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The Language of Finishing: Part 2
February 7, 2013

Understand the sometimes-cryptic terms that describe the different methods of applying and polishing a finish.
Best Dye for Curved Veneer
December 6, 2012

Q: I veneered the curved pieces of my serpentine sideboard with hide glue. Can I use a waterbased dye on it? I’ve heard that it can make the veneer bubble up.…
Birch Shaker Clock
October 24, 2012

Woodworker: Martin J. MilkovitsThe original of this Shaker clock was made by Elder Micajah Tucker (1764–1848) of the Canterbury Shakers, and is an unusually ornate design by Shaker standards...
Victorian Dollhouse Sculpture
October 24, 2012

Woodworker: Benoit ChasséInspired by an old Victorian building in Montreal, Benoit Chassé originally built this piece (9-3/4 in. deep by 52-3/8 in. wide by 43 in. tall) to store 450…
Greene-and-Greene-inspired Built-in
October 24, 2012

Woodworker: Neil KnechtThis Greene-and-Greene-inspired piece may look like a freestanding cabinet, but it’s actually a built-in. Knecht needed the depth to store stereo components, so he recessed...
Queen Anne Lowboy in Mahogany
October 24, 2012

Woodworker: Philip C. Lowe Lowe crafted this mahogany lowboy for an article in Fine Woodworking (FWW #200). It's not an exact reproduction, but it captures the spirit of the early…
Art Deco China Cabinet
October 24, 2012

Woodworker: Steve Holman Holman designed this china cabinet to match an existing Art Deco sideboard that was built between 1920 and 1940, he estimates. From the sideboard, he lifted the…
Gallery: Chess Table
October 24, 2012

Woodworker: Bert Wortel Turnings, carvings, and inlay adorn this small chess table. Wortel crafted the board with solid wood with squares of holly and Peruvian walnut. He turned and carved...
Copper Cabinet-on-Stand
October 24, 2012

Woodworker: Michael J. Boillot Boillot crafted this cabinet on stand as part of a free-form design class at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Maine. Since he works as a…
Mahogany Bombé Chest of Drawers
October 24, 2012

Woodworker: Frank Woolley Woolley estimates he invested more than 1,500 hours making this bombé chest of drawers. About 570 hours went into the actual construction and 180 hours into the…

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