provide replacement air for what is sucked outside I have to crack a door to let outside air in. All this means that in order to keep the inside temperature above 55° the furnace will be running pretty much all day. But the alternative is to leave the shop closed up and either wear a respirator full time or go home with a major headache (and fewer brain cells) this evening. I elect to pay for the heat and ventilate the shop.

By day’s end both tables and the stand have been given two full coats, scuff sanded and shot a third time. I will now allow the lacquer to set up over night before I apply a skim coat of polyurethane to the tray tops. That will have to set up hard, then I can package the table set and ship it out.

Thursday, December 23

TV Tray Tables - Final Assembly

Lots of “fan mail” again this morning; my other endeavor is beginning to perk nicely.  Once that was out of the way I set up to bore the pilot holes in the ends of the upper and lower spreaders.

Part way through the drill snaps off ¼” down inside the hole.  Sigh – more delays.  How to fix this?  It’s too deep to try to dig down and get hold of it with a pair if vice grips.  They to make a tool for this, a sort of long skinny hole saw that is sized to fit around the outside of the twisted off twist drill, drilling a larger hole, freeing the drill.  Then one plugs the new hole with a dowel and tarts again – with a new twist drill.  But I don’t have a set of those.

My solution?  Throw this one in the firewood box and use the “extra” I made; much quicker and less labor intensive!

Then I spend most of my day sanding these parts, assembling them to the leg pairs I made yesterday and gluing and clamping the whole shebang to the underside of the trays.  These will sit overnight to give the glue time to set up hard and I will lacquer the tables tomorrow.

The final chore for today is to scuff sand the stand, use a tack rag to remove the white sanding dust and shoot it with it’s final coat of lacquer.

Thanks for dropping in!



Production List:

2 Walnut Tray Tables with Stand for Jacklyn & Mark - In Progress
Kitchen organizer - Marie B.
Utility Trailer Make-Over for David B. - In Progress but Stalled
4 Tray Tables, All Walnut (custom size) with stand for Shelly
Walnut Steamer Trunk for David B.
3-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack, all red Oak for Donna
4-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack Cherry & Maple for David K.
3-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack (Standard) for Dan G.
Computer Desk for Laptop for Marie B.
Printer Cabinet for Marie B.

Wednesday, December 22

TV Tables - Making the legs

Lots of e-mail to tend to when I got in this morning.  That is actually a good thing.  But I got out to the shop floor as quickly as I could.

I started out by shooting the stand with it's first coat of lacquer.  I will continue to
apply coats of lacquer in between steps of building the tables so this piece of
the set will be done and out of the way when it comes time to finish the tables.

The next task is to sand the leg pieces.  This is done by hand and is essentially the finish
sanding step.  Once the table is assembled and ready for lacquering, I will look it over carefully
 and re-sand any scuff or rub marks that it may have incurred during assembly, but that will be spot sanding.

Then I pre-finish the inside areas of the joints, attach the leg pivot blocks and assemble
the main pivot point where the legs scissor out to form the base when set up.

Then the completed trays get their final shaping and sanding.  I round over the upper
and lower outer corners to make for a better look and feel.  Since these tables are
designed to be carried from one point to another I want them to feel good in your hands.

Now I can lay the completed leg pairs onto the tray and measure the precise distance between
the inner legs.  With that measurement I can cut the spreader blanks to finished length.

My fancy template/jig now comes into play.  I use this to mark the curvature of the arches
onto the blank, and punch centers for the oval hole in the top of the upper spreader. 
Lower spreaders have arches on both edges.  The I cut out the arches on the band saw.

When I cut the arches I leave just a little extra wood then use the template with a piloted flush trim bit to
 take the arches to their finished dimension,  This leaves a nice smooth edge that requires little sanding.

Finally I swap out the flush trim bit for a round-over bit and take two passes to
create a bull-nose edge on the snap hole and the long edges of the parts.

I finish out the day by punching the centers for the pilot holes in the ends of the spreaders.  I would go ahead and drill these, but we have holiday guests inbound and I need to get cleaned up.

I’ll get back at this in the morning.

Production List:

4-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack - Standard - In Transit
2 Walnut Tray Tables with Stand for Jacklyn & Mark - In Progress
Kitchen organizer - Marie B.
Utility Trailer Make-Over for David B. - In Progress but Stalled
4 Tray Tables, All Walnut (custom size) with stand for Shelly
Walnut Steamer Trunk for David B.
3-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack, all red Oak for Donna
4-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack Cherry & Maple for David K.
3-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack (Standard) for Dan G.
Computer Desk for Laptop for Marie B.
Printer Cabinet for Marie B.

Tuesday, December 21

Bizzareness Abounds

What a bizarre day this was!

