Cutting Drawers for a Period Chest
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Drawers from the William & Mary period (circa 1690-1730 in the Colonies) were often constructed in a manner that might seem odd to modern furniture makers. Rather than having the bottom ride in plowed grooves, they were often housed in rabbets cut into the front and sides of the drawers. The bottom would then be
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Make Tenons Using a Bump-cut
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As my article on building the Southern Gents Mirror Stand, in the August 2013 Popular Woodworking Magazine (issue #205), passed through design and begin routing (being passed from editor to editor for each to read and mark corrections), my terminology was called into question. What are bump-cut tenons, I was asked. As I
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Wait, Leather Already?
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With this class in building Roorkhee chairs, I bit off way less than I could chew. After the second day, we just have to finish up a couple details on the leather and metal work before we start finishing the mahogany. Tomorrow, I hope we will finish all the chairs with shellac and black wax
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