Video: A marquetry master

Look over Craig Thibodeau’s shoulder, and watch him assemble a marquetry panel. He makes it look easy.

Video: Block plane tune-up

Contributing editor Roland Johnson was refurbishing handplanes long before it
was cool. In this video, he demonstrates his techniques for tuning up this woodshop workhorse.

Video: Graceful curves for your garden Wood-bending wizard

Michael Fortune deconstructs the classic Adirondack chair to deliver an updated design full of beautiful curves. In this eight-
part series, Fortune demonstrates a variety of techniques, including how to:

• Build strong forms for bent laminations
• Resaw thin plies for bending
• Trim and shape tricky curved components.

The illustrious illustrator

This may be John Hartman’s first time writing an article for Fine Woodworking, but you’ve seen his work many times before. He’s one of the talented illustrators who make our projects easier to understand. Here, we show off some favorite illustrations John has done for us over the years.

A jig for angled mortises Rob

Hare’s chairs come together with angled mortise-and-tenon joints, which can be intimidating. Thankfully Rob has a jig that makes the process simple.

Rob’s curved cauls used in slat assembly can be downloaded here.