Walnut

Scott McGlasson shares his techniques for making the tiles, drilling the holes in them for the rope, weaving them in a running-bond pattern, and creating the walnut beads that decorate the tied end of the rope.

Scott McGlasson's chair combines mid-century style and hardwood scraps into a cool, comfortable chair.

James made this chair for his daughters to practice cello. The details derive from the cello itself and from musical notation. The legs and side stretchers mimic a 16th rest…

Judge’s Special Award This lounge chair was Diego’s first major woodworking project. Its structural members, which taper to surprisingly thin cross sections, remain sound thanks to bent lamination. Diego did…

This media console blends minimalist design with kumiko latticework. The lower section was designed to keep digital equipment out of sight while still allowing airflow. The playful drawers help break…

Philip began building these clock cases in 1999. In 2000, he entered the North Bennet Street School and left the unfinished clocks on the back burner. Around 2013 his grown…

Andrew recently built this table, “Ellipse,” as a commission. The oval top has an 18° chamfered edge and a slim, tapered base. Engineering the design for the coopered base was…

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…

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…

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…