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End Grain Hollowing Project: Turning an Egg Cup
2 commentsTurning an egg cup is an excellent project for developing foundation skills in spindle turning and end-grain hollowing.
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Intermediate Workbench Video Series
23 commentsA serious workbench for woodworkers with limited shop space
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Folding sawhorse stows away
17 commentsThis rock-solid sawhorse folds and stows away in a sliver of space, and you can make it from hardwood scraps and hardware-store hinges.
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Successful first try at breadboard ends
4 commentsA simple jig makes the process error-free
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Furniture Dressed for Success
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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Box design, with a little help from my friends
3 commentsI 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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Recycled Materials Make for One Great Budget Workbench
9 commentsA couple of choice estate sale finds inspire one FW staffer to put together a solid workbench on a super-tight budget.
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Weekend lantern project
1 commentTransform an inexpensive IKEA glass lamp with this simple, elegant and easily customized hardwood shroud. Makes a great intro to mortise and tenons for kids, so enlist your "apprentice" to cut the side panels and tenons.
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Hardwood selector is free and fantastic
6 commentsThe Hardwood Manufacturers Association has a free, easy-to-use wood selector online, with all the info a woodworker needs, including working properties, design ideas, and images of each wood with various finishes on it.
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Day 6 Building a Workbench: Legs, Feet, Braces and Stretchers
Do you want to know how to make a really strong base for your workbench? I'll show you how!
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Shaping a High Arched Foot
1 commentLast week I showed the procedure I used to make the breadboard on a Shaker Table. Using that same table, I will demonstrate a method for making and shaping the high-arched foot. The making of the...
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Fine Curved Front Drawers Without Dovetails
1 commenta post regarding doweled curved front drawers
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Maple Table ( Nakashima Inspired )
This is one of the tables I will be showing at the Fine Furnishings Show this weekend. The base is ebonized Ash and stainless steel. I used steel wool soaked in vinegar to ebonize the Ash. Finish is...
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Make a Wooden Greeting Card
1 commentAdd a woodsy touch to your next gifting occasion with a handmade greeting card made from wood veneer
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Building an Interior Door: Part One - The Frame
6 commentsA Graphic Journey through the construction of an interior door for a contemporary home
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Treecycling with Alec Jordan
5 commentsCheck out this coffee table made from “green” wood in The Gallery.
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Essential workbench has lived up to its name
4 commentsLon Schleining's workbench published in a 2003 issue of Fine Woodworking has proven popular. Share photos of your Schleining-inspired bench and view others in the Readers Gallery.
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