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Birth of a Lee Valley tool

AsaC, member | October 13th, 20125 comments

While I was up in Ottawa visiting Lee Valley, I got a chance to see the various design stages of a new Veritas tool, the pipe vise

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Great design from simple geometry

MPekovich, member | September 25th, 20124 comments

The simple straightedge and compass are the architects of some of the best furniture design throughout the ages.

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Good design takes courage

MPekovich, member | March 28th, 20128 comments

Sometimes the first step to improving your design skills is admitting when your work falls short.

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Speaking of Wood

fidgen, member | January 9th, 2012

Author, musician and custom furniture maker, Tom Fidgen shares his thoughts on working wood at the Unplugged Woodshop.

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The Importance of Wood is Both Its Form and Function

CustomMade, member | December 13th, 2011

A humidor will help you store your cigars for months or even years without sacrificing the quality of your smoke. But you have to know what kind of wood to use. Custom Humidor by MWB Studios on CustomMade.com All too often, gift-giving is focused on women and children. Being a woman myself, I tend to like...

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2B or not 2B

fidgen, member | November 28th, 20119 comments

Furniture maker Tom Fidgen shares some thoughts about this all to often, overlooked tool in the wood shop. Good design starts right here.

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Laying out curves

RobPorcaro, member | June 18th, 2011

Curves will always add interest to your work. Here are the steps and tools I use to layout and refine the curves I use in my work.

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Box design, with a little help from my friends

MKenney, member | April 15th, 20113 comments

I came upon a small design challenge when making a box recently. Fortunately, I have some great designers and makers here in the office, so I just asked for help. See how things turned out.

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The Hodge-Podge Desk: Picking the right grain can make or break a design

woodheat, member | January 26th, 2011

Designing good-looking furniture includes paying close attention to grain patterns, grain orientation, and color. Roland Johnson will show you the easy way to pick good lumber at his Design to Finish seminar.

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Have a design question? Ask it here.

MKenney, member | October 12th, 201010 comments

Designing attractive furniture isn't easy. If you have a question about how to get it done, let us know for a chance to have your question answered by one of Fine Woodworking experts in the Q&A section of the magazine.

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Photograph your mock-ups for a better view

MPekovich, member | February 4th, 20105 comments

Digital cameras make it easy to get a better view of mock ups. With PhotoShop, you can make a small or partial mock-up life sized and put it in your house.

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Two blogs focus on design

MKenney, member | January 21st, 20102 comments

I recently discovered two blogs, both by Jamon Schlimgen (a furniture maker). In one, he is post a new design every day for a year. The other is a community blog, where all are welcome to post their designs and get feedback.

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Finally, a Project I Really Want to Build

Tom, member | January 12th, 20107 comments

I've always wanted to build a cabinet-on-stand. I'm diving in.

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My Precious! O my Precious!

pboeckh, member | October 15th, 20091 comment

Part 2 on teaching furniture design

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Call for Submissions: Get design help from Fine Woodworking and Hank Gilpin

MKenney, member | October 7th, 200913 comments

Four readers will have their designs critiqued by furniture designer and maker Hank Gilpin. Do you want to be one of them? If so, send us pictures of your work.

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Opening Gambits

pboeckh, member | September 25th, 20093 comments

Part 1 on teaching furniture design

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Maloof on Design

AsaC, member | June 1st, 20092 comments

Editor Asa Christiana interviews Maloof in 2005 on the subject of design. We weren't able to fit this material in the article in issue #179, but these thoughtful answers will be illuminating for fans of Maloof's work.

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Under a Road with Hank Gilpin

MKenney, member | March 25th, 20092 comments

Hank Gilpin does more than design and make beautiful furniture. Take a look at this tunnel under a road he designed. That's right, a tunnel under a road.

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