Construction - Page 3 of 82

Bill Pavlak demonstrates how to make the frame: chopping the mortises, fitting the tenons, and cutting the haunch.

Skeleton-and-skin construction is adaptable to a range of styles

Shopmade clips help the bowstring stay in place.

How to determine the length and angle of a chair’s knockdown joint without math.

The wood that makes you feel superhuman

Kenneth and Angela Kortemeier offer hand-tool woodworking classes modeled after the Country Workshops of Drew Langsner.

Bradshaw Joinery's tooling is of a commercial scale, but his methods are easily scalable or adaptable.

Using a pair of specialty scales, Christian Becksvoort can make a full-size pattern from a drawing or scaled down plan.

A recipe for drawers that look great and work flawlessly

Taking a tip from boatbuilders, Chris Becksvoort demonstrates his use of patterns to build identical parts, whether he's making a set of dining chairs, a lamp, a Shaker trestle table, a stool, or a Shaker round stand.