Author name: Enthusiast

When I joined the woodworking team a couple of years ago I found myself thumbing through a couple of our newest books at the time to get the lay of the land. Those two books,“Chairs & Benches” and “Tables,” are part of our Furniture Fundamentals series and cover some of the most commonly built furniture forms while teaching the essential techniques needed for success. Recently we set out to create a third book […]

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When you roll latex paint onto walls and ceilings, some of the paint comes off the roller as spatter and lands on, and sticks to, furniture and other objects. All of us “old timers” know that if you want to remove this spatter without harming the finish, you get some Goof Off and rub it onto the spatter. It comes off pretty easily. Not so fast. That was the old […]

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In early July I had the pleasure of returning to Peters Valley School of Craft in New Jersey to teach a class on live edge furniture. Live edge furniture, also known as natural edge furniture is furniture that celebrates wood in its most dramatic, organic and irregular way — by showing off bark, spalted areas and cracks. When designing a live edge piece, one has the luxury of stepping back from the […]

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Joe Zeh is a lifelong woodworker and an engineer with experience in the computer and graphics industry. He is author of “SketchUp: A Design Guide for Woodworkers” and also teaches SketchUp in video and live courses. This September Woodworking in America will feature two sessions by Zeh on the program and how to utilize it for woodworking. He was kind enough to spare a few moments from his busy schedule to answer […]

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Download the Puzzle file used in this project.

Tools and Supplies

Full Spectrum Laser
Spray Adhesive
Art Board
Grr-ripper Pushblock
Painters Tape
Titebond CA Glue
Plywood
Festool Random Orbit Sander
Camera Used
Lav Mic Used

Download the Puzzle file used in this project.

Tools and Supplies

Full Spectrum Laser
Spray Adhesive
Art Board
Grr-ripper Pushblock
Painters Tape
Titebond CA Glue
Plywood
Festool Random Orbit Sander
Camera Used
Lav Mic Used