Projects of John Hower

John Hower of Jonestown, Pennsylvania, USA jehower@comcast.net , has joined our group of project exhibitors, and he shows and describes his work below.

"I just finished a project that I'm donating to a charity auction this year.
The chest is cherry and the bottom of the chest and till (little compartment inside) are cork lined."

"This was a frame made for one of my wife's cross-stitch pictures. Since the picture shows branches, I decided to match that in the frame design. The frame was made from scrap pine, half-lapped at the joints. I went over the edges with a random-orbit sander to gouge off some material, giving it a rustic appearance."

"These two frames were made for more of my wife's cross-stitch pictures. They are faux-finished using Delta paints."

"These frames were made to go with our redecorated kitchen. The ads are from Ladies Home Journal magazines, from 1917. The frames are made of poplar and are faux finished. I use a matte spray finish on most small projects and picture frames."

"This was made from a Steebar Corp. scrollsaw pattern of the Bodie Island, NC, lighthouse. The tower is made up from 12 disks cut from 3/4 in. pine. The house and window frames are 1/8 in. Baltic birch plywood."

"This storage cabinet was made from a Meisel Hardware Co. plan. I modified it to use punched tin panels in the upper and lower frames and beadboard in the center. The center and lower bins tip out, and they were modified with a 1/8 in. hardboard panel to increase the storage capacity. The cabinets were primed and base-coated with Behr Colonial Pewter satin finish and top-coated with Behr Whetstone satin, mixed 3-1 with glaze. It is finished with Minwax Polycrylic satin varnish, rubbed out with 0000 steel wool."

"This drill press table is made from two layers of 3/4 in. birch plywood and edged with 1/2 in. oak. It is attached to the drill press table with threaded knobs and captive T-nuts. Behind the removable rear fence is a circular cutout for drum sanding."

"This was my first Intarsia project, made from a pattern in Creative Woodworks and Crafts magazine. Made from 3/4 in. pine and walnut."

"My wife designed and made the cross-stitch picture and I designed the frame. It is made from 5/8 in. walnut, beaded on each edge, with 4/4 in. Cypress corner blocks. The rope molding is from Rockler."

"I made this Marine logo for a friend who served in Vietnam with the Marine Corps. The picture is 1/8 in. Baltic birch, frame is oak and the backer is 1/8 in. plywood painted red."

"This paint caddy was made from a plan from Barley Harvest Woodworking. It holds 60 bottles of paint standing upright with space for about 12 more under the first shelf. It sits on a lazy-susan bearing."

"The plan for these potourri boxes is from WoodOnline.com. I made these for a local charity auction. The sides are 1/2 in. cherry, tops are 1/8 in. Baltic birch and the bottom is screened to allow air flow. It's an easy to build, good looking project."

"A simple shelf made of 1/2 in. pine. Good use of short scrap pieces."

"This is the tin punch pattern used in the storage cabinets."

"This yard lighthouse was from a plan from Meisel Hardware. I made several of these for my wife's birthday. They now guard several areas of our gardens. The tower panels are 1/4 in. plywood and they use solar-powered landscape lights. Low-voltage lighting would be a better choice, as the solar lights don't put out too much more than a nice glow."

"Some views of our redecorating and stenciling in the diningroom, living room, and kitchen. In the kitchen, we found the markings from the original wainscoting and were able to install new beadboard to the original height."

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