Before you download this draft chapter from my next book, “Furniture of Necessity,” please read the following disclaimers. 1. Woodworking is an inherently dangerous activit… wait, wrong disclaimer. Starting again. 1. This chapter has not been edited by anyone but me. It is rough, both around the edges and in the middle. If an occasional…
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After years of suffering with a drawing compass that was intended for drafting, I banished it to my upstairs office and ordered a vintage Starrett 85 for my tool chest. The 85s are expensive, but surprisingly robust and versatile. As per usual, as soon as I started working with the tool, I knew I had…
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The deluxe edition of “To Make as Perfectly as Possible: Roubo on Marquetry” has been named one of the “50 Books of the Year” for 2013 by the Design Observer, in association with AIGA and Designers & Books. Wesley Tanner at work on his bench during the French Oak Roubo Project. Designed by Wesley Tanner,…
Surprising Possibilities of Dilapidated Mahogany Two ardent amateur collectors of old mahogany recently entered a shabby looking shop together in search of a bureau of a type they scarcely dared hope to find, and, to the amusement of one of the two, the other pounced eagerly upon a very dilapidated chest of drawers and a…