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Removed the clamps and everything looked good, had to scrap some glue excess off. The first thing up was to cut the curves at the top and bottom o...

Received the Acme Threads for this project. I did not want to drill any holes until I had them in hand to measure for the clearance needed. I set ...

I saw a plan for a High Vise, which looked sturdy and it raises the work up to be seen better and no bending over. This is out of "Shop Notes" Vol ...

I decided to shape the Jaws on this while waiting for the order to arrive. THe Jaws consist of two sets, one is smoth which I will attach some leat...

Except not "finished."  I should say, it's functional. I did the test lacing with the chair on the floor.  That was a bit hard on my back.  I got ...

I normally don't post my articles here on Craftisian, but this is my favorite one so far on how I make Marquetry. The publisher for this magazine i...

I had to think the process through, since I wanted to use the drill press, the wrong way would have meant drilling by hand, and I may have drifted....

I have two fixed half height louver /slat/Plantation Shutters in one of my bedrooms, the bane of my cleaning regime if I ever saw one. Constant dus...

Here is a colored pencil drawing of my next piece of furniture that I will be making. My design is in the Art Deco style inspired by Emile Rhulmann...

Up next was to cut the waste area from the bottom of the feet, leaving a small pad on each end. When I was drill out the waste for the mortise I dr...

tuned up the other mortise and tenons so I didn't have to use a lot of force to fit everything together. Then I was able to get a good measurement...

I took the time to lay out all of the mortise and tenons, keeping an eye on the grain and the glue line. I chose to use through mortise for all, an...