Author name: Enthusiast

One of my current jobs involves adding a few cabinets to a 1912 kitchen. The kitchen’s lone original built-in has frame and panel doors hung on traditionally mortised brass butt hinges. The original hinges are unswaged, or what the English shops where I worked early in my career called solid-drawn brass butts. They have fixed pins and no finials. And they are a dark brown-black. One of my go-to sources […]

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Hey folks, the December to Remember contest has come to a close! We are so excited about our winners this year! December 22:  Chris Formato, California December 23:  Patrick Cavanaugh, Mississippi December 24:  Pat Flynn, Missouri December 25:  Steven Okusky, Maine December 26:  David LeTourneau, Maine December 27:  James Suss, Massachusetts December 28:  Phil Benzmiller, Minnesota December 29: Kenneth Cooper, Oklahoma December 30: Barry Johnson, Alabama Grand Prize Winner December 31: Jeff […]

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One of my long-time obsessions has been with chairmaker Chester Cornett (1913-1981), a traditional Eastern Kentucky chairmaker who moved to Cincinnati later in life and turned to making mind-bending chairs. Trained by his family in green chairmaking, Cornett made hundreds of chairs and other pieces of furniture during a time in the 20th century when the world was turning to manufactured goods. After serving in World War II, Cornett moved […]

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Here at Popular Woodworking, we’re excited for what the New Year will bring. We’re also eager for all the projects and techniques we’re going to work on – so we wanted to share with you some of the things we have coming up in the video above. Let us know what projects and techniques to learn you have planned! Links to drawings, sketches and designs are welcome! Looking for inspiration? […]

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I have drawn the following winners at random for the second week of the contest. Continue to enter throughout the month of December! December 15: Francis Blais, Ohio December 16: Dennie Arnold, Texas December 17: Mike Quan, North Carolina December 18: Raymond Fontenot, Texas December 19: John Maslar, Florida December 20: Terry Fancher, Ohio December 21: Ken Rich, Michigan

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Kitchen islands are the contemporary version of the old-fashioned kitchen worktable: a centrally located station at which to chop, slice, mix, roll, and knead. Today’s islands typically provide enclosed storage, as well as work space; some even house sinks, dishwashers, and other appliances. And of course lots of people also use their island as a place to eat. Some islands are freestanding pieces of furniture designed with work and storage in […]

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