Tricks of the Trade – Holding Curved Parts
Tricks of the Trade – Holding Curved Parts: Ramon Valdez makes a useful workholding jig. Holding curved parts can sometimes…
Tree for Life – Ash
Tree for Life – Ash: We look at a tree that is more universally useful than any other tree on…
Workshop Design Competition – $500 in prize money and more!
Workshop Design Competition: Design a dream shop for teaching – $500 in prize money and more! Our woodworking friend and…
Workshop Geometry: Find the Center of a Circle (Method 2)
Workshop Geometry: Find the Center of a Circle (Method 2) Part of our “Workshop Geometry” series for solving geometry problems…
Disappearing Ball Trick
Disappearing Ball Trick: In an abridged extract taken from Turned Toys, the Mark Baker turned a toy for a disappearing…
Chippendale Console
Chippendale Console: Steve Bisco carves a console bracket from Chippendale’s Director. To commemorate Thomas Chippendale’s 300th birthday I thought it…
A Furniture-Quality Custom Frame
A Furniture-Quality Custom Frame: Cutting joints by hand challenges your skills. Charles Mak illustrates the technique of cutting a half-lap…
Woven Top Stool – Part 2
Woven Top Stool – Part 2: Lee Stoffer weaves the seat for his stool. To ensure the seat weave was…
Perfect Pieces with a Shooting Board
Perfect Pieces with a Shooting Board: Before laying out joinery and assembling a project, it’s important to ensure the ends…
Ornamental Turning Made Easy – more
Ornamental Turning Made Easy – more: Chris Hart uses his Petal pattern to decorate a trinket box. I attempt to…