How To Cut A Wide Scooped Seat
Not many of us have bandsaws with the clearance to saw a 12-inch-wide blank on edge, so Tim Coleman demonstrates an alternate method of cutting the scoop in a wide seat.
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Review: Woodpeckers Router Plane
The two most critical factors in a router plane are that the sole is flat and that the cutting edge is parallel to the sole; this router plane was perfect on both counts.
Read moreFree-Form Coopering
In this article, furniture maker Rob Hare explains how he built a solid walnut headboard with a smoothly decreasing radius using the coopering technique, which is traditionally used for barrels.
Read moreChristian Becksvoort’s Essential Non-Woodworking Tools
An arsenal of items to make your woodworking life more efficient
Read moreThe Future of Woodworking: Alison Croney Moses
Working with multiple layers of veneer, Croney Moses deploys coopering and bent lamination to create shell and pod forms. An early breakthrough came when she realized you don’t have to close a coopered vessel; she’s been exercising that flexibility eve…
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