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Design journal: A tea box gets a face lift

MPekovich, member | January 4th, 20132 comments

Revisiting an old design is a great opportunity to push the envelope, even if you were happy with the first try.

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A Glue-up Procedure for a Desk

Killenwood, member | August 27th, 2012

Gluing a complex piece of furniture can be a challenge. For me, it usually entails development of a thoughtful plan. Often, the first plan won't work - after walking through the steps, I often run...

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FWW Live: Meet Michael Fortune, Renaissance Man

AsaC, member | March 23rd, 20121 comment

At Fine Woodworking Live, this summer in New Paltz, NY, you'll get to learn from and swap stories with many of our star authors, none brighter than Michael Fortune, of Toronto, Canada.

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Non-traditional veneering

moscowfield, member | November 18th, 2011

A new book on veneering will appeal to contemporary furniture makers as well as providing solid information valid for any kind of veneering

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Vintage pinball machine parts incorporated into sideboard

CustomMade, member | October 3rd, 20111 comment

Everyday art such as the beautiful panels in old pinball machines shouldn't languish in some warehouse somewhere. Cleverly showcase it instead like in this walnut sideboard.

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Antique Rocking Horse Design That's Timelessly Modern

CustomMade, member | September 19th, 2011

There's something undeniably clean, modern and striking about this rocking horse design which is actually based on an antique German folk toy. Cherry rocking horse...

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some claro walnut tables

danmosheim, member | August 22nd, 2011

a post about two tables and 8 chairs we delivered to long island last week

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New Book Covers Studio Furniture in Detail

moscowfield, member | May 24th, 2011

A new book profiles some of the best studio furniture makers on both sides of the Atlantic.

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What is Furniture Lab?

AsaC, member | May 19th, 20119 comments

We conceived Furniture Lab to find out where furniture-making is going, instead of the usual focus on where it has been.

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Lamello's Zeta is a Knockout Tool for Knock-Down Furniture

Tom, member | April 21st, 201117 comments

The engineering marvel comes with a hefty price tag, though

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The amazing Hollow Chair

AsaC, member | April 18th, 20111 comment

The Hollow Chair is another piece of genius from one of my favorite furnituremakers

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Connecting a Dowel Joint

Killenwood, member | February 23rd, 20111 comment

Some SketchUp users may wonder how you align and connect a dowel joint. After all, there are no corners to grab on the dowel to match-up with the socket. To get around this limitation, you need...

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Praktrik-ally impossible furniture

Vlad_S, member | February 10th, 20111 comment

Designed to puzzle: Bulgarian architect Petar Zaharinov's clever designs range from practical, Danish-style aesthetics to M.C. Escher-like complexity. Plus, they come packaged in their own self-contained shopping baggie. Check out these nifty tables--they might boggle your senses!

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Weekend lantern project

MakevilleStudio, member | February 9th, 20111 comment

Transform 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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Creative musings

Vlad_S, member | January 21st, 2011

While on tour, FW Associate Editor Vlad Smishkewych meets fellow woodworkers within the music scene, gets to see a few wonderful pieces, and ponders the meaning of life for woodworkers and musicians.

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A big turnip for Thanksgiving

AsaC, member | November 24th, 20109 comments

FWW contributor Paul Schurch's veneering skills occasionally bear strange fruit, in this case a strange vegetable. Just as planned, his giant veneer turnip caught the desert wind at the annual Burning Man festival and spun like a top. Then Schurch sacrificed it to the gods in true Burning Man tradition.

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Maloof and Templates by SketchUp

Killenwood, member | October 13th, 20104 comments

I believe it is a record for me - that is, the number of templates used in one piece of furniture. Without them I would be lost...

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Seat Frame for a Maloof Occasional Chair

Killenwood, member | October 1st, 20102 comments

Some of my students and I are reproducing a Maloof Occasional Chair that has a tufted leather seat. I don't have information on Sam's design, and particularly whether he used a solid or a...

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Children's Furniture Project: A Child's Rocker

FineWoodworkingEditors, member | September 13th, 20102 comments

This rocker will become a child's favorite chair, so it needs to be construted to take a beating. The construction is a combination of the typical and the unusual - though there are simple dadoes...

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