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Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker

epirnik, member | February 1st, 2012

Two fantastic collections of original works by Duncan Phyfe just beg to be seen.

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Table boldly goes where no woodworker has gone before

Tom, member | January 31st, 20122 comments

Barry Shields, from Sevierville, Tennessee, put his woodworking into warp drive to build this Star Trek coffee table, modeled after the iconic Starship Enterprise. It’s made of ash, poplar, and...

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UPDATE: Book Giveaway: Guitar Lessons by Bob Taylor

BetsyE, member | January 31st, 201246 comments

See who won a copy of Guitar Lessons

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Designing around the lumber you have

MKenney, member | January 31st, 20123 comments

I recently made a small wall shelf with drawers from some air-dried lumber I picked up from friends. Having a limited quantity forced me to design the materials at hand rather than designing the piece and looking for lumber afterward.

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Using Google Docs to Collaborate & Get Organized

CustomMade, member | January 30th, 20123 comments

An informative article written by CustomMade guest blogger Doug Turner of Turner Custom Furniture. Doug is a very talented woodworker as-well- as a savvy businessman. Doug...

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Williamsburg Day 3: Fitting moldings, drawers, and inlay

AsaC, member | January 28th, 20122 comments

Another great day at Williamsburg's "Working Wood in the 18th Century" conference, filled with entertaining woodworking demos and tons of tips and inspiration to carry home.

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An Elliptical Window

Killenwood, member | January 28th, 20122 comments

I again attended the Colonial Williamsburg conference, Working Wood in the 18th Century. This year the theme was Furniture of George and Martha Washington, therefore presentations and demonstrations...

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A Friendship box

DougStowe, member | January 27th, 2012

Friendship boxes were once exchanged by kids at elite east coast summer camps as remembrances of friendships formed that the kids hoped would last forever. This is the evolved version of a friendship box made and exchanged among the first, 2nd and 3rd grade students at Clear Spring School

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Williamsburg Day 2: Great tips for hand-tool users

AsaC, member | January 27th, 2012

The program kicked off in earnest today with the woodworking presentations. First up was Williamsburg's own Kaare Loftheim, reproducing a bureau table made in 1754 by Williamsburg...

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UPDATED: Help a Fine Woodworker Solve a Veneer Problem

epirnik, member | January 27th, 201221 comments

Everything was going great. I was just about to begin the finishing process when what do I notice? A chip in my beautiful rosewood veneer!

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Williamsburg 2012: Furniture of Mount Vernon

AsaC, member | January 26th, 2012

Hundreds of woodworkers made their way to Colonial Williamsburg's 14th annual conference on "Woodworking in the 18th Century." This is my Day One report, with others to follow.

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Warming Up

DaveRichards, member | January 26th, 2012

Back in FWW#196 Gary Rogowski wrote an article advocating some morning warm-up exercises as a way to start his day in the shop. He likes to cut a quick dovetail joint in a couple of scraps. It's not...

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Successful first try at breadboard ends

Tom, member | January 24th, 20124 comments

A simple jig makes the process error-free

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Fine Woodworking Live Event

FineWoodworkingEditors, member | January 24th, 201210 comments

Meet the experts behind the magazine that you love, and spend time with fellow woodworkers sharing experience and knowledge

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Furniture Dressed for Success

CustomMade, member | January 23rd, 2012

If you find inspiration in your clothing, you can also express that vision through a fine custom furniture piece for your home.

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A furniture biography of Gene Landon

moscowfield, member | January 23rd, 2012

One of Gene Landon's long time students has written a book about Gene's furniture making by focusing on his house

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Make Millions in Woodworking in only 250 Years

sscott, member | January 23rd, 20124 comments

Signed Townsend chest nets $3.1 million at auction

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A Solid Cherry Beam Becomes a Cool Stool

jtetreault, member | January 23rd, 20123 comments

How to make a quick bar stool out of a solid cherry beam.

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Mitering Moldings

DaveRichards, member | January 21st, 20126 comments

A friend of mine in the UK is working on a SketchUp drawing of a tall clock. this morning he sent me his file asking for some direction as far as mitering a molding made of several separate pieces...

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