Liquid Glass Wood Finish
For several years now I’ve been making woodturnings, carved bowls, trays and plates. Making items like these that will potentially see real use as tableware;… Read More »Liquid Glass Wood Finish
Notes From the Shop
Inspiration
This week I thought I’d take it easy here on the blog and simply share some images from a few places that I’ve visited here… Read More »Inspiration
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
Stepping Out of the Shop
Last weekend my wife and I packed up a bunch of furniture and woodturnings and headed to Nagano for a craft fair. It was the… Read More »Stepping Out of the Shop
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
