Accent Table
Furniture Project: The organic shape of this accent table is created by a series of matching nested curves that produce a light, visual appearance.
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Furniture Project: The organic shape of this accent table is created by a series of matching nested curves that produce a light, visual appearance.
Cabinet Project: This article is the fourth in a series of five that will explore many of the issues and cabinets styles for those of you who want to build kitchen and bathroom cabinets.
Shop Project: With the prices of mini lathes plunging from approximately $600 down to $299, such lathes are finding their way into more and more workshops.
Intarsia Project: Canadian Woodworking Magazine is “puttin’ on the ritz” with this, their first all-gloss issue!
Wood Science: Most people have seen one form or another of failed table tops. Sometimes they crack down the middle. Sometimes they are so badly warped that they’ve pulled screws right out of the aprons below. These failures can be attributed to one phenomenon: wood movement.
Simple Project: Keep your favourite CDs right next to your CD player with this attractive holder.
Canadian Tools: You might not think that an advanced power electronics products company has much to offer the average woodworker. Well, Vancouver-based Xantrex Technology has a nifty product that just might catch your attention.
Wood Jig: As I mentioned in the last issue, I have been involved in carpentry for the last 30 years. During that time I have always been one to look for an easier way to do things. Often that means coming up with my own jigs, thereby making my job easier, safer, more accurate, and less costly.
Wood Turning: Most people think of bowls as being round. In all fairness, they usually are. However, sometimes it’s fun and interesting to try turning something new.
Wood Finishing: Some woods, such as oak, ash, mahogany and walnut, have large open pores. If you want to finish these woods to a super smooth surface, then you’re going to have to fill the pores so they are level with the surrounding surface of the wood.
Software Review: This is the second installment of a two-part series on designing with CAD. In the previous article, we looked at how you can use CAD to design your own projects, and discussed what CAD can do for you. This article explores seven CAD software packages in order to help you decide which one is right for you.