To start with I don’t feel well, but you don’t want to hear about that.

I got in at 7:00 this morning to get an early start on the day. I was greeted by an incredible amount of business e-mail  that needed tending to before I got started.

When I finally got going on the woodworking I made that last couple of parts and began shaping and sanding pieces for the stand. The handle and feet require quite a bit of shaping. Then the feet and uprights are joined together by drilling matched pairs of holes for dowel pins.

The handle gets two rounds on the router table as I work up to the generous radius used to make this part comfortable in your hand. Then lots and lots of hand sanding as I smooth out all the curves and blend flat faces and curved edges into one another.

I sand the parts all the way up to 180 grit before assembling the stand.

I have mentioned having had trouble with FedEx. That situation came to a head today. I’ll spare you the details, but I think the situation has been resolved. It wasn’t pretty! Assurances were given, but we’ll see when I need to ship these tables out.

I also needed to scramble about to make arrangements to get Suzanne’s bottle stopper rack where it needs to go by Christmas because FedEx never picked it up.

By the time the day was done I had the stand completed and the clamps stripped off of the table trays. I’ll get those routed and sanded tomorrow morning and get to work building the bases.

Production List:

4-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack - Standard - In Transit (FINALLY!)
2 Walnut Tray Tables with Stand for Jacklyn & Mark - In Progress
Kitchen organizer - Marie B.
Utility Trailer Make-Over for David B. - In Progress but Stalled
4 Tray Tables, All Walnut (custom size) with stand for Shelly
Walnut Steamer Trunk for David B.
3-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack, all red Oak for Donna
4-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack Cherry & Maple for David K.
3-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack (Standard) for Dan G.
Computer Desk for Laptop for Marie B.
Printer Cabinet for Marie B.

REMINDER: As of December 31st, 2010 Smoky Mountain Woodworks will discontinue accepting custom woodworking orders. Orders received by that date will be completed, but new custom orders will not be accepted.

Monday - Radio Daze

Yesterday was Monday.  And as is the usual procedure here, Monday morning is spent producing a weekly radio program for our church.

Monday afternoons are spent doing web site maintenance for our clients, and in this case this was interspersed with a number of e-mail communications with a fellow who wants a custom set of TV Tray Tables, and in searching out documentation that will be needed as we wrap up the fiscal year and prepare to make major changes in the way we do business.

Fed Ex still did not make the pick-up I scheduled last Wednesday, so I spent part of the evening interrogating a customer service rep as to why not.

I'll be in early on Tuesday to get back to assembling the TV Tray table set for Jacklyn & Mark

Friday, December 17

TV Trays - Completing Trays

Hello fellow woodwork fans!  Today we will continue with making the all walnut TV Tray table set for Jacklyn.

I started off the morning by rabbeting the bottom of the backer panels so that the panel assembly fits into the groove in the side rails.  I use a cut-off of the panel trimming process to fine tune the set-up until I get a perfect fit.  Then I rabbet all for edges of both panel assemblies.

Then I sand the panel assemblies; both the backer board and the ribbon panel.  I  sand the ribbon panel to 180 grit, the backer to 120.  The backer is the bottom of the table and will not be seen much.  The ribbon panel in the other hand is pretty much the focal point of the table.

When the sanding is done, I tack-rag the assembly and pre-finish the long grain edges of the ribbon panels.  This is to prevent a strip of raw wood from being exposed when the panel shrinks up in dry weather.  I am careful not to get the lacquer anywhere I will need to apply glue.

While the lacquer is drying I attach my rail cutting fixture to my cut-off saw, tune it, and get ready to cut the rails.  I label the rails as I cut them to keep the pieces in sequential order so the grain flows around the table in an unbroken pattern.  To help this, I take off as little wood as possible in mitering the rail ends. 

I watch my labels as I test fit the rails to the panels.  Slipping the rails into place, then draw them tight at the corners.  If I’ve done my set-up properly they should be a perfect fit – and they are!  Don’t you just love it when things work out?

Leaving the rails in place I take the tray into the assembly room, remove one rail piece at a time, very carefully apply glue with a small brush and put the rail piece back in place before removing the next one.  The rails are too delicate to allow screws or even nails, so these glue joints must be perfect.

Once all the gluing is done I work quickly to get the clamps in place.  I must draw the corners up tight and pull in the middles of each rail to be sure any bowing of the rails is removed.  These thin pieces tend to bow a little during milling, if the y bow in at the middle, the backer panels will push it out, if it bows out, the clamp is needed to be sure the joint between rail and panel are properly bonded all the way around.  I’ll leave the clamps in place overnight to give the glue a chance to harden well before I finish shaping the tray.

Lunch Time!

