Making a Custom Hardwood Base for a Video Doorbell

Here's a recent project: upgrading my parents' 1980s-vintage intercom to a new video doorbell. It wasn't as easy as you might think, especially as the intercom left behind a huge hole in the wall that needed covering with this nice piece of walnut. That meant learning some new techniques, such as cutting bevels on vertical workpieces on the table saw (similar to how you might make a raised panel cabinet door) and finishing with spray lacquer (a revelation).

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April 26, 2025
Irene Revelas says:
Hi Eiki. I loved this installation. A great gift to the folks ;-) Especially the “…walnut, like butter!” When living in Boston I picked up some fabulous walnut gothic panels that we worked to adapt as wainscoting into a small bathroom of a studio condo in a circa 1860s building. Wonderful to work with! Keep up the great projects!

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