Wednesday, March 10, 2010
1947 John Deere B
I think this looks very authentic! Made entirely in my shop including the wheels. The only purchased parts are a few dowel rods.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Trapezoid Bookcase
My Mother only had a small space for a bookshelf so I made this one for her to fit the space she had. It's made of red oak with lots of angles to make all the parts fit properly.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Adirondack Fish Chairs
A couple of our friends have a home on a lake north of Fort Wayne and asked if I could make them these chairs for their deck. These are made of cedar with a very good coat of exterior latex. Fun to make!Thursday, February 01, 2007
Adirondack Glider
I built our patio furniture several years ago and now it's time to upgrade. Norene requested the first replacement piece to be an Adirondack Glider for her. So here it is. I'm sure I will be making several more pieces to match.
Kirby Stolte
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Cedar Chest
Norene helped me with this Cedar Chest. She did all of the upholstery for the seat. As I enjoy working with Oak, this project is all Red Oak. The interior is lined with aromatic cedar. The doors and drawers on the front are not real, but give the chest more character.
Kirby Stolte
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Purdue Boilermaker
Being an Alumni of Purdue University, it was given that I needed a scale model of the Purdue mascot. Unable to find anything on the market that was anything I would want, I decided to build my own. To do this, I had to download a picture from the internet of the Purdue train and take dimensions and transfer them into the final product. I was able to purchase the Purdue logo's at the campus bookstore that fit the scale model and I found a gold bell that fit perfectly. The roof is made of plexiglas, since I couldn't get wood to work the way I wanted it to. Other than that, all parts are all wood made from scratch. Fun project!
Kirby Stolte
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Rocking Harley
The Rocking Harley was built for my granddaughters and has been loads of fun for all of them. It contains seven different woods and are all natural finish, no stains. The colors come from the different types of wood. This was fun to build and since the first one, I have built 2 more for other people.
Kirby Stolte
China Cabinet
This China Cabinet was made for Chad and Heather as a wedding present. It is made of solid Oak. The fun part about this project is that I made everything myself except for the hardware and glass. All of the trim, mouldings, doors and drawers were made in my shop. I even made the tongue and groove boards that make up the back panel. I spent 83 hours building this project.
Kirby Stolte
