The “Gold of Sicily” Project: How to Decorate Turnings with Marquetry
This wooden bowl has a marquetry landscape wrapped around its perimeter
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Not Just Any Hat Will Do — Designing a Top
Let function and proportion be your guide when designing a top. Growing up, I was never one for wearing hats – that was until fresh out of high school when I headed west to work on a cattle ranch …
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Mirrors in Multiples
Designing the process can be as challenging as designing the object. The way something looks is only the first half of a design problem. How to make it and how to make it efficiently are often greater challenges. If you …
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The Future of Woodworking: Soo Joo
When using bent lamination, Soo Joo programs a CNC router to shape the bending forms. After laminating as many as 50 layers of veneer, she joins the parts and then carves the mirror frame to shape using a grinder, rasps, and sandpaper.
Read moreShaping Cabriole Legs
Oh, fancy legs, where do we begin? With the endless possibilities for contemporary shaped legs, the roots of the process can follow the same steps as crafting a classic cabriole leg form but with more flair.
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