Discussion Forum

• Chair making books

  I'd like to make chairs, which books do you recommend? Thanks in advance, pqken

• Drafting Supplies

  I'm designing a drafting table and need to know the width. First I need to know which size straight edge to use, does anybody out there have any suggestions on…

• How do you make mitered sticking?

  I've been doing what seems like a long version of making door frames with mitered sticking. What I do is first make the molding (by molding plane), then the groove…

• Can any wood be used as panels?

  I've posted this question before with no response so I'll try it again without the specifics. I live in Japan and there is a tree here called "Keiyaki". I've asked…

• Has anyone work Keyaki (Zelkova serrata)

  I'm living in Japan and there is a native tree species here that is related to Elms called Keyaki (Zelkova serrata). It's a beautiful wood that is hard and has…

• forstner bits

  Does anybody have any experience with the forstner bits sold on ebay? How do they hold up and are they a worthwhile purchase?

• forstner bits

  Does anybody have any experience with the forstner bits sold on ebay? How do they hold up and are they a worthwhile purchase?

• What is “Handmade” in your opinion?

  Branching off from another post here, a good question was brought up I thought. And that is, What is "Handmade" furniture in your opinion?

• Design ideas

  Where does everybody get ideas for your pieces? I'm looking for magazines that show hand made furniture. Is there anything out there like this? Thanks in advance

• HVLP Sprayers

  Hello all, I'm considering going from hand brushed to buying a HVLP Sprayer system. To begin with what should I be looking for in a good system? And can anyone…