A Return to Cold-bend Hardwood
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For several years I used CompWood for furniture parts that needed to be bent precisely. It's a wood that has been compressed in its length under heat and with moisture. When the wood cools, it can be bent cold. No steambox. And I have yet to encounter wood failure with the stuff. The only downside? It's expensive compared to cutting down a tree, riving out the stock and bending it […]The post A Return to Cold-bend Hardwood appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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Live Edge Class at Snow Farm, Massachusetts - Part 4 Lisa's Cherry Table
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One of the unique pieces built during my weekend workshop at Snow Farm was a live edge coffee table. Lisa's Cape Cod coffee table began as a 1 cross cut of a cherry tree that showed an attractive burl, intriguing insects cavities and some natural cracks. Our plan was first to fill the imperfection with colored epoxy. Then re-turn four reclaimed furniture legs that Lisa had found on the street. […]The post Live Edge Class at Snow Farm, Massachusetts - Part 4 Lisa's Cherry Table appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.
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