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This week’s question comes from Maurice. He writes: I just finished a 5′ fern stand in poplar ready for spray in Cloud White. The problem is, despite accurate dimensioning and execution of mortise and tenons etc, the piece wobbles ie. it is fractionally unlevel. What is the best way ...
Name: Ger Tysk Location: Boston, MA Amateur or Pro: Amateur Finish Used: The drummer who I made this for didn’t want any staining but wanted to keep the natural look of the maple to contrast with the dark wood of the drum body, so I simply finished it with a few coats of clear satin po...
w workbench and buying some new hand tools, it was time to build. I remembered seeing one of Krenov’s cabinets in a Fine Woodworking magazine in the” master class” section. I liked it a lot, although there where no drawings or measurements. I can’t take much credit for the de...
I asked you about a dark mahogany stain a few weeks ago and you suggested I go with Bartley’s Jet Mahogany. Well, I wasn’t able to get the Bartley’s stain in time for Christmas, so I was forced to go with the Polyshades. It didn’t turn out too bad, though it was a very frust...
Again?!?! Every time Woodworker’s Safety Week rolls around, I can count on at least a few folks saying, “Haven’t we covered everything already?!” Yeah, I’m talking about you Shannon. Ha! Honestly though, it is a valid question. After all, how many times can we talk abo...
. I was inspired by Marc’s Walnut TV stand, but knew I wanted something different. I also didn’t want simple metal drawer pulls. Most of the main box is mahogany plywood, joined with dadoes. There are a few pocket screws here and there, and a lot of glue (thank goodness for Titebond s...
This is a piece I designed for one of the teachers at my son’s school. She needed a music stand or podium for her classroom. I have always liked the art nouveau/organic look of Sam Maloof’s work. When I asked what kind of wood she wanted, she said walnut so this is what came out. I was ...
This is an absolutely beautiful Asian-inspired table submitted by Bob: The inspiration for this project came from two sources; my wife who loves Asian style furniture, artifacts and art, and a picture of a similar but taller plant stand done by Yeung Chan whom I met at a woodworking show. I had no...
The Wood Whisperer is proud to announce the first annual Woodworker’s Safety Week. Every year, during the first full week of May, I hope the woodworking world will join me in taking some time to refresh our memories about the importance of safety and proper techniques. Most of you probably ...
Once again, Woodworker’s Safety Week is fast approaching. Starting May 2nd, you can expect many of our blogging and podcasting friends to discuss various safety-related topics and I will aggregate the links here for your convenience. As always, the goal is to look at this as a yearly refreshe...
Every year during Safety Week, I like to spread the love a little and share links from my fellow bloggers and podcasters. Last week, I was quite distracted with website trouble so here’s a quick list of links that were brought to my attention. If you have a blog and you wrote a safety-related...
So this morning, I started reminding people that it was Safety Week. This is the result of having way too much on my plate and getting in from Atlanta last night at 10pm. I totally forgot I already postoned the even till next week. So since we have a whole week yet to be unsafe, I thought it wou...