Tim Coleman

Tim Coleman makes custom furniture in the shop he built a few paces from his house in Shelburne, Mass. He’s run a one-man shop for 25 years now, since apprenticing in Seattle with Curt Minier and studying at the College of the Redwoods under James Krenov in the 1980s. Coleman’s manuscripts are as well-crafted as his cabinets, betraying his college major in creative writing at St. Lawrence University.

A lucky unlucky start
November 14, 2024

Tim Coleman's path into woodworking may have had a slow start, but it has grown into an inspiring journey.
The invaluable cabinet scraper
June 12, 2023

A well-sharpened scraper cuts equally well with, against, or across the grain. Tim Coleman shows you how to sharpen them, tune them, and use them to smooth surfaces.
3-Way miters in 3 steps
April 25, 2023

This joint, often seen in Chinese furniture, is strong enough for the job, but it relies on a complex arrangement of integral tenons, miters, and tricky cuts.
Tim Coleman’s lumber core process
November 3, 2022

There's a method behind the madness.
Threaded rod and epoxy: A versatile option for leg joinery
October 14, 2020

Tim Coleman adapted a technique used with wooden dowels for a cleaner way to join legs to benchtops or tabletops without the need for aprons.
Shop Tour: Tim Coleman
May 29, 2020

Tim Coleman’s shop is filled with beautiful machinery—some vintage, some modern—well-loved hand tools, and more than a few of his favorite bicycles.
Creating Stamped Patterns in Wood
October 22, 2019

In this video, Tim Coleman shows some of his early stamped-pattern work made entirely with letters, as well as later patterns made of combinations of altered shapes, especially circles, ovals, and crescents.
Scroll Saw Overview with Tim Coleman
May 28, 2019

Tim Coleman’s creative use of decoration in his furniture is legendary. See how he creates some of his dazzling details using the humble scroll saw.
Composing: A Flexible Design Process
July 26, 2018

Keep options open from the initial idea to the finished piece
Four Techniques To Create Patterns With Veneer
May 30, 2018

Tim Coleman shows you the four techniques for arranging veneer that he uses most often

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