Difficulty: High Craftsman-style furniture is traditionally made of fumed, quartersawn white oak. Here however they used curly maple. I do think the wood works with the style. The top of this table is 110 x …
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Arts and Crafts Library Table Pans
Difficulty: High The joinery used in the drawers aren’t traditional dovetails. The method used here is intended to be faster than dovetails, while having the same strength. The woodworker who drew up the plans used …
Continue reading »2 Girls on a Scooter or Moped Pattern
Difficulty: Medium The pattern depicts 2 girls riding a scooter. They are facing the viewer. The the rider in the front is wearing sunglasses and headphones. The headphones are connecting to a Walkman that is …
Continue reading »How to Get the Best Results with Pine Wood
Pine is a very attractive and cheap wood, but it’s not very strong. In this video he looks at ways to address the lack of strength. He also looks at other ways of getting the …
Continue reading »Woodworking Tips and Tricks
In this video a woodworker demonstrates some of the tips and tricks that his viewers have suggested. He has tips for stirring paint and stain, cleaning the inside of a table saw, edging fresh cut …
Continue reading »CA Glue Tips & Tricks in Woodworking
CA or cyanoacrylate glue is very useful in any workshop. The woodworker in the video uses the Starbond brand because it will last 16 months in a refrigerator. In a workshop you frequently feel like …
Continue reading »Wedged Mortise and Tenon Joint
In this video he walks us through the process of cutting this very decorative take on traditional joinery. He also shows us how to get rid of bulk waste and overcome some of the problems …
Continue reading »Japanese Castle/Shiro Joint
In this video we look at the Japanese Castle Joint also called the Shiro Joint. It is a super strong utilitarian joint used in furniture, chairs, timber framing, tables and staircase banister construction. It can …
Continue reading »Japanese Sharpening Techniques
Japan has a long and rich history of woodworking. Some of their Eastern tools and techniques are very effective. In this video a woodworker that specializes in Japanese woodworking shares his secrets for sharpening tools.
Continue reading »How To Restore a Paintbrush
If you have an old crusted paint brush you can bring it back from the dead with a little extra work and give it a new life. All you need is a little paint stripper. …
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