Fine Woodworking

Grain

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:…
Shallow Acacia Bowl

August 5, 2009

A clean, elegant bowl with very interesting grain. In undercut the bottom at a very shallow angle so that the bowl appears as if it is floating. It is finished…
Planing Difficult Grain

October 1, 2000

With a well-tuned plane and the right approach, tackling tricky figure doesn't mean sanding all day.
Krenov on Grain

January 11, 1998

The Story of His Latest Cabinet

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