Carpentry & Repair
Pews and Tables
Chicken & Biscuits
TheatreSquared (2023)
Scenic Designer: Marie Laster
Prop Lead: Brodie Jasch
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Table legs were tapered with a custom table saw jig
- Pew plywood designs were cut with a CNC machine
- Frames were MIG welded together
- A custom wheel compression system was designed and built for future use
Pouffe
The Importance of Being Earnest
Pacific Conservatory Theatre (2019)
Scenic Designer: Jason Bolen
Prop Master: Erin Finnegan
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With the drawing from the designer, I sketched a quick drafting of the base
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The pouffe base was made out of pine, plywood, and bendy plywood
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The interior was left open to make as light as possible
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See Upholstery & Soft Goods for the upholstery process
Room Divider
Personal Project (2021)
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Each panel is 6' tall and 25" wide.
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The room divider was made out of poplar and pine plywood
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Grooves were cut into the poplar and mortises into the rails
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Plywood was covered with wallpaper
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Constructed with mortise and loose tenon joints
Side Chair
The Mountaintop
TheatreSquared (2022)
Scenic Designer: Tanya Orellana
Prop Lead: Brodie Jasch
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The chair joints were extremely loose and wouldn't clamp together
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It was discovered while taking it apart to have been keyhole connections
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The bolts and connections were cleaned of dry glue and retightened
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See Upholstery & Soft Goods for the upholstery process
Bar Stools
Grace
Actors Theatre of Louisville (2020)
Scenic Designer: Jason Ardizzone-West
Prop Master: Mark Walston
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Originally the stools were to just have the upholstery removed and cleaned
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The tops were replaced with new ones since they were designed for upholstery
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The replacements were made out of poplar laminated together
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Finishing screws used for added strength
Book Cubby
Tiny Beautiful Things
TheatreSquared (2021)
Scenic Designer: Edward T. Morris
Prop Lead: Brodie Jasch
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Multiple pieces of plywood were laminated to desired thickness then cut to size
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Assembled using pocket hole screws
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Feet were cut on scroll saw
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Holes and blemishes sanded and filled
Cutting Boards
deGuzman Crafts (2020)
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This cutting board was commissioned from me through my Etsy shop
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The cutting board was made out of curly maple and purpleheart
- Each piece was ripped to width then glued together
- Each side was trued up and routed
- Finished with mineral oil
Magnetic Knife Rack
deGuzman Crafts (2020)
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This magnetic knife was made for my Etsy shop
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Keyholes to mount the rack were put in with a key hole bit and plunge router
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On the front rare earth magnets were evenly spaced out into drilled recesses
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Remaining space was filled with wood putty
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Walnut veneer was ironed on
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Decorative oak dowels were added between the magnets
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Finished with mineral oil
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