Grain

Make better furniture with careful grain selection
June 22, 2023

Erik Curtis offers advice on how to select better grain and create visually balanced projects that elevate your woodworking.
Open-grain vs. closed-grain wood
May 31, 2023

Understanding wood properties can help elevate your furniture making experience.
Make a box with a built-in hinge
April 5, 2023

Splined miters and a flip-top lid add character to a simple project
Lumber and Materials: Our Favorite Articles
August 24, 2018

A roundup of our top articles and videos on lumber from Matt Kenney, Garrett Hack, and more
Four Techniques To Create Patterns With Veneer
May 30, 2018

Tim Coleman shows you the four techniques for arranging veneer that he uses most often
Handplane Fundamentals: Grain, Tearout, and Blade Angle
October 4, 2016

To prevent tearout, you must understand what causes it.
Trestle Table
March 26, 2016

I designed the "Trestle Table" to take advantage of the wonderful grain in this figured maple. I kept the design simple but elegant to highlight the wood's beauty. The edges…
Leveraging grain in resawing
March 25, 2015

How a board is cut (flat-, rift-, or quartersawn) effects the quality of a bookmatch you can get from resawing it.
End Grain on Display
December 9, 2010

One of the main reasons the sideboard on the back cover is so eye-catching is its end-grain drawer fronts, made from tight-grained, old-growth pine. It is very uncommon to see…
Smoothing Plane is First Choice for Gnarly Grain
October 28, 2010

Q: I have some figured hardwood that I’m having trouble planing with my No. 4 smoother. Would I be better off using a scraper plane? Allen Winston, Kennewick, WA A:…

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