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Shopmade Tansu Hardware
February 29, 2024

Len Cullum demonstrates how to make tansu hardware, including all the plates and corner braces, out of sheets of copper.
Carve an Acanthus Leaf
February 28, 2024

Mary May shares her pattern and her step-by-step technique for carving his classic furniture decoration.
Paint Furniture Like a Pro
February 21, 2024

When done right, paint adds not just color but textural and geometric interest to furniture. Evan Court shows how to apply it skillfully to transform your designs from by-the-numbers to works of art.
How to Draw a Basic Acanthus Leaf
February 16, 2024

Drawing helps you practice the leaf before putting a gouge to wood
Finishing Pine: 4 Methods, 0 Splotching
February 2, 2024

Tips, tricks, and techniques (and tea!) for applying an even finish to pine—including antiquing it
Throwback: Making Ogee Bracket Feet Another Way
February 1, 2024

Glue up first, shape afterward.
Using Jam Chucks at the Lathe
January 30, 2024

Darryl Jones shows an example of how a jam chuck can overcome work-holding challenges at the lathe.
Throwback: How to Hew a Beam in 10 Steps
January 25, 2024

Tackle traditional work without aging your body
Throwback: How to Sharpen a Handsaw
January 5, 2024

The principles, procedures, and gadgets to make rip and crosscut saws cut like new
Dentil Moldings for Fine Furniture
January 3, 2024

Learn how to lay out Greek key and standard block dentil moldings in Part I of our two-part series

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