Christian Becksvoort

Christian Becksvoort has been a professional woodworker for 40 years and a FWW contributing editor for 25. “After all these years,” he says, “I still work alone. Each piece is designed, laid out, constructed, glued up, sanded, and finished by me.” He builds between 20 and 30 pieces each year, and they range from chairs, tables, and chests of drawers to lamps, clocks, and small sleighs.

Favorite furniture style? “Shaker, of course.”
Favorite rock band? “The Cowboy Junkies.”

Shaker Sewing Stand

March 29, 2017

Blending two Shaker traditions—furniture and sewing—this small stand has a central post, three dovetailed spider legs, a rectangular top, and two underhung drawers that open from either side
Stop Those Drawers

February 8, 2017

6 techniques to keep drawers flush year-round
Shaker Classic, 2 Ways

January 1, 2017

Change the legs to change the look of this classic piece
Under-Bench Tool Cabinet

November 2, 2016

Practical storage cabinet utilizes the wasted space beneath your benchtop
Scribe your tablesaw’s throat plate for quicker crosscuts

September 29, 2016

When crosscutting with the miter gauge, you have to turn off the saw and let the blade come to a full stop in order to accurately align it with a…
5 takes on the tea box

September 29, 2016

The idea was simple: Ask a few Fine Woodworking contributing editors to make a box to hold tea bags. We gave them dimensions for the bags, but no other design…
Stand Up to This Desk

September 29, 2016

Shaker-inspired design is comfortable and practical
10 Essential Layout Tools

May 31, 2016

Ten tools that every woodworker should have to lay out the next project
Simple Hanging Cabinet

December 2, 2015

The Shakers had this diminutive design pegged
Half-Blind Dovetails Cut by Hand

September 30, 2015

The craftsman’s calling card