Shaping Wood

by Jere Williams

Shaping a piece of furniture with an angle grinder can be both exhilarating and terrifying. Sculptor and woodworker Jere Williams does it all the time. He finds ...

with Mario Rodriguez

Shape elegant tapered legs by hand

with Stuart Sabol

Check your setup by eye, or use a computer spreadsheet to establish blade tilt and fence angle

with Scott Gibson

Stands, available as an accessory with some sanders, add versatility

by Carol Koebbeman

Cutting matching curves between panels and solid wood edging can be a problem. Even in the unlikely event that you are able to saw a perfect curve, the width of ...

by Doug Peterman

Professional furniture maker Doug Peterman details his fail-proof approach to shaping wood with router templates. Get step-by-step instruction on shaping templates ...

by Stuart Sabol

This article brings professional furniture making home to woodworkers not outfitted with fancy industrial machines; the author describes how to make an infinite ...

by Steve Latta

There are times when a tablesaw can be used just as effectively as a router or shaper as a pattern-cutting tool, especially when the parts don’t involve curves. ...

by Lonnie Bird

Nothing symbolizes 18th-century furniture more than the cabriole leg, and it’s easy to make, says Lonnie Bird. In this article, he shows how to establish proportions, ...

by Garrett Hack

Garrett Hack explains what coopering is and how to achieve predictable results with a minimum of effort. He uses a pattern to figure the number of staves, their ...

by Kirt Kirkpatrick

Kirt Kirkpatrick glues together segments of wood like a mortared wall for strong, stable curves. The method is called bricklaying, and it can be a full circle, ...

by Eugene E. Landon

Making matching cabriole legs seems to require genius, but Eugene E. Landon thinks they’re a breeze to make. Shaping the plain legs for a Queen Anne or Chippendale ...

by Jere Osgood

Jere Osgood continues his series on bending laminate. This article focuses on layers of wood that are not of uniform thickness -- tapered laminations and double-tapered ...

by Jere Osgood

In this, the first in a series of articles about bent lamination, Jere Osgood focuses on basics, such as how laminations differ from veneers. Lamination is an economical ...