I was reading a recent post at Chuck Bender’s new blog about the differences that make one piece of furniture good and another one great. Two quotes in Chuck’s excellent post were particularly interesting to me: “…there is nothing new under the sun…” and “…if a piece is meticulously crafted but is lacking in design, [...]
This past weekend I finished work on a new table design made from Walnut. I showed its design previously in another post. Now, with the final coats of finish on it I wanted show you the completed project, talk about the details and get your take on its design. Construction Details First, a bit about [...]
One of my favorite woodworker/designer/craftsmen is Sam Maloof. I think that his designs are truly unique. He seems to have created a woodworking and design style all his own with the furniture pieces he has created over his lifetime. Recently I have been doing some reading on Maloof and some other designers – looking for [...]
This weekend I was doing a bit more straightening in the workshop and I came across a box of older Fine Woodworking magazines that I had temporarily stored there and were in need of a better home. While sorting through the issues so that I could file them, I came across Issue #168 from February [...]
As I previously mentioned in this post, I always start the process of a furniture design with sketches of the piece that I would like to build. This helps me to explore what is in my minds eye and to evolve it to the point that I can detail it via computer and then ultimately [...]
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