Baltic Birch

“Floating Away” Table
August 3, 2023

The Gallery in Fine Woodworking #263 featured a piece by David Gasson that Paul says just reached out and grabbed him. Paul built this response to it during the COVID…
An Unexpected Bookcase Display
February 14, 2023

This piece was designed to store and display books in an unexpected way. Cole used bent lamination to create a form with soft curves that blend with crisp lines and…
Snowstorm Media Cabinet
October 4, 2021

“Even a thin TV isn’t anything special to look at, not when it’s turned off. I wanted to make it disappear,” Kay said. That desire inspired this media cabinet. When…
Shoe Box Cabinet
July 3, 2015

This is a shoe box cabinet that I built. I saw something similar all over the internet. As a "to see if I could" project. I built it to scale.…
Simple baltic birch dining room chairs
January 19, 2015

These contemporary chairs are 1-1/4" baltic birch (3/4" and 1/2" glued up) and 2" canvas webbing. They are simple, sturdy and very comfortable. In some settings they look a bit…
Cantilevered Bar Stool
February 5, 2013

With its upswept seat cantilevered out over back legs that bend 90° to meet the front seat rail, this bar stool design is striking and simple.
Dovetail Workbench
October 24, 2012

Woodworker: Darnell Hagen When Hagen set out to build his dream bench, he knew he’d be using it for the next 40 years, so he went all out. The 15-9/16-in.-wide…
Cocobolo-Veneered Box
October 24, 2012

Woodworker: David LewisLewis began making this box (10 in. deep by 14 in. wide by 6 in. tall) for his daughter's 18th birthday. He used shop-sawn cocobolo veneer over solid…
Toy Kid Crane
January 6, 2009

Here is a toy crane I built for my son. I don't know if it would be classified as fine woodworking, but it is very much appreciated by him.It spins…

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