Where words fail, wood speaks
Yuri Kobayashi’s bleached ash chair and table, with narrow, tapered slats that appear to pierce the solid-wood tabletop and chair back, are technical marvels.
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Yuri Kobayashi’s bleached ash chair and table, with narrow, tapered slats that appear to pierce the solid-wood tabletop and chair back, are technical marvels.
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Amy Umbel argues fancy sloyd knives and expensive gouges are all well and good, but the perfect knife for any carver—especially a beginner—is the one you will actually use. Time, practice, and love for the craft are more important than any tool.
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A few key elements push your hand tool skills. Project #2106 • Skill Level: Intermediate • Time: 2 Days • Cost: $50 When my wife asked that I build her a box to contain a growing collection of aroma oil …
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Modern sheet goods like veneer-core plywood and MDF don’t cut it for Tim Coleman when he makes his veneered cabinets and tables.
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In some contemporary households, 17th-century style storage prevails. I once sold a chair to a woman who later told me how much she loved it. “I never let anyone sit in it!” she exclaimed, apparently to show me how special …
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Polish furniture maker Tom Bensari takes a look at the evolution of the tambour door, from its roots in 18th century France to contemporary furniture collections.
Tambour doors now and then Read More »