In this episode, I build a Custom Industrial Desk, using steel for the framework and Cherry for the top and shelves. This project was completed for a Denver, Colorado, client.Autor: Benham Design Concepts

In this video, I build a travel cribbage board. The board is compact and integrated into a box that holds a deck of cards and pegs. If you are interested in how to build your own, I have cribbage board plans available.Autor: Benham Design Concepts

In this episode, I build a custom Japanese bench made of walnut and accented with mahogany. I start the video by sketching the custom bench design and then creating the bench from start to finish, demonstrating hand-cut Japanese joinery. This bench was custom-built for a Colorado Springs client.Autor: Benham Design Concepts

In this video, I use some of the scrap wood in the shop to build an affordable end-grain cutting board. This helps recoup the cost by reclaiming the scrap wood and diverting waste from the landfill. Handcrafted in Colorado.Autor: Benham Design Concepts

In this episode, we build a piggy bank with a mailbox door. It was a fun video to make as I filmed it from the board’s point of view, from lumber selection to milling to joinery and final assembly. Handcrafted in Colorado.Autor: Benham Design Concepts

This is one of those projects you wish you never had to do but are honored they trusted you with it. This is a memorial box for a little girl who passed from epilepsy. Her name is Clair, and the nurses who cared for her called her Clair Bear, so we decided an appropriate inlay was a Bear. Each piece of wood was selected for its natural color to tel…

In this video, I had a local client who wanted a custom whiskey box built for a wedding toast. Six friends from college started a tradition that as each one got married, they would commission a commemorative box to be made to house six shot glasses and the groom’s favorite whiskey. They would then have a toast to that goom’s loss of the bachelor’s …

I have installed Door locks of all varieties over the years, from different setback to full mortise locks. In this episode, I show how to install a door lock and deadbolt set for my custom copper door project. This was a custom door for a client in Evergreen, Colorado, just outside of Denver. If you are interested in learning how to build doors, ch…

In this episode, I show how I built a custom door using stave construction. This type of frame construction makes for a strong, stable door that resists warping and is less susceptible to humidity swings. This is part of the Copper Door series that I built for a client in Evergreen, Colorado.Autor: Benham Design Concepts

Last week, I shared how I created a beautiful patina on copper for a custom door project. This week, I show you how I veneered the center panel of the door with copper and walnut. I started by cutting the door’s center core from 12-ply plywood. This ensures stability and resistance to expansion, contraction, or warping, providing a solid surface fo…