After lunch, I get back to making parts.  I start by shaping the leg mount blocks and making the latch blocks.  These latch blocks are actually quite complicated and take most of the afternoon to complete.

The evening is spent drilling pilot holes and counterbores in the legs and rounding off the ends, then cutting the rest of the parts to finished size and cutting the handle and feet for the stand to shape.

And that is going to use up another day.



Still on the List:
4 Cherry Tray Tables with Stand for Tina - In Transit
4-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack - Standard - In Transit
2 Walnut Tray Tables with Stand for Jacklyn - In Progress
Cutting Board Holder - Marie B.
----- Christmas Delivery Cut-Off ------
Utility Trailer Make-Over for David B. - In Progress but Stalled
4 Tray Tables, All Walnut (custom size) with stand for Shelly
Walnut Steamer Trunk for David B.
3-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack, all red Oak for Donna
4-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack Cherry & Maple for David K.
3-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack (Standard) for Dan G.

REMINDER:  As of December 31st, 2010 Smoky Mountain Woodworks will discontinue accepting custom woodworking orders.  Orders received by that date will be completed, but new custom orders will not be accepted. 

Thursday, December 16

Tray Tables - Parts Blanks Completed

A lot of progress was made today, despite a late start, although it may be hard to see by the picture.  What was accomplished was to make all the remaining parts blanks, as well as surface planning the ribbon panels, gluing them to the backer boards and trimming these assemblies to finished length.

What caused the late start was a freakish ice storm last night.  Lots of ice, but no storm.  The ground was so cold from having temperatures ranging from as low as 9° at night to the upper 20s during the day that when a mass of warm moist air moved in, the mist in the air, and a little rain, froze on contact.  But, temperatures were warming up (compliments of the warm air mass) so the ice was expected to go away by mid-day.
Even the gravel parking area in front of our house was so coated and slick that I did not dare risk crossing it and sliding down the steep slopes.  The warm rain pitted the ice enough after a couple of hours to provide enough footing that I could get down to grassy areas and walk to the shop.  Marie didn’t dare leave for work until about 2:00 pm.

Still on the List:
4 Cherry Tray Tables with Stand for Tina - In Transit
4-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack - Standard - In Transit
2 Walnut Tray Tables with Stand for Jacklyn - In Progress
Cutting Board Holder - Marie B.
----- Christmas Delivery Cut-Off ------
Utility Trailer Make-Over for David B. - In Progress but Stalled
4 Tray Tables, All Walnut (custom size) with stand for Shelly
Walnut Steamer Trunk for David B.
3-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack, all red Oak for Donna
4-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack Cherry & Maple for David K.
3-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack (Standard) for Dan G.

REMINDER:  As of December 31st, 2010 Smoky Mountain Woodworks will discontinue accepting custom woodworking orders.  Orders received by that date will be
completed, but new custom orders will not be accepted.  

Wednesday, December 15

Stopper Rack - Done!

Today, woodworking buddies, I completed the 4 tier bottle stopper rack for Susan.  That is in the finishing room now being lacquered.  As soon as it is dry I’ll scuff it and shoot it one more time.  Then I can package it up before I go home and it will go out of here tomorrow.  Assuming FedEx can get up our mountain – we’re expecting freezing rain tonight and icy roads by morning.  For the body of this rack I found a board with some gorgeous flame pattern graining to it.  It's really pretty!  Click the picture for a closer look.

Jacklyn’s two table set of walnut tray tables is going well.  I rounded over the inside edge and grooved the rail stock this morning and worked on smoothing the ribbon panels this afternoon.  This evening I cut the leg blanks.  So far, so good.  I’m hoping to get them done and ready to ship on Monday.  It will mean long days and working all weekend, but I think it can be done as long as no more emergencies come up.

That’s all for today.  Back to making saw dust.


Still on the List:
4 Cherry Tray Tables with Stand for Tina - In Transit
2 Walnut Tray Tables with Stand for Jacklyn - In Progress
4-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack - Standard - In Progress
Cutting Board Holder - Marie B.
----- Christmas Delivery Cut-Off ------
Utility Trailer Make-Over for David B. - In Progress but Stalled
4 Tray Tables, All Walnut with stand for Shelly
Walnut Steamer Trunk for David B.
3-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack, all red Oak for Donna
4-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack Cherry & Maple for David K.
2 3-Tier Bottle Stopper Racks (Standard) for Dan - Pending Payment

REMINDER:  As of December 31st, 2010 Smoky Mountain Woodworks will discontinue accepting custom woodworking orders.  Orders received by that date will be completed, but new custom orders will not be accepted.

Tuesday, December 14

Christmas Rush - Home Stretch

Today’s activities, woodworking ones, included getting Tina’s TV Tray table set on the FedEx truck and on it’s way to her, then sanding Susan’s bottle stopper rack body the parts for which I made yesterday and glued together.  The shelves were on hand from a previous run, so all they needed was some sanding.  So I’m ahead of the game on that one.

