Copyright (c) 2009 CraftStylish.com en-us Fine Woodworking - All featured posts http://www.finewoodworking.com/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:30:48 -0500 Fine Woodworking - All featured posts http://www.finewoodworking.com/assets/images/cs_logo_sm.jpg http://www.finewoodworking.com/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:47:40 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20901/congats-to-mark-laub-winner-of-our-cabinet-contest http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20901/congats-to-mark-laub-winner-of-our-cabinet-contest Fine Woodworking Editors
Congrats to the winners of our Cure for the Common Cabinet Contest: Mark Laub of Minneapolis, Minn., Bob Abbott of Lake Oswego, Ore., Michael Singer of Felton, Calif., and Craig Hopson of Salt Lake City, Utah. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20901/congats-to-mark-laub-winner-of-our-cabinet-contest Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:51:00 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20893/free-handplane-book-download-for-online-members http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20893/free-handplane-book-download-for-online-members Posted by GEide
FineWoodworking.com launched a brand-new homepage for Online Members today. It’s designed to help members find out about the benefits of membership. This month Fine Woodworking is offering... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20893/free-handplane-book-download-for-online-members Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:29:50 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20861/fine-homebuilding-kitchen-island-gallery-contest http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20861/fine-homebuilding-kitchen-island-gallery-contest Posted by epirnik
Fine Homebuilding's latest gallery challenge is calling all woodworkers. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20861/fine-homebuilding-kitchen-island-gallery-contest Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:54:42 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19939/cutting-monster-slab-lumber http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19939/cutting-monster-slab-lumber Posted by patrick_mccombe
Ever wonder how to cut huge logs into 3- and 4-foot wide slabs? This might explain it. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/19939/cutting-monster-slab-lumber Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:57:51 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20832/brad-smith-story-of-a-stool http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20832/brad-smith-story-of-a-stool Posted by lorimer
Brad Smith has been making his line of farm-inspired furniture for 25 years, and along the way he's developed a shop full of clever jigs for making the pieces quickly and efficiently. This audio slide show highlights many of them as it follows Smith building a stool. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20832/brad-smith-story-of-a-stool Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:55:33 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20827/stanley-works-acquires-black-decker-for-45-billion http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20827/stanley-works-acquires-black-decker-for-45-billion Posted by Anatole
The Stanley Works and Black & Decker have merged. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20827/stanley-works-acquires-black-decker-for-45-billion Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:46:34 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20823/long-reach-drilldriver http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20823/long-reach-drilldriver Posted by bricofleur
Here are two shopmade long reach drill/drivers ready to help and work hard to drill or drive in hard-to-reach tight and narrow spots. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20823/long-reach-drilldriver Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:55:46 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20811/creating-orthographic-view-drawings http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20811/creating-orthographic-view-drawings Posted by DaveRichards
Often it is useful to have the standard orthographic views of your model. There are several ways you can do this in SketchUp. You could create separate scenes using the standard ortho views and... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20811/creating-orthographic-view-drawings Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:00:58 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20806/alan-peters-1933-2009 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20806/alan-peters-1933-2009 Posted by sscott
English Furniture Maker was living link to Britain's Arts & Crafts Movement ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20806/alan-peters-1933-2009 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:12:00 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20782/dimensioning-multiple-views-of-a-component http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20782/dimensioning-multiple-views-of-a-component Posted by Killenwood
Dave Richards and I have covered multiple ways of handling dimensioning in several previous blog entries. One difference is my low frequency use of layers while dimensioning, and Dave's more liberal... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20782/dimensioning-multiple-views-of-a-component Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:38:25 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20779/end-mills-vs-router-bits-for-mortising http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20779/end-mills-vs-router-bits-for-mortising Posted by RobPorcaro
Consider end mills as an alternative to spiral router bits for mortising with a router. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20779/end-mills-vs-router-bits-for-mortising Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20750/i-might-have-the-answer-you-need http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20750/i-might-have-the-answer-you-need Posted by BetsyE
I answer the phones at the Fine Woodworking editorial office. It’s fun. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20750/i-might-have-the-answer-you-need Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:36:49 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20747/vote-for-the-winner-of-our-latest-gallery-challenge http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20747/vote-for-the-winner-of-our-latest-gallery-challenge Posted by Fine Woodworking Editors
Our cabinet contest has come to a close but there's still work to be done. Vote for the winner from among our 15 finalists. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20747/vote-for-the-winner-of-our-latest-gallery-challenge Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:20:34 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20649/make-a-bed-in-60-seconds http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20649/make-a-bed-in-60-seconds Posted by MBerger
Well, not exactly. Catch this quick silent film where I assembled my 'Morris' bed and finish it off with sheets and pillow cases in the conclusion of my Video Workshop, How to Build a Bed ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20649/make-a-bed-in-60-seconds Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:28:00 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20552/the-workbench-of-a-lifetime http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20552/the-workbench-of-a-lifetime Posted by Tom
Check out Garrett Hack's new workbench, a thoughtful design based on 30 years of woodworking experience. Watch the video, read the article, buy the plans. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20552/the-workbench-of-a-lifetime Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:30:00 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20521/norm-abram-at-old-sturbridge-village http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20521/norm-abram-at-old-sturbridge-village Posted by patrick_mccombe
Norm dedicates a new exhibit at Old Sturbridge Village and talks about woodworking, his life, and his plans for the future. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20521/norm-abram-at-old-sturbridge-village Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:10:00 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20587/spalt-your-own-lumber-optimizing-fungal-growth http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20587/spalt-your-own-lumber-optimizing-fungal-growth Posted by Dr_Spalting
Fungi grow in specific directions in wood. By optimizing your placement of mushrooms you can speed the spalting process. ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20587/spalt-your-own-lumber-optimizing-fungal-growth Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20540/update-book-giveaway-modern-cabinet-work-by-percy-a-wells-and-john-hooper http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20540/update-book-giveaway-modern-cabinet-work-by-percy-a-wells-and-john-hooper Posted by BetsyE
Find out who won a copy of Modern Cabinet Work ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20540/update-book-giveaway-modern-cabinet-work-by-percy-a-wells-and-john-hooper Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:03:34 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20571/making-the-bonnet-for-a-highboy http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20571/making-the-bonnet-for-a-highboy Posted by Killenwood
How do you go about creating the bonnet on a highboy which includes that curved molding? The following are steps I used recently. Nothing too unusual for SketchUp, however it requires a few Follow Me... ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20571/making-the-bonnet-for-a-highboy Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:34:03 -0400 http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20554/a-glimpse-of-rarely-seen-period-furniture http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20554/a-glimpse-of-rarely-seen-period-furniture Posted by sscott
Exhibit offers look at seldom displayed rural pieces ]]> http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/20554/a-glimpse-of-rarely-seen-period-furniture