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Knife Box - Williamsburg Conference

Killenwood, member | February 8th, 20131 comment

Here's a worthy challenge for woodworkers using SketchUp. Modeling this Williamsburg Knife Box requires execution of most key SketchUp Tools and features. The Box's compound angles, bold scroll...

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Shop Talk Live 23: Cuba's Forgotten Furniture Masterpieces

FineWoodworkingEditors, member | January 11th, 20138 comments

Find out why Cuban mahogany is now a protected species as Ed Pirnik reports on his recent trip to Havana, Cuba.

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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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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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Bending an Inlay Strip

Killenwood, member | February 1st, 20115 comments

I'm constructing the small sideboard as shown below. The lower front decorated rail has a strip inlay on the bottom curved edge. Not only was I unsure how to bend this strip in the shop, I was...

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Williamsburg, Day 3: Three projects in one day

AsaC, member | January 14th, 2011

On Day 3 of "Working Wood in the 18th Century," the presenters worked on three separate pieces, each showing the influence of Oriental imports on native furniture makers of the time.

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How to Make a Checkered Inlay

epirnik, member | December 29th, 20106 comments

Learn a simple technique for inlay that will add a touch of class to your woodworking projects.

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Back Edges

Killenwood, member | December 18th, 20102 comments

The new version 8 of SketchUp released several months ago introduced a new Face Style called Back Edges. Below this face style is shown in the Styles Toolbar. I'm liking this new feature and have...

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Singa me a Songa

Vlad_S, member | December 1st, 20105 comments

Charlestonian musician and drum maker Adam Crowell designs great-looking and great-sounding wooden tongue drums. Check out his videos here.

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Start Woodworking: Edge Grain Cutting Board

epirnik, member | July 13th, 20104 comments

Learn how to build an edge grain cutting board.

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Williamsburg show: Roy Underhill builds unique Jefferson bookstand

AsaC, member | January 21st, 20102 comments

A few year's ago on his PBS show, the Woodright built the same Jefferson bookstand he recently demonstrated at Colonial Willamburg's Working Wood in the 18th Century conference, and you can watch that TV episode for free.

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Hand-tool lovers converge on Williamsburg

AsaC, member | January 15th, 201011 comments

The furniture of Jefferson's Monticello is the topic of this year's Working Wood in the 18th Century conference, co-sponsored by Fine Woodworking and Colonial Williamsburg. Jefferson himself (in the person of Williamsburg's Bill Barker) showed up often at the show, to answer questions about Jefferson's life, work, and philosophy.

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Behind the scenes at a video workshop

MKenney, member | July 16th, 20091 comment

Take a look at what happens behind the camera when we film a video workshop. In this case, it's for a garden bench of my own design.

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My Cuban mahogany adventure

MKenney, member | April 22nd, 20096 comments

While working on an article, I found a few guys selling Cuban mahognay. I bought two pieces and they arrived this week. This is a truly spectacular wood.

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PCs With Wood Roots

Tom, member | March 9th, 20094 comments

How a woodworker lent a helping hand to the development of the personal computer

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Photo Essay: Building an Elegant Mahogany Box

LieNielsen, member | February 18th, 2009

See how Tatsuhiko Oga constructed this topsy-turvey mahogany box.

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This Finish Stinks!

David5346, member | January 23rd, 20092 comments

An easy-to-apply finish has an unwelcome side effect

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"Align View" - a Little Known, but Handy Function

Killenwood, member | January 22nd, 2009

I don't use it that often, but when I do the "Align View" function is very helpful. It comes in handy when I'm making a full-size template of a component's details. In the case of the 18th C Childs...

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An 18th C Child's Cradle - Handling Difficult Shapes and Angles

Killenwood, member | January 17th, 20091 comment

Last week I attended the Colonial Williamsburg Conference, "Working Wood in the 18th Century. Covering the subject - Bedroom Furniture - I found this conference very educational and valuable...

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