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Æteriske Box

julienhardydesign, member | May 19th, 2013

Box of Philippino Toog with mobile compartment. Handcut dovetails and open slot mortise.Tung oil exterior finish, light lacquer inside. Inspired from a James Krenov piece. Made with...

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Cabinet inspired by Garrett Hack

cbrock85, member | May 3rd, 2013

I first came across Garrett Hack's work when I joined finewoodworking.com a couple of years ago. His small hand plane tool cabinet was something I had always wanted to build. So when my beautiful...

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Tea Table

FWW_Gallery, member | December 13th, 2012

Woodworker: Jeff AndersonThis tea table (12 in. deep by 24 in. wide by 14 in. tall) has a serving-tray top with storage below. Anderson designed it for his wife's former boss, a tea lover. The woods...

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Tall Easy Chair

FWW_Gallery, member | December 13th, 2012

Woodworker: Vincent ChiconeThe original of this reproduction tall easy chair (circa 1800–1810) sits in the library of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello estate. The chair caught Chicone's attention...

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Black Limba Sideboard

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Russell GaleGale, 27, built this sideboard because he wanted to make a large, veneered case piece with doors and drawers, plus he wanted to work out the miter detail where the legs join...

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Dovetail Workbench

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Darnell Hagen When Hagen set out to build his dream bench, he knew he’d be using it for the next 40 years, so he went all out. The 15-9/16-in.-wide top and the panels used on the back...

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Art Moderne Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Peter Van BeckumVan Beckum, who grew up in a Wisconsin farming community and studied agronomy in college, traveled east in 1980 to look into Boston University’s Program in Artisanry...

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Rustic Modern Credenza

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Scott McGlassonMcGlasson designed this media cabinet (21 in. deep by 78 in. wide by 22 in. tall) to blend the clean lines of modern furniture with rustic details. He used locally grown...

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Olive Museum Cabinet

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Roy Superior Whenever possible, Superior likes to incorporate humor into his work. The Olive Museum, a wall-hung cabinet (9-1/2 in. deep by 23 in. wide by 33 in. tall), is a parody of...

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Lebus-Inspired Sideboard

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Nancy R. Hiller Hiller decided to reproduce this sideboard because she was attracted to its unusual proportions and the combination of metal and glass with wood. The original was made by...

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Mini Tool Chest

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 20121 comment

Woodworker: William Robertson Built at 1/12th scale, this miniature toolbox and its contents, as seen on the back cover of Fine Woodworking #202, are an adaptation of the Hewlett chest, a...

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Nook-and-Cranny Plane

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Nook-and-Cranny Plane

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Rosewood, Brass, and Steel Shoulder Plane

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Keith TurnerAfter Turner used his first infill planes while taking a course in England with David Charlesworth, there was no turning back. Upon returning home, he studied their...

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Cherry Dictionary Stand

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: James A. Harper, Jr. James A. Harper Jr. was inspired to build this stand as a very late wedding gift, after a friend received a two-volume dictionary as a first anniversary gift from...

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Block-Front Chest

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Roland Benjamin Patterned after the block-front style of chest developed in Newport, R.I., this version was inspired by a photo in Nutting's Furniture Treasury. The original was made in...

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Pencil Chair

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: John P. McCormack McCormack built this chair as his thesis project at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). The design highlights two sides of his training: traditional furniture...

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Cocobolo, Ebony, and Ivory Squares

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: John Fischer These squares (5 in. and 6 in.) are made of cocobolo, ebony, ivory from old piano keys, brass, and steel. To ensure 90°, Fischer squeezed the blade and body in a...

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"Lochgelly Planes"

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: George Anderson Anderson made these hand planes from old English castings he came across a few years ago. He also used Brazilian rosewood and named them after the small Scottish town...

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Mahogany German Kas

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Shannon Kane Kane, of Springfield High School, challenged her skills by reproducing this mahogany and poplar armoire that she spotted in a Sotheby's catalog. She used a semi-gloss Deft...

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Laminated Grandfather Clock

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Kevin A. Tuffo Tuffo made this 7-ft.-tall clock as a gift for his parents and to test techniques learned in the furniture-making program at Haywood Community College, in North...

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Inlay Humidor

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Richard M. Kerrell Kerrell's humidor won first place in the contemporary woodworking - accessories category at the 2007 Design in Wood competition organized by the San Diego Fine...

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“The Phoenix” Dowry Chest

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Gregory Stoddard Stoddard refers to this chest as “The Phoenix.” About 30 years ago, an antiques dealer photographed a number of sale pieces. One was a 400-year-old dowry chest with...

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Chair for a Small Important Person

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Garry Bennett Oakland, Calif. furniture maker Garry Knox Bennett designed and built this chair for a 2005 exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass. Bennett was among a group...

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FDR Chair

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Garry Bennett The spirals and curves on this lounge chair are regular design elements found in the huge body of work from Oakland, Calif., furniture maker Garry Knox Bennett. The...

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Diamond Cabinet

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Ron Gresham Gresham created this veneered cabinet from narra, a Southeast Asian wood. The veneered basketweave pattern in the drawer bottoms was inspired by the hand-woven baskets of the...

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Jarrah Folding Deck Chair

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Gale Satterlee Gale Satterlee made this deck chair in Australian jarrah as part of an outdoor furniture line. The piece is held together with 54 mortise-and-tenons, brass hardware, black...

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Fan-Inspired Music Stand

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Michael C. Fortune This design in Macassar ebony and curly maple was inspired by an antique Japanese folding fan. Fortune taper-laminated the legs and vacuum-formed the top. The legs are...

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"Blossoms in Pear" Panel Screen

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Craig Vandall Stevens Craig Vandall Stevens is an excellent chip carver and this solid panel screen gives him a broad canvas. The panels look solid but are very light, just 1/4 in. thick...

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Claro Walnut and Madrone Box

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Richard Kautto Kautto, a student at Capellagården (the Swedish craft school founded by Carl Malmsten) made this box when he attended the College of the Redwoods as part of an exchange...

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Upholstered Living Room Chairs

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Michael C. Fortune Fortune designed this chair with comfort in mind. The "stance" is receptive and welcoming. Vacuum-laminated birch veneer forms the upholstery's core and the metal work...

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Outdoor Steamer Trunk

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Gale Satterlee Satterlee built a line of outdoor furniture inspired by the movie Titanic, which included this matching steamer trunk made one from jarrah. Numerous mechanical joints hold...

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Gilded Cabinet

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Jeffrey Patrick This cherry-and-ash cabinet was designed in collaboration with Sandra Ramsey Assoc. The clients presented a poor photocopy of a case that had a silver, corduroylike...

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