Design, Build, Restore
It’s become an annual tradition for me and it’s just about time to do it again this year. I’ll be an assistant to the instructor for the next two weeks at Michael Fortune’s Apprenticeship class starting next Monday. If anyone nearby has an interest in the woodworking school, visit their ...
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Practice. Ultimately, practice is the only way to master carving. Last fall we did a little restoration and repair work on a band organ case for a neighbor who does organ restoration projects. That project involved paint-stripping, structural repairs and replacement of missing wood and decorative carvings. Missing chunks of ...
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For those who missed the first portion of this article, the link is here: Read Part 1 of This Series. This is by no means a complete documentation of building the pews. It is sufficient however, to give the reader an accurate idea of what processes are utilized in the ...
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Because many people have little exposure to woodworking and the manual trades, the process of creating finished furniture from a stack of rough lumber often seems mysterious. For many custom projects, more than half the work is done not inside the shop, but on the computer (or with pencil and ...
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