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
Notes From the Shop
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
Thoughts on Good Furniture Design
Recently a friend and I had a bit of a conversation about the toshi-nuki shelves that I recently built. He was concerned about racking, since… Read More »Thoughts on Good Furniture Design
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
Toshi-Nuki Shelves – Build 2
Following from the last post on building the Toshi-Nuki Shelves, which was mainly about cutting mortises, we continue on with… more mortises. Or in this… Read More »Toshi-Nuki Shelves – Build 2
Toshi-nuki Shelves – Build 1
It’s time to start building some knockdown shelving. A few weeks have passes since the last post where I talked about different joinery options for… Read More »Toshi-nuki Shelves – Build 1
Making Shoji – Western Red Cedar
A couple weeks ago I finished up a set of shoji screens for a customer in the US. I had planned to use sugi (Japanese… Read More »Making Shoji – Western Red Cedar
Collapsible Shelving Joinery Considerations
One of the furniture designs that I’ve been working on recently is this shelving system that I designed to be easily assembled/disassembled via traditional joinery.… Read More »Collapsible Shelving Joinery Considerations
