Skills and Techniques

by Scott Lewis

This high-style cutting board features curved inlay that extends through the full thickness of the board so it is visible on the top, bottom, and both ends. Scott ...

by Tommy MacDonald

This comfortable lounge chair, with its modern lines and shapely curves, looks complicated. It incorporates 25 steam-bent staves, which also sounds complicated. ...

by Josh Finn

You're a woodworker. So do you really want a front door that looks like it came from a home store? Especially when there's nothing too difficult about making your ...

by Barry Gross

Pen turning is fun, it's a great use for scraps, and it can probably be done mostly with tools you already own and skills you already have. Barry Gross will show ...

by Michael C. Fortune

The butterfly table is without doubt the coolest of expanding table designs. Its hinged leaf lies under the tabletop and swings up and open, coming to rest fully ...

by Asa Christiana

Garry Bennett has built many versions of his trestle table in materials ranging from wood to steel and aluminum, and together they offer a window into the furniture ...

by Peter Galbert

In this second in a two-part series on making a Windsor rocking chair, most of the hard work is done. What remains is the fun stuff. In part one (FWW #218), we ...

by Stephen Hammer

Double-fronted drawers, accessible from either side, make this dining table a storage powerhouse. Upper and lower drawer stretchers with drawer dividers solidly ...

by Jimmy Clewes

If your wood turning has been confined to knobs and legs, it's time to branch out and start having some fun with your lathe. Try faceplate turning, the art of transforming ...

by Matt Kenney

Three eager and thick-skinned woodworkers who wanted help with their designs. One gifted furniture designer. Put them together and you get a learning experience ...

by Anatole Burkin

This sleek entertainment credenza has clean, crisp lines. It offers plenty of storage, with easy access to electronic components from both the front and rear, and ...

by Gary Rogowski

With a simple form that allows many variations, the trestle table can look contemporary or classic. The trestles, the stretcher that joins them, even the top, all ...

by Jonathan Binzen

Learn how the ship "sails" in Adrian Potter's Endeavour cabinet, featured on the back cover

by Kevin Kauffunger

This Edward Barnsley-inspired table incorporates many of that designer's trademark elements. In the course of building the table, Kevin Kauffunger demonstrates ...

by Jonathan Binzen

The cabriole leg has been produced by furniture makers in thousands of variations since its heyday in the 18th century. This collection shows how the furniture ...