Grain Painting
Grain painting with beer, earth pigments and flaming shellac. When most people think of period furniture, they think of high-style carving or inlay. This hyper-focus on exceptional examples skews our…
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Techniques
No Slip Clamp Guides
Guide clamps make it easy to position a straightedge for sawing or routing, because they clamp to both ends of a workpiece. I made my own, using a 5“ wide…
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Roubo’s Parquetry Jigs
The 18th-century jigs of this French master belong in the contemporary shop. I’ve often heard that confession is good for the soul, so let me begin with one here. Especially…
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AI in the Shop, Part 2: The Digital Floor Plan Fiasco
In our last conversation, we explored AI’s ability – or lack thereof – to help us visualize furniture appearance for ourselves or our customers during the planning and design process….
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Universal Slide Jig
I’ve tried all kinds of jigs for installing drawer slides, none to my satisfaction. My jig holds the drawer slides right where I want while I install them. You can…
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Golf Tee Finishing Stands
When I’m finishing a project, I support it on small stands. They raise the project off the bench so I can get at its lower edges. I’ve seen stands like…
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