Large Blanket Chest from August 2009 Cover

The cover on the August 2009 issue shows two walnut blanket chests stacked one on top of the other. I built the two chests at the same time, but to different dimensions. I kept notes on each and, [...]

Father/Daughter Lounge Act

“You pick the project that you like the best and we’ll build it.” “I like the Aalto lounge. Think we can do it?” To a woodworker who likes a challenge, anything is [...]

Glue Pot Warmer

TIP FOR HEATING GLUE ,USE OLD IRON,HANDY FOR HEATING GLUE ON.ALSO HEAT IS VARIABLE ON AN IRON.…

OLD 78s

HERE IS A TIP IF YOU WANT TO MAKE LOOKALIKE EBONY STAIN .FIND AN OLD 78 RECORD OLDER THE BETTER AS THEY ARE MORE BRITTLE?BREAK RECORD INTO HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS,THEN GET A LARGE JAR WITH [...]

Twin Kitchen Hutches #14

      To proceed with the glue up of face frames to the cupboards I rather use sawhorses to have more room under the cupboards. I must say that my cheap plastic sawhorses are holding [...]

Woodworking Design for Regular Guys

I grew up in a college town, and we used the term “regular guy” to describe people who didn’t let the initials after their names make them act superior or place them outside the [...]

Wary and Paralyzed in the 19th Century

Though Charleston is the most ethnically diverse and open Southern city I’ve ever visited, its taste in furniture has long been English. And because I am working on a book (which should be [...]

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