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Turned-Leg Ladderback Chair

With its roots in a classic three-slat design, Tim Manney's modern ladderback is built from straight-grained maple with turned legs.

French Polishing: Carved Details

In the conclusion of this series, John Coffey gives a brief overview of the different methods he uses when French polishing carved elements.

Bandsawn Bridle Joints

Step away from the tablesaw. Brian Boggs argues that his bandsawn bridle joints are simpler, more efficient, and can be cut entirely without layout.

Arched Entry Table

A twist on the Stickley style, Mike Pekovich's arched table features a dovetailed drawer box supported by a trestle base, tapered legs, and drawbored tenons.

French Polishing: The Second Polish

In the second polish, John finishes filling the grain, and begins bodying, or building up a thin film of finish to achieve the look he's after

French Polishing: The First Polish - Part 3

In the last part of the first polish, John continues filling the open pores of the wood with shellac, pumice, and good old fashioned elbow grease

French Polishing: The First Polish - Part 2

In part two of the first polish, John continues filling the open pores of the wood with shellac, pumice, and good old fashioned elbow grease

French Polishing: The First Polish - Part 1

John Coffey starts the first polish where he fills the open pores of the wood with shellac, pumice, and good old fashioned elbow grease

Shop Design: My workshop in northern Spain

Israel Martin renovated an 18th-century stone house in the Cantabria region of northern Spain for his all-hand-tool workshop.

Make a Long Tool Rest for Your Lathe

If you plan to turn chair or table legs, Tim Manney’s shopmade long tool rest allows you to make fluid, full-body motions that yield consistent, smooth, flowing turnings.

Gentleman's Tool Chest

Rick Long, an avid tool collector, builds a chest for his favorite antique tools based on The Gent's tool chest, originally sold by Hammacher Schlemmer.

Foolproof Surface Prep

Working systematically, Bob Van Dyke demonstrates how to remove mill marks and tearout with a scraper, break sharp edges and corners with a block plane, and sand to an even finish with sandpaper.

Shop Tour: Tim Rousseau

Tim Rousseau’s shop is filled with machinery that some hobbyist woodworkers might not see all that often, such as a shaper and a jointer/planer combo machine that also pulls duty as a slot mortiser.

A Joiner's Tool Kit

Peter Follansbee gives a glimpse into his tool kit to show us what's there and why it's important

Creating Stamped Patterns in Wood

In this video, Tim Coleman shows some of his early stamped-pattern work made entirely with letters, as well as later patterns made of combinations of altered shapes, especially circles, ovals, and crescents.

Strengthen Screw Holes with Epoxy

In this video, contributing editor Michael Fortune will show you how to reinforce materials with epoxy to toughen up your screw joints.

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Turned-Leg Ladderback Chair

French Polishing: Carved Details

Bandsawn Bridle Joints

Arched Entry Table

French Polishing: The Second Polish

French Polishing: The First Polish - Part 3

French Polishing: The First Polish - Part 2

French Polishing: The First Polish - Part 1

Shop Design: My workshop in northern Spain

Make a Long Tool Rest for Your Lathe

Gentleman's Tool Chest

Foolproof Surface Prep

Shop Tour: Tim Rousseau

A Joiner's Tool Kit

Creating Stamped Patterns in Wood

Strengthen Screw Holes with Epoxy

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