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    Christian Becksvoort

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    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.”

    • Ship-inspired wall shelf

      Ship-inspired wall shelf

      February 25, 2021

      Graduated shelves and graceful symmetry hang on a single stud.

    • Ep 7: An oil and varnish finish

      November 5, 2020

      In the conclusion of this series, Chris finishes the candle stand with his favorite finish for cherry, an oil and varnish mix.

    • Ep 6: Final Assembly

      October 29, 2020

      In this episode, Chris assembles the table in a way that keeps the tabletop flat, and assures that wood movement won't be an issue in the future.

    • Ep 5: Making the round top

      October 26, 2020

      Chris makes the round tabletop at the bandsaw, then refines the shape at the disc sander. Then he takes us through the complete sanding regimen he's used for decades as a professional.

    • Ep 4: Gluing up the legs

      October 15, 2020

      Chris spends more time at the lathe-mounted drum sander, adding a profile to the legs before he glues up the base of the Shaker candle stand.

    • Ep 3: Hand-cut dovetail sockets

      October 8, 2020

      Chris Becksvoort uses a simple trick to lay out the joinery on the base, then creates the dovetail sockets using a dovetail saw and chisel.

    • Ep 2: Shaping the legs

      October 1, 2020

      Chris cuts the legs to shape on the bandsaw, then uses the disk sander and one of his favorite tools, the lathe-mounted drum sander to shape them. Finally, he cuts the dovetails on the router table.

    • Ep 1: How to turn a table post

      September 24, 2020

      The Shaker candle stand project starts at the lathe, where Chris turns it familiar wine-bottle shape out of cherry.

    • Shaker candle stand with Christian Beckvoort

      September 24, 2020

      He’s built dozens of round Shaker stands over four decades, so there is no one more qualified than Christian Becksvoort to demonstrate making this classic. In this seven-part video series,…

    • Shaker candle stand overview

      September 24, 2020

      Watch contributing editor Christian Becksvoort build a Shaker candle stand, start to finish in this 4-minute edit.

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