Then I ripped out the ribbon strips for Jacklyn’s walnut tray table set and glued up the ribbon panels.  The backer boards are cut already.  And this evening I milled out the rail stock blanks.  Tomorrow I will finish making these parts and (hopefully) get the trays assembled.

I did some checking last night and found that there are a great many people having trouble with the Picasa photo handler that Google set up to handle photos in Blogger, so I am not alone.  One troubleshooter suggests that it is a conflict with Internet Explorer and other browsers don’t have the problem.  I’ll try it with Chrome (Google’s own browser) and see if it works.  If so, I’ll go back and install the photos for the past few episodes.

Looks like it worked!  See you tomorrow.

Monday, December 13

Tray Tables - Poly On!

I spent Saturday afternoon and evening in here lacquering Tina's tray table set.  I let that set up hard overnight, then came in after church on Sunday to apply the polyurethane skim coat to the tray panels that helps to prevent damage from modern living.  This is still fine furniture and deserves to be treated as such, but the thin top-coat of high grade tung-oil polyurethane helps ward off the water rings that lacquer alone is susceptible to.

That has set overnight and has hardened up, so I will crawl up in the loft of the lumber shed and pull down a couple of boxes for these two sets of tray tables.  These boxes are made up special for us for use in shipping these tables.  They are just the right size to adequately protect the table set in shipping AND just within the size limit to avoid additional shipping fees incurred by stepping up to the next tier of service.

I'll then cut up a sheet of 3/4" styrofoam to make the packaging parts needed to protect the tables in shipment and package the tables securely.

Once that is done I'll turn my attention to the next two orders.  More about those next time.

Still on the List:
4 Cherry Tray Tables with Stand for Tina - Packaging for shipment
2 Walnut Tray Tables with Stand for Jacklyn - In Progress
4-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack - Standard - In Progress
Cutting Board Holder - Marie B.
----- Christmas Delivery Cut-Off ------
Utility Trailer Make-Over for David B. - In Progress but Stalled
4 Tray Tables, All Walnut with stand for Shelly
Walnut Steamer Trunk for David B.
3-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack, all red Oak for Donna
4-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack Cherry & Maple for David K.
2 3-Tier Bottle Stopper Racks (Standard) for Dan - Pending Payment

REMINDER:  As of December 31st, 2010 Smoky Mountain Woodworks will discontinue
accepting custom woodworking orders.  Orders received by that date will be
completed, but new custom orders will not be accepted.

Saturday, December 11

Tray Tables – The Stand

Friday was a short day as I needed to take our truck in for servicing in the morning, then because I had the truck I needed to go back into town to pick up Marie when she ended her work day.  Then we both went to do the weekly grocery shopping.

Parts blanks with templates
But, in between those trips into town I did manage to finish cutting out, shaping, sanding and assembling the parts of the stand.  I also set up the finishing room in preparation to shooting lacquer.  By the time I got home from the evening run and helped tote the groceries in the house it was too cold to shoot lacquer.

Handle and feet use holes at corners
Handle being cut out
Lacquer, in liquid form, is deadly stuff.  It’s actually the lacquer thinner that is deadly, once it has evaporated out of the finish leaving the film of lacquer behind, it is as safe as any finish.  But while spraying, a respirator and room ventilation (or an activated  charcoal air scrubber) are absolutely required.  Breathing lacquer fumes can cause brain damage (yes, that explains it!).  Physical contact with lacquer thinner (and liquid lacquer) can cause cancer.  But then what doesn’t these days?

Foot and post being joined
Stand being assembled
My plan was to get at least the first two coats of lacquer on the entire table set by Friday evening, hopefully all three so I could poly the tray tops on Saturday and package them on Monday.  That plan got changed, so I’m putting in more time than I had planned on Saturday.  Hopefully I will get things back on schedule today.  If not, I may have to poly after church tomorrow and hope it hardens sufficiently by Monday to package.

Still on the List:
4 Cherry Tray Tables with Stand for Tina - In Progress
2 Walnut Tray Tables with Stand for Jacklyn
4-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack - Standard
4 Tray Tables, All Walnut with stand for Shelly
Walnut Steamer Trunk for David B.
3-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack, all red Oak for Donna
4-Tier Bottle Stopper Rack Cherry & Maple for David K.
2 3-Tier Bottle Stopper Racks (Standard) for Dan - Pending Payment

REMINDER:  As of December 31st, 2010 Smoky Mountain Woodworks will discontinue accepting custom woodworking orders.  Orders received by that date will be completed, but new custom orders will not be accepted.