Articles on how to build projects
By Jim Creasman A cabinet I recently built called for a fair amount of straight-grained ash. I used this opportunity to sift through a stack of Ash I have making use of several methods to get the desired grain pattern. I’m describing each here in hopes others find these useful. Hopefully, this will also prompt … Read more
by Richard Moore I have been fortunate, having found the texts and people that I have. In my journey to discover the process of French Polishing, and we will cover more on that later.I would like share a brief history of and uses of Shellac while we mix some blonde shellac with a couple resins … Read more
This woodworking and stained glass piece introduces the idea of combining complimentary materials into an interesting artistic item with a beginner-level skill set.
Learning a craft is fun but challenging. Executing a craft using tools that you have made is a whole new skill set to learn and even more rewarding – Click on the picture to learn how Chris makes a Dovetail saw.
by Jim Creasman (ncwoodworker.net member) I finally got around to making a shooting board. This is a shop accessory that’s been on my list for some time. With no shortage of plans available I downloaded the ones from Lie-Nielsen, then combined some ideas from other sites. I ended up with a base that has a … Read more