Understanding wood grain
Peter Galbert learned a method for riving parts from sawn and dried planks. It has changed his perspective, and it might change yours, too.
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The business of curvature
For David Haig, design begins with a lot of sketching, and slowly, from the jumble of ideas, something begins to take form.
Read moreTraditional Tansu, Part 1: The case
A box-style tansu, like this chest by Len Cullum is built using wide, pinned finger joints and shopmade copper hardware.
Read moreDIY Bunk Bed or Loft Bed
My daughter wanted more floor space in her bedroom, so we decided to modify her bunk bed. We removed the lower bed frame to provide more floor space, and in doing so, we lost the ladder function of the side assembly. We decided to add a front-facing la…
Read moreOf Marquetry, Masonry, and Me
Silas Kopf has done a number of marquetry self-portraits in furniture. In these two, he’s taking a rather claustrophobic view of the world.
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