#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. Its compact size makes it great for trimming parts flush, breaking edges, and…
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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
