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A Guide to Bent Laminations: Part III
July 14, 2006

Part 3 of 3: Laminating veneers with a shopmade vacuum bag
A Guide to Bent Laminations
July 14, 2006

Chris Gochnour guides you through the steps to creating curved forms in this exclusive three-part video series. Part 1 shows how to make a sturdy bending form
Sam Maloof on Building Chairs
July 6, 2006

In this excerpt from the book Designing and Building Chairs, the famed furniture maker details how he shapes the arms on his sculpted chairs
Sculpt Flowing Joinery with an Angle Grinder
July 1, 2006

Ideal tool lends precision to curves with little practice required
Shaping Tapered Legs
December 1, 2005

Shape elegant tapered legs by hand
All About Shaping Wood
October 31, 2005

Shaping wood is intrinsic to woodworking. Unless you are making tree-shaped objects, a series of cuts is always required. Beyond the basic square, there are a variety of tools and techniques…
Cutting Circles
October 25, 2005

A good method for cutting perfect circles on a band saw: Take a strip of plywood or chipboard about a foot wide and several feet long. Divide it lengthwise with…
Bending Iron
October 25, 2005

I teach high-school woodworking and for the past two years have had the students design projects that require bent wood. I have tried soaking and steaming with limited results, so…
Pipe Steamer
October 25, 2005

A simple and cheap steamer for bending wood can be made using a pressure cooker and some ordinary pipe fittings. Screw out the center post of a pressure cooker. A…
Tank Steamer
October 25, 2005

Letters in recent issues of Fine Woodworking suggest a need for a simple and safe wood steamer. I have made many chair rockers, back boards and splats, as well as…

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