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Maple, Ebony, Bloodwood, and Cherry Segmented Vessel

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Ken Cowell This segmented vessel is the largest piece Cowell has done. The 14-in.-dia. piece stands 17 in. tall, but more impressive than its size is the amount of pieces it took to make...

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18th Century Federal Card Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Ed StuckeyStuckey, a member of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers, built this Federal-style card table with inspiration from an article by Walter Raynes and Carl Clinton in...

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Cherry Corner Cabinet

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Ted Saxerud Saxerud made a deal with his wife: If he could buy a tablesaw he'd build her a dining table. Once he built the table and she knew what beautiful things he was capable of...

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Linda Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Danny Kamerath Kamerath designed this table (10-½ in. deep by 13 in. wide by 35 in. tall) around a small piece of figured satinwood that he used for the top, and two small boards of...

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Walnut Writing Desk

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Frank Strazza Influenced by Federal-style furniture, Strazza designed this solid figured walnut writing desk for the Texas Furniture Makers Show. The secondary woods are maple, holly, and...

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Maple Chest of Drawers

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Robbi StaplesStaples stumbled upon this drawer configuration and its flowing knob alignment while experimenting with a basic drafting program. The bird's-eye maple and ebony sideboard...

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Cocobolo-Veneered Box

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: David LewisLewis began making this box (10 in. deep by 14 in. wide by 6 in. tall) for his daughter's 18th birthday. He used shop-sawn cocobolo veneer over solid cherry sides. The top and...

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Bloodwood Shoulder Plane

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Tim PerkesAs a beginning woodworker, Perkes has a dual motivation for making his own tools: He can get new tools with a limited budget, and he can hone his woodworking skills at the same...

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Rosewood and Sitka Spruce Guitar

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Nathan R. Anderson For this dreadnought guitar, Anderson’s fourth, he decided to stay with a very traditional design and focus on the quality of the woodworking and the sound of the...

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Ministein Piano,

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Phillip Robert Cadman Cadman’s passion is making 1/12-scale exact furniture replicas, and he never makes the same piece twice. The keys and foot pedals of his grand piano...

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Smoot Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: John P. McCormack McCormack designed this piece around a granite drilling core from the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge in Boston. McCormack used 60 sheets of 80-grit sandpaper to polish the...

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Custom Desk: Arts and Crafts Meets Bhutanese Architecture

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Michael Lobby Arts and Crafts design and Bhutanese architecture fueled Lobby’s inspiration when he created this desk. He wanted the design to be uncomplicated yet highly functional as a...

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Macassar Ebony Jewelry Box

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Mark Bratton Bratton built this jewelry box as a Christmas gift for his wife. He designed the box around a small piece of Macassar ebony (3 in. sq. by 14 in. long) that had been kicking...

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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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Veneered Blanket Chest

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Andrew Ward The geometric shapes in this veneered blanket chest were inspired by the mountains that surround Ward’s Colorado home. The peaks and alleys are English walnut, 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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Lidded Rice Bowl

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Butch Smuts Wood turner Butch Smuts of Johannesburg, South Africa, crafted this bowl as part of an American Association of Woodturners project. He was given a rough-turned bowl and was...

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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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Kimono Hall Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Michael C. Fortune An antique kimono inspired this design in Macassar ebony and curly maple. After assembly, the top was compound cut on the tablesaw, with a blade tilt of 2° and a...

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Fan Coffee Table

FWW_Gallery, member | October 24th, 2012

Woodworker: Michael C. Fortune Fortune originally designed this table to occupy the inside corner of a right-angled sectional sofa. He now makes it in different woods and dimensions. This piece...

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