Well, it looks like 6 Days to Aurora was actually more like 5 days. I stopped by the school for a little bit this morning to get some video footage and to pack everything up. And since we had an extra day, Brad and I decided to take a little trip to the Gamble House. [...]

Today was a day of tying up loose ends, which means the black dust was flying! I started by popping in a bunch of the ebony pegs. Then I used this very handy jig for pillowing the ebony inlay on the breadboard ends. The big ebony inlay, if glued all the way across could negate [...]

Today was an absolute blast, for many reasons! We started by fitting the top “anchors”. These 4 pieces of wood not only create a decorate element just under the table top, they also give us a means of securing the top to the base. You can see the front one needs to be cut carefully [...]

Today, we got a glimpse of the final product as parts started to come together. The day was capped with few glueups, but began with the selection and prep of the table top stock. With such a beautiful table, it was imperative that we select a board with stunning grain. Even in its rough state, [...]

We covered a good bit of ground today. We started by preparing the stock for the remaining parts of the table base and drawer. This beautiful piece of 5/4 mahogany served us very well! Not wanting to use any more material than necessary, we had to carefully plan and layout our cuts. Darrell’s design calls [...]

I have my camera and I have my laptop, so why not go ahead and document my class? Today was Day 1 of what I am calling “6 Days to Aurora”. We are building Darrell Peart’s Arched Aurora End Table: an incredible modern take on some classic Greene & Greene elements. Day 1 was very [...]