Pool table build – part 3

covers: * Motorized Router Lift. * Router table mortising. * Loose Tenon Joinery. The efficiency and accuracy with which this setup cuts mortises is showcased in this video. The mortising operation possible with this motorized router lift setup rivals that of expensive dedicated mortising machines. Quartersawn white oak gives this Mission Style pool table an [...]

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Pool table build – part 2

of laminating, pattern routing, and using the edge band bit set on the router table to make the leg system’s cross members and vertical slats. Quartersawn white oak gives this Mission Style pool table an authentic Arts and Crafts look. Visit to see the rest of the videos in this series, as well as video [...]

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Part 3 – arts and crafts panel bed

This project is a queen sized bed inspired by a Stickley Panel bed. I didn’t have anything to go on other than the picture from the Stickley web site, and the overall dimensions. I set to work drawing up my own plans from these two bits of information. The construction of the bed features through [...]

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Part 2 – arts and crafts panel bed

This project is a queen sized bed inspired by a Stickley Panel bed. I didn’t have anything to go on other than the picture from the Stickley web site, and the overall dimensions. I set to work drawing up my own plans from these two bits of information. The construction of the bed features through [...]

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Part 1 – arts and crafts panel bed

This project is a queen sized bed inspired by a Stickley Panel bed. I didn’t have anything to go on other than the picture from the Stickley web site, and the overall dimensions. I set to work drawing up my own plans from these two bits of information. The construction of the bed features through [...]

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Pool table build – part 4

conceal any shims underneath the columns that may be necessary to level the legs. This video covers: * The design of the feet. * Application of veneer without a vacuum bag. * Various methods for flush trimming veneer. The quartersawn white oak veneer selected for the feet looks fantastic. The alternating grain direction gives a [...]

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Pool table build – part 5

authentic look of the Arts and Crafts style legs. This video covers: The design of the corbels. Application of veneer on a curved surface. Pattern routing. Lamination techniques. The quartersawn white oak veneer selected for the corbels looks great, and the corbels turned out looking like a thick solid piece of oak. Quartersawn white oak [...]

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Pool Table Build – Part 1

Part 1 of the series where John W. Nixon from Eagle Lake Woodworking builds an Arts and Crafts Style Pool table. This woodworking video … details the setup and use of the Lock Miter bit to make the hollow columns of the pool table’s leg system. Quartersawn white oak material gives this Mission Style pool [...]

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