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Chest of Drawers
December 11, 2023

To celebrate his son’s graduation from the University of Georgia, Jim built him this chest of drawers. He wanted a contemporary look with dark-colored woods, without too much curvature or…
An Oval Case with Tambour Doors
August 3, 2023

Ben’s piece was inspired in part by televisions from the 1950s that looked like pillowed cubes raised several inches off the ground on tapered, turned legs that splayed out. Rather…
Chess Table
August 3, 2023

This project started as a series of veneer exercises from Craig Thibodeau’s book, The Craft of Veneering. Bill started with the parquetry chessboard top, then challenged himself with veneering coves…
Walnut and Poplar Toolbox
October 28, 2022

A woodworking author and teacher, Charles built this toolbox to carry his tools when traveling out of town to teach classes. He finished the box with boiled linseed oil and…
A Foundational Toolbox
October 28, 2022

With only a couple of projects under his belt, Nils wanted to build a new piece that would give him a solid foundation in design, techniques, and joinery. So he…
TV Series-Inspired Curio Cabinet
August 3, 2022

The PBS Masterpiece series Downton Abbey inspired this curio cabinet. The top section has divided light panes of restoration glass. The four diamonds are opaque rain glass. The base has…
A Cabinet That’ll Lead You To The Yellow Brick Road
August 3, 2022

Made to evoke the magic of The Wizard of Oz, this cabinet features marquetry panels portraying iconic images from the 1939 movie: the Emerald City; the Yellow Brick Road; the…
Reproduction Federal Card Table
October 4, 2021

“Making this reproduction Federal card table over the past three months was this semester’s pandemic-teaching life vest, as I’m a high school English teacher by trade,” Cameron said. He used…
Desk Inspired by Two FineWoodworking Designs
December 31, 2020

This piece combines the basic design of Mike Pekovich’s low chest of drawers in FWW #248 with the butler’s desk by Chris Becksvoort in #243. “It gave my son much-needed…
Hand-Tool Cabinet with Hand-Cut Joinery
November 6, 2020

All the joinery in Joe’s hand-tool cabinet was hand-cut, and the fact that everything now has its own place made the long hours building it worthwhile. Joe says much of…

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