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Understanding wood grain
February 16, 2024

Peter Galbert learned a method for riving parts from sawn and dried planks. It has changed his perspective, and it might change yours, too.
The business of curvature
February 15, 2024

For David Haig, design begins with a lot of sketching, and slowly, from the jumble of ideas, something begins to take form.
Traditional Tansu, Part 1: The case
February 14, 2024

A box-style tansu, like this chest by Len Cullum, is built using wide, pinned finger joints and shopmade copper hardware.
Of Marquetry, Masonry, and Me
January 8, 2024

Silas Kopf has done a number of marquetry self-portraits in furniture. In these two, he's taking a rather claustrophobic view of the world.
Here Stands the Cabinet
December 21, 2023

A look at the cabinet on stand, the furniture type most associated with James Krenov, from the director of the school that bears his name.
Tips For Turning Spalted Wood
December 19, 2023

Seri Robinson demonstrates how to overcome the challenges of working with spalted wood to reveal the beauty within.
Build a Classic Ming Table, Part 2
December 12, 2023

John Cameron builds a beautiful table, copied directly from a 400-year-old Ming Dynasty piece, with a wonderfully complex, interlocking system of joinery, accomplished without glue.
Shaker Sewing Desk
December 11, 2023

James combined several elements from different Shaker sewing desks for this design. He loved the beauty of the piece and the challenge of making it. It has over 200 pieces…
“Pierced Hope” Sculpture
December 11, 2023

This sculpture, Pierced Hope, was made by Carolyn before her death from pancreatic cancer in 1996. She was 48. The piece appeared in a juried exhibition in 2023 at the…
Sideboard of Many Variations
December 11, 2023

This is Craig’s take on Chris Gochnour’s sideboard from FWW #277. He knew he wanted to build a variation of the piece at first sight, but the mitered dovetails, side-hung…

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