This post is part of Get Woodworking Week, an initiative started by Tom Iovino of Tom's Workbench, to build interest and participation in woodworking. I know that every one of my readers except for Paul-Marcel, for whom I made the first one, is scratching their head wondering what the heck a Br'all is, what it does, … Continue reading Every Workshop Needs a Br’all
This is the second post on the construction of my Table with a Twist. The first post covered the making of the legs. I had initially thought about making the aprons square like the legs because I knew how to twist a square blank and wasn't sure how a rectangular blank would work. I experimented … Continue reading Construction of “Table with a Twist” – Part 2: Twisted Aprons
When I set out to create this table I knew that I wanted to use plain wood for the base and figured wood for the top. I knew that straight-grained wood would be easier to carve, and complements the carving well; curvy grain would distract from the linear design. I expected that using figured wood … Continue reading Construction of “Table with a Twist” – Part 1: Legs
Sculptural Woodwork by Chris Wong 