DIY PROJECTS

This chair is held together with long threaded rods (plus nuts and washers), which not only make assembly easy but

Tansu drawers are built differently from their Western counterparts. They have pinned joinery at the corners, and the bottom of

A distinctive design carries the designer’s “voice” or personal style. I’ve cultivated my own through learning design fundamentals and trial

I designed this outdoor table to accompany the chair featured in FWW #309, and the two are assembled in similar ways.

Tansu has long fascinated me. A tansu in an antique shop window contributed greatly to my taking up serious woodworking.

—This article is from FWW #21–Mar/April 1980. Most areas grow at least one timber species that is suitable for log work.

Synopsis: Copied directly from a 400-year-old Ming Dynasty table, this piece looks clean and simple but is constructed with a

Synopsis: Made using riftsawn beech and steel hardware, this easel has an A-shaped frame with angled legs. The central support

Synopsis: Just as you can with wood, you can make the hardware look older and more distinctive, create a custom

Synopsis: David Welter spent 30 years working at what is now The Krenov School, so it makes perfect sense that