Michael Fortune

Drill Press Tips and Tricks
December 2, 2015

Do more with this tool by improving your basic setup and adding a few simple accessories.
Build a Garden Chair
April 2, 2014

Get an overview of what's involved in building a beautiful garden chair with classy curves.
Garden Chair: Bending Forms
April 2, 2014

Learn how to build the bending forms that will create the garden chair's curved arms using a bent-lamination process.
Garden Chair: Resawing Thin Plies
April 2, 2014

Learn how to resaw the thin plies of wood required for the garden chair's bent laminations.
Shop Talk Live 34: Bandsaw Master Michael Fortune
June 14, 2013

Bandsaw master Michael Fortune sits down for 20 questions as we focus on power tool and machinery related topics. Plus, we debut a fictional FWW television drama and get the…
See it in Motion: Bandsaw Jig for Curved Parts
May 29, 2012

Watch bandsaw wiz Michael Fortune's jig for cutting curved parts in action, with this companion video clip for his article in Fine Woodworking #227.
FWW Live: Meet Michael Fortune, Renaissance Man
March 23, 2012

At Fine Woodworking Live, this summer in New Paltz, NY, you'll get to learn from and swap stories with many of our star authors, none brighter than Michael Fortune, of…
Butterfly tables by Michael Fortune
June 2, 2011

Not only is a butterfly leaf a cool way to make an expanding table, it's also versatile. Check out some of the tables author Michael Fortune has made.
Perfect Bandsaw Table Alignment
May 24, 2011

In this quick video tip, Michael Fortune demonstrates his technique for table alignment.
Q&A with Furniture Maker Michael Fortune
November 16, 2010

In the new issue of Fine Woodworking magazine (Jan/Feb 2011 issue), editor Asa Christiana introduces Michael Fortune as our newest contributing editor. Below is a Q&A with this famed furniture…

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