The Helix Table: A piece with multiple personalities
Abraham Tesser’s design has a unique architectural form with an impressive construction process.
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Brush a Tabletop
Get Great Results without Rubbing Out Maybe I’m crazy, but I like to brush polyurethane. I’ve built more than 50 dining room tables, and I’ve brush-finished every one, using a simple system that consistently provides great results. I’m not a …
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Prairie-style Coffee Table
An anachronism in its time, this table now fits perfectly in our homes. Frank Lloyd Wright would probably be dismayed to see a coffee table built in his Prairie furniture style. In fact he and his fellow early 20th-century …
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Mackintosh Tea Table
Art Nouveau meets Arts & Crafts in this oval-topped piece. Although he died in poverty, the Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s furniture now sells for tens of thousands of dollars at auction. Part of the appeal of his work …
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Easier way to make four-sided tapers
Start with the legs extralong and keep that square length to position the part more easily.
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