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Hard Maple vs. Soft Maple
August 19, 2024

Learn about the two categories, hard and soft, and the characteristics of each.
A Hutch and Sideboard Carved Set
September 27, 2023

Sean spent almost a year working with the client to come up with the final design of these pieces. “It was a challenging project that was, at times, a process…
Maple and Cherry Table
September 27, 2023

Neil made this table as a student in the Austin School of Furniture’s three-month Intensive Furniture Making Course. Aside from the general demilune form and certain elements of the joinery,…
A Madrone Cabinet
August 3, 2023

Made almost entirely of madrone, this cabinet is meant to pay homage to the tree by evoking, with its wavy-edged doors, the madrone’s signature peeling bark. It’s Marcus’s hope that…
A Custom Console
August 3, 2023

To complement the custom speaker cabinets Jake had been making, he designed a console. He had a beautiful walnut board sitting around and knew he could make it into something…
Maple and Cherry Table
August 3, 2023

This piece was an exercise in iteration. After starting with numerous sketches, Stephen built a half-dozen scale models out of MDF to refine the form. Once that was settled, four…
A Multi-Wood Chest
June 8, 2023

The design of this chest was inspired by Virginia woodworker Tim Beierle’s furniture and drew on the technical expertise in Tom McLaughlin’s article “Shaker Chest of Drawers” (FWW #290). Anthony…
A Walnut and Maple Hope Chest
June 8, 2023

Spencer built this hope chest as a graduation present for his cousin. It features solid hardwood and veneer construction. To create the base, he used bent lamination. He cut the…
A Kumiko Chest
April 18, 2023

This piece, which won Best in Show—Furniture Design at the 2022 Annual Fine Furnishings Show in Providence, draws inspiration from a combination of Shaker, Danish Modern, and Japanese design. The…
A Modern Southwestern-Style Chair
April 18, 2023

The desire to create a Southwestern-style version of a modern chair started Lily on the path to designing and building this piece. She also wanted to explore making banding. She…

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