Copyright (c) 2012 CraftStylish.com en-us Fine Woodworking - Blogs category featured posts http://www.finewoodworking.com/blogs Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:58:02 -0500 Fine Woodworking - Blogs category featured posts http://www.finewoodworking.com/assets/images/cs_logo_sm.jpg http://www.finewoodworking.com/blogs Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:45:55 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44703/duncan-phyfe-master-cabinetmaker http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44703/duncan-phyfe-master-cabinetmaker Posted by epirnik
Two fantastic collections of original works by Duncan Phyfe just beg to be seen. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44703/duncan-phyfe-master-cabinetmaker Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:21:07 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44666/table-boldly-goes-where-no-woodworker-has-gone-before http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44666/table-boldly-goes-where-no-woodworker-has-gone-before Posted by Tom
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... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44666/table-boldly-goes-where-no-woodworker-has-gone-before Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44327/update-book-giveaway-guitar-lessons-by-bob-taylor http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44327/update-book-giveaway-guitar-lessons-by-bob-taylor Posted by BetsyE
See who won a copy of Guitar Lessons ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44327/update-book-giveaway-guitar-lessons-by-bob-taylor Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:24:03 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44496/designing-around-the-lumber-you-have http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44496/designing-around-the-lumber-you-have Posted by MKenney
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. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44496/designing-around-the-lumber-you-have Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44420/using-google-docs-to-collaborate-get-organized http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44420/using-google-docs-to-collaborate-get-organized Posted by CustomMade
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... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44420/using-google-docs-to-collaborate-get-organized Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:08:22 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44534/williamsburg-day-3-fitting-moldings-drawers-and-inlay http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44534/williamsburg-day-3-fitting-moldings-drawers-and-inlay Posted by AsaC
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. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44534/williamsburg-day-3-fitting-moldings-drawers-and-inlay Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:28:15 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44600/an-elliptical-window http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44600/an-elliptical-window Posted by Killenwood
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... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44600/an-elliptical-window Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:05:40 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/42846/a-friendship-box http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/42846/a-friendship-box Posted by DougStowe
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 ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/42846/a-friendship-box Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:50:00 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44523/williamsburg-day-2-great-tips-for-hand-tool-users http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44523/williamsburg-day-2-great-tips-for-hand-tool-users Posted by AsaC
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... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44523/williamsburg-day-2-great-tips-for-hand-tool-users Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:35:00 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44554/updated-help-a-fine-woodworker-solve-a-veneer-problem http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44554/updated-help-a-fine-woodworker-solve-a-veneer-problem Posted by epirnik
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! ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44554/updated-help-a-fine-woodworker-solve-a-veneer-problem Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:05:00 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44514/williamsburg-2012-furniture-of-mount-vernon http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44514/williamsburg-2012-furniture-of-mount-vernon Posted by AsaC
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. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44514/williamsburg-2012-furniture-of-mount-vernon Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:50:20 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44511/warming-up http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44511/warming-up Posted by DaveRichards
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... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44511/warming-up Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:09:54 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44465/successful-first-try-at-breadboard-ends http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44465/successful-first-try-at-breadboard-ends Posted by Tom
A simple jig makes the process error-free ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44465/successful-first-try-at-breadboard-ends Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:58:57 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44464/fine-woodworking-live-event http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44464/fine-woodworking-live-event Posted by FineWoodworkingEditors
Meet the experts behind the magazine that you love, and spend time with fellow woodworkers sharing experience and knowledge ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44464/fine-woodworking-live-event Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:50:00 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44417/furniture-dressed-for-success http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44417/furniture-dressed-for-success Posted by CustomMade
If you find inspiration in your clothing, you can also express that vision through a fine custom furniture piece for your home. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44417/furniture-dressed-for-success Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:40:00 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44444/a-furniture-biography-of-gene-landon http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44444/a-furniture-biography-of-gene-landon Posted by moscowfield
One of Gene Landon's long time students has written a book about Gene's furniture making by focusing on his house ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44444/a-furniture-biography-of-gene-landon Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:55:00 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44436/make-millions-in-woodworking-in-only-250-years http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44436/make-millions-in-woodworking-in-only-250-years Posted by sscott
Signed Townsend chest nets $3.1 million at auction ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44436/make-millions-in-woodworking-in-only-250-years Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:05:00 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44230/a-solid-cherry-beam-becomes-a-cool-stool http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44230/a-solid-cherry-beam-becomes-a-cool-stool Posted by jtetreault
How to make a quick bar stool out of a solid cherry beam. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44230/a-solid-cherry-beam-becomes-a-cool-stool Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:52:24 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44376/mitering-moldings http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44376/mitering-moldings Posted by DaveRichards
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... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44376/mitering-moldings Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:28:43 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44330/easy-cheap-way-to-manage-cords http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44330/easy-cheap-way-to-manage-cords Posted by Tom
Small shop accessories can make a big impact ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/44330/easy-cheap-way-to-manage-cords