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Features:

  • - Building beautiful handcrafted custom furniture
    - Designing original CAD project drawings
    - Providing free cost estimates
    - Creating beginner woodworking plans
    - Exchanging woodworking tips & techniques

FURNITURE

 I design and build wood furniture. I have worked in many different styles and have used most domestic hardwoods and some exotics. I'm most comfortable with the Craftsman style using white oak which is easily adapted to a Southwestern style, but I am interested in hearing your ideas for any wood project in any style.

CAD DRAWINGS

 I use Sketch-Up, computer-aided design software, to create three-dimensional drawings. It provides a model of the project; from there we can discuss edits to further customize your piece. The tool also provides me with plans for providing estimates and making lumber purchases. There is no cost for the initial CAD drawing.

FREE ESTIMATES

 I provide an accurate estimate for any project at no cost to you. It's based on the market cost of lumber at the time of the request, the cost of lumber does vary slightly depending on supply and demand for that species of wood. I include all hardware and labor costs so you can make an informed decision.

TIPS & TECHNIQUES

 Follow my blog! At the end of each week I'll add a new post. I'll provide details on my current projects, instructions on building jigs, tips to make most tasks easier and repeatable, and probably most useful of all, I'll include mistakes or lessons I've learned--sometimes the hard way.

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2020-03-18

17 Mar 2020 Air Filtration System

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frontpage “Air Filtration" Making the Shop Safer

This past weekend, Jules and I hung a new Air Filtration system in the shop. The purpose is to clean more air to make it safer for us to work in the shop. It has the added benefit of reducing dust particles when it comes to finishing time. It is actually pretty quiet so it can run while I'm working. It has three speeds and a timer to allow it to be left on when I'm finished working at the end of the day. It was quite a challenge to get it on the ceiling but a few ratchet straps helped us hold it while I bolted it to some 2x6s I secured to studs

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2020-02-10

9 Feb 2020 Custom Builds

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frontpage “Custom Build" Walnut with Maple String Inlay

Custom furniture is not cheap and I completely understand why most people don't want to pay the extra cost. In most situations, you can find a great piece of furniture that will meet your needs for a fraction of the cost of a custom-built project. But if you find yourself in need of a unique piece for a specific location and a specific function, then often custom furniture is the only way to get exactly what you need.

I just recently built this custom piece for one of my regular customers. We've worked together on several projects and this was just another of the great projects I was given the opportunity to help them with. It is an electronics cabinet built to fit under the TV in a very small room. It was critical that it fit exactly and not take up any more space than necessary. This walnut 34" by 34" cabinet is only 6" deep. It's mounted on a French cleat to allow it to hang on the wall to avoid the baseboard and to ensure it would be stable given its narrow shape. All the electronics are tucked neatly behind two doors with a hole cut for handles (this increases the airflow for cooling the electronics). It has a 1/16" string inlay around the door to give is just a subtle bit of color. 

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2019-12-18

17 Dec 2019 G&G Hickory Mirror

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frontpage “Greene & Greene Style Hickory Mirror" with Walnut Plugs

I've always loved Greene and Greene style furniture, but it hasn't fit in the decor of the cabin too well. I finally found a way to make it work with this mirror in our front room. It is a small space so this large mirror over the hickory and walnut coat rack works perfectly in the space. 

I deviated from the normal G&G style by using hickory to match the other cabin furniture instead of oak. And I used walnut for the plugs instead of ebony. It was a fun build.

2019-10-22

21 Oct 2019 Handcut Dovetails

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frontpage “Handcut Dovetails" Using Hand Tools

If you follow my blog, you know I’ve recently taken quite an interest in hand tools, especially planes. Over the past twelve years, I’ve perfected many of my woodworking skills but I’ve relied almost exclusively on power. 

I’ve always wanted to improve my hand tools skills, but I’ve always had a personal project or commission I wanted or needed to complete first. I didn’t want to take the time to stop and learn to use hand tools when I knew I could get the job done with my power tools. 

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FroggyBuilder LLC

FroggyBuilder BusLogoGrungesiteFroggyBuilder is a small furniture design & building business.

I do all the work on every project myself. My shop is 650 square feet in the mountains of Jemez Springs, NM. I currently operate FroggyBuilder part-time, but I have a goal to make it a full-time business in the future. Most of my customers are from the greater Albuquerque area.

I established FroggyBuilder as an LLC in 2012 after years of building wood projects for family and friends. Over the past two years, the shop has undergone a complete workshop makeover. I have upgraded most of my major power tools and created a much more functional work space. The FroggyBuilder workshop has been optimized to build wood furniture. Learn more about me and check out my past projects. If you have a custom furniture need contact me for a free estimate.

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