STL326: No Finish? No Problem!

Ben and Amanda chat with Seri Robinson, a professor of wood anatomy at Oregon State University, to talk all things wood science.

Drill gauge dowels

Ben Strano takes note of one of #312’s workshop tips, and makes use of an old drill gauge found at a flea market to make perfectly-sized dowels.

Slide to side

Marc Edmunson compares three different types of commercial drawer slides and discuss their best applications. From utility applications to high end cabinetry, each of these slides have advantages depending on your application.

Smart templates make an easy chair

Scott McGlasson provides two sets of templates to make his chair: one with oversized parts and extra notches to help with clamping, then a final template to use on the fully assembled sides of the chair.

Take a seat

David Johnson combines techniques he’s learned from restoring various weaved and caned chairs to make a contemporary stool with a danish cord weaved seat.

• Use a a combination of machines and hand tools to make precise mortise and tenons
• Apply an authentic soap finish
• How to weave the warp and weft pattern of the seat

Perfect reveals

Marc Edmunson shares his favorite hardware for attaching drawer fronts, whether they are overlay or the much less forgiving inset drawer. Blum makes a small kit that provides movement in any direction.