#241–July/Aug 2014
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How to Engineer a Chest of Drawers
How to build a case that will stay square and stable through the seasons
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Drawbored Tenons
Ditch the clamps and add detail with this age-old technique
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Tool Test: Benchtop Mortisers
These fast, accurate drilling machines cut square holes easily
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How to Carve a Ball-and-Claw Foot
A veteran carver reveals his secret to success
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Smart Jig for Pattern Routing
Rout multiple shapes with just one jig
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Scandinavian Kitchen Table
Pure lines meet powerful joinery in a handsome everyday table.
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Do More with Your Block Plane
Pound for pound, no hand tool in the shop packs in more value than the block plane.
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How to Use Dividers
Divide and conquer distances with speed and precision
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Dry Small Parts in Your Oven
Q: I want to make a box out of wood from a tree that fell recently. I had it milled into boards, but the sawyer told me that it would…
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Size Turnings with a Gate Jig
Q: In "Shaker Side Table" in FWW #239, Christian Becksvoort used a “gate jig” to size elements on the pedestal. Is it better than using a parting tool and a…
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Prevent Springback in Bent Laminations
Q: I’m building Adrian Ferrazzutti's coopered table from "Star Burst Coffee Table," FWW #225. For the bent-laminated staves, I’m using three layers of ash, with a walnut outer layer, all…
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How to Understand Wood Movement
Learn how to predict dimensional changes in your furniture parts
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From Lumber to Leaves
See how Greg Brown built the organic base to his tilt-top table
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Mother Nature Meets Her Match
Greg Brown's live-edged table with an organic base
