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"Take Time to Dance"
A White Oak and Pine wood sculpture made using steam bending, fabric softener bending and heat bending techniques. No metal fasteners were used, only a little glue and lots of friction based on...
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My modification of a Fine Woodworking Windsor Rocking Chair Plan called "Plans Change"
1 commentI bought a Fine Wood Working Windsor rocking Chair Plan a few months ago online. I altered the plan to make it recognozeable but non functional for fun. It is made from White Oak, Walnut...
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FWW Live: Meet Michael Fortune, Renaissance Man
1 commentAt Fine Woodworking Live, this summer in New Paltz, NY, you'll get to learn from and swap stories with many of our star authors, none brighter than Michael Fortune, of Toronto, Canada.
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A Violin is Born at Fine Woodworking
4 commentsTiny handplanes, figured woods, and beautiful form: this woodworker just can't resist the temptation to build a violin.
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Hickory Rocker
3 commentsThis rocker is a copy of one that my Grandfather used to use when I was a little fella. His rocker had been left out in the elements for many years and was rotted beyond repair. I built mine out of...
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gab furniture & woodworks shop
2 commentsthis is my dream shop it is 24'x45' it is a project of mine that hopefully will soon come true! i've placed the machinery in order that will work for me. i design and build to others specs, i also...
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Floating Chair
2 commentsA recently completed design exploration. Maple bent laminations with walnut accents and held together with 1/2" birch dowels and marine plastic resin. Thanks' for looking!
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tenshotelk
timber and frame workshop, will have windows and doors with lots of natural light but have trouble doing with this program, computer challenged. will also have radiant in floor heat and wood...
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Wooton Inspired Desk
7 commentsThis is my take on the famous "Wooton" desk built in the late 1800's in Indiana. I was able to find an original so that I could get overall dimensions, but the rest of the design is my...
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Greg Stewart's unorthodox Scottish shop.
A very unorthodox setup for a shop none the less apart from hand tools its kind of workable in a h&s contravening haphazard way!A place to escape and create.
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windsor sack back chair/ Fan Back
theys are my owen designs to see more work go to http://accustomfurniture.blogspot.com/
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papa's shop
My shop is on the main floor of a dedicated building. I have a full metal shop on the lower floor where my dust collector and compressor live. I like to have multiple...
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Windsor Rocker
2 commentsThis Windsor rocker was inspired in part by the chairs of Sam Maloof, which is why the sculptural quality of the seat extends to the arms, crest, and spindles. Traditional chair-making techniques are...
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Snow sled for my boys
8 commentsInspired by the massive snowfall this year, I decided to build this sled for my twin 2 1/2 year old boys. I searched online for plans but was unable to find anything I liked so I designed...
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Bend a Solid Oak 2x6 on Edge? Yup!
11 commentsHow do you bend a 6 in. thick piece of solid white oak into a radius of just 30 in. along its axis? I mean, without having it splinter into a million pieces.
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You CAN build a rocking chair
1 commentWindsor-style chairs present new challenges to even experienced furniture makers. However, with a little patience the new tools and new techniques become valuable additions to your woodworking knowledge.
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Arbor Bow Arm Morris Chair
1 commentThis Bow arm Morris chair is one of the many chairs i have made ,but i decided to have fun on this one and have a tree carved on the side instead of your traditional spindles or slats. The arms are...
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Oak Bench seat
Named “Topatopa”; Maori for Eagle Ray, a name inspired by the seat’s generous proportions and sweeping curves. Made from American Oak, the Topatopa has gentle arches and tight...
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Comb back arm chair
Similar in style to another chair I have on this site, in this example I modified the turnings and the rake and splay of the arms and legs and extended the length of the arms to account for the...
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Federal style hall table
6 commentsThis table was built in the Federal style with a Texas flair. It is made using, Mesquite, Anigre, Cocobolo and Curly Maple.
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