Steve Brown

Steve Brown has been an instructor in the Cabinet and Furniture Making Department at North Bennet Street School for 13 years, serving as the program’s head for nine. He also is the technical adviser and a frequent guest on the WGBH television show Rough Cut: Woodworking with Tommy Mac.

Webinar: The Secrets of Period Proportioning with Steve Brown
October 7, 2021

Replay! Join furniture maker Steve Brown as he illustrates how the shapes, proportions, moldings, and other details of American period furniture were drawn directly from classical architecture.
Phil Lowe: A craftsman and gentleman
February 19, 2021

Two woodworkers, Will Neptune and Steve Brown, remember their mentor.
7 Questions with Steve Brown
October 5, 2018

Steve answers life's most important questions, like, what is your favorite tool?
Compound-Angle Tenons on the Table Saw
September 26, 2018

Steve Brown tackles the tough job of cutting the angled joinery on a Chippendale chair using two ingenious jigs.
Building a Chippendale Chair
September 26, 2018

The combination of angles and curves in a Chippendale-style chair can seem complex, but the techniques needed are not out of reach.
How to Measure a Chair
August 24, 2018

NBSS instructor Steve Brown demonstrates how to create full-size drawings from an original chair.
One Cabriole Leg, Three Different Feet
July 26, 2018

A step-by-step guide to creating three distinct period feet for the cabriole leg.
Use a Pencil to Lay Out Chamfers
February 5, 2014

Working to a pencil line is better than using a marking gauge for nice, even chamfers.
Layout: When Pencil Beats Knife
December 8, 2011

For accurate dovetails and hinge mortises, you’re better off with the humble pencil.
The North Bennet Street Toolbox Project Plan
October 28, 2010

Learn what the students learn as you build a handsome home for your hand-tool collection.

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