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Free Plan: Sturdy Footstool
1 commentAre you looking for a weekend project with a little challenge? Angled mortise-and-tenon construction makes this simple project a little trickier because your joints need to be dead-on.
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Starting a Ladder Back Chair
2 commentsHere is the method I use to start the SketchUp modeling of an 18th C Ladder Back Armchair.
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Free Plans: Arts and Crafts Storage Bench
1 commentSneaky storage is always great for boots, blankets, and other items that tend to pile up next to the door or at the foot of your bed. With a couple of cushions, this bench converts handy storage into...
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Converting a Follow Me Molding to Separate Components
3 commentsA demonstration showing how to convert moldings drawn with Follow Me into separate components.
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James E. Forrest, 1928-2008
1 commentJim Forrest, president of Forrest Manufacturing Company, Inc., makers of premium saw blades for the woodworking industry, died Nov. 5 in Pompton Plains, N.J. He was 80.
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Silas Kopf: On the Record with the Furnitologist
1 commentIf you know anything about marquetry then you probably also know about Silas Kopf, the premier marquetry artist of our time. Neil Lamens of Furnitology.com takes you into Kopf's workshop in this fact-filled video interview.
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More on Ladder Back Chair Back Slats
7 commentsRecently I have been modeling an 18th C. Ladder Back Arm Chair (Connecticut, Circa 1740). Here is a picture of the modeling status so far. Again I faced the creation of Back Slats - four...
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Video: Quick and Easy Angled Chair Rail
2 commentsHow to draw a quick and easy angled chair rail in SketchUp
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Finishing 101
1 commentA trip to the Philadelphia Furniture and Furnishing Show helped me realize the importance of a quality finish.
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Japan Society Displays the New Bamboo
The Japan Society's New Bamboo: Contemporary Japanese Masters Exhibit
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Live Edge Woodworking
3 commentsFollow along over the next several months as I work on a few projects with one thing in common: they all use live edge either as the main material or as an accent.
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The New and Improved Woodworking Life
4 commentsLife just keeps getting better for us woodworkers. That goes for our blog as well. Starting with this post, The Woodworking Life community blog has a new home and new features.
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Design. Click. Build. Has a New Home!
6 commentsYour favorite blog about using Sketchup for woodworking has moved. Take a look at our new format and access our archive.
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Drawing Pieces With Complex Curves
3 commentsOne of our readers suggested that I demonstrate how to draw a component that has some complex curves. His example was a slat for the back of a shaker ladder back chair. Take a look at my solution for this challenge.
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Old tools for a young man
5 commentsFind out about some nice old tools I picked up on a recent trip to Maine.
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A Deco Box with Kerf-Bent Corners
Corners with kerfs. What a concept! Take an in-depth look at this creative technique for making a continues sided box from a single board. See the process start to finish with photos and how-to directions.
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Shop-Made Veneer Press
It looks like the folks over at ShopSmith can add one more trick to their multi-tasking tool set: Videos. Learn the basics of pressing veneer to a solid core like plywood in this video tip from the ShopSmith series.
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Unusual ads from the good ol' days
In the last few weeks I’ve spent a lot of time poring over mind-numbing databases while working on the upcoming DVD archive product. To keep from going blind, I’ve allowed myself some...
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Studio Furniture of the Renwick Gallery
3 commentsDefining studio furniture? Maybe not. Read a review of this new book, which celebrates the studio furniture collection at the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C.
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