6 - 12 of 6 Search for: Sort by: date: New to Old date: Old to New alphabetical: A-Z alphabetical: Z-A Sorry, there were no results 3 Reasons to Use Quarter Sawn Wood Article Quarter-sawn wood costs about twice as much as plain-sawn. So, why use it? In order to understand the benefits (and extra cost) let's look at how the material is milled from a… Read Article Modern Media Cabinet Part 4: Drawer Bank Construction and Assembly Article In the previous installment of this project, we constructed the horizontal stretchers complete with tenons. Now we will focus on building the drawer bank using plywood joined with biscuits. We… Read Article Modern Media Cabinet Part 3: Tenons and Edge Banding Article In the previous installment of this project, we performed the milling operations on the legs, including mortises and tapers. Now we will turn our attention to the stretchers that join… Read Article Modern Media Cabinet Part 2: Mortises and Tapered Legs Article In part one of this series, we provided an overview of the project as well as scaled drawings. Here we will begin construction of the project, starting with the legs… Read Article Modern Media Cabinet Part 1: Introduction Article In need of a media cabinet to house electronics gear for a new home theater room, I went to Seth Keller (WWGOA Contributing Editor and professional designer) for design assistance.… Read Article Repair Veneer on an Antique Article A recent restoration job required that I replace the badly damaged oak veneer on the top of an antique table. The piece was an old salesman sample of a sewing… Read Article
3 Reasons to Use Quarter Sawn Wood Article Quarter-sawn wood costs about twice as much as plain-sawn. So, why use it? In order to understand the benefits (and extra cost) let's look at how the material is milled from a… Read Article
Modern Media Cabinet Part 4: Drawer Bank Construction and Assembly Article In the previous installment of this project, we constructed the horizontal stretchers complete with tenons. Now we will focus on building the drawer bank using plywood joined with biscuits. We… Read Article
Modern Media Cabinet Part 3: Tenons and Edge Banding Article In the previous installment of this project, we performed the milling operations on the legs, including mortises and tapers. Now we will turn our attention to the stretchers that join… Read Article
Modern Media Cabinet Part 2: Mortises and Tapered Legs Article In part one of this series, we provided an overview of the project as well as scaled drawings. Here we will begin construction of the project, starting with the legs… Read Article
Modern Media Cabinet Part 1: Introduction Article In need of a media cabinet to house electronics gear for a new home theater room, I went to Seth Keller (WWGOA Contributing Editor and professional designer) for design assistance.… Read Article
Repair Veneer on an Antique Article A recent restoration job required that I replace the badly damaged oak veneer on the top of an antique table. The piece was an old salesman sample of a sewing… Read Article
