Thinking About Jigs
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been working on a set of four stools for a customer. One of the tricky areas involved in… Read More »Thinking About Jigs
Joinery
Mirror Shelf – Build
Continuing on from last weeks post about the design of this mirror/shelf, this week I thought I’d share my process for building this piece. The… Read More »Mirror Shelf – Build
Scribed Joinery – the Process 2
In last weeks post I talked about the process of using the scribing tool to mark the shape of an uneven surface followed by cutting/trimming.… Read More »Scribed Joinery – the Process 2
Scribed Joinery – the Process
In this post I thought I’d cover more of the process of scribing. The process I will show here is aimed at joining two pieces… Read More »Scribed Joinery – the Process
Scribed Joinery
After the Maruta Bench project and a few other projects (Chair no. 1, Toshi-nuki Shelves) where I talked about using scribed joinery, I thought it… Read More »Scribed Joinery
Maruta Bench – Build 3
One of the final details before assembling the bench was to mark and cut the holes for the pegs in the tenons. After trimming and… Read More »Maruta Bench – Build 3
Maruta Bench – Build 2
The last post left off with turning the short seat stretchers round on the lathe. I had pre-cut a 60mm Ø shoulder prior to turning,… Read More »Maruta Bench – Build 2
Maruta Bench – Build 1
A few months back I designed a bench as part of my goal for this year to produce a new furniture design every week. The… Read More »Maruta Bench – Build 1
3 Leg Stool Build – Version 2
I first designed and built this stool 5 years ago in Brooklyn, and wrote about the build in one of my early blog posts here… Read More »3 Leg Stool Build – Version 2
Toshi-Nuki Shelves – Build 3
Well here we are in the final stages of this build. At this point the only tasks remaining were to cut wedges, mill and cut… Read More »Toshi-Nuki Shelves – Build 3
