Craftsy Posts about a Jig for Miters and Bevels

Here are parts one and two of my Craftsy article describing how to make this new miter/bevel jig and how I use it to make boxes.

Not too shabby. This isn't even glued up yet:

The jig in all its simple glory:

I sometimes post in-progress shots on my new account at Instagram. Check me out there: http://instagram.com/furnidude.

Craftsy Post: Shaker Woodworking

Here is my take on some of the characteristics that define the Shaker style:

http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2014/06/shaker-woodworking/

Craftsy Post: Achieve Worry-Free Furniture Glue-Ups Every Time With These Helpful Tips

Have a look at this other Craftsy post on how to successfully glue up furniture without making yourself crazy: http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2014/05/how-to-glue-up-wood/

Craftsy Post: Making a Tage Frid-Style Three-Legged Stool

Have a look at my recent post on the Craftsy woodworking blog.

Thanks to the Rhode Island School of Design Museum for permission to use the photo of Frid's three-legged stool.

Furniture I Love: Libby Schrum Design

I found Libby Schrum’s amazing furniture as I was checking out the website for the Grovewood Gallery in Asheville, North Carolina. (I’ve never been there, but I’d love to go.) I was struck by the variety of Libby’s work and how well it is made. Her furniture is full of ideas that are fully expressed and perfectly executed. Check out her Cork Chair. The curves give it great movement, and I love the milk paint finish.

Siblings is a fun take on a standard bench. Again, great idea, great execution.

Libby studied at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship and earned a Masters at the Rhode Island School of Design. She received the 2010 John D. Mineck Furniture Fellowship, which is given to individuals “who represent a great new talent and demonstrate dedication to the craft of furniture making.” That describes her perfectly.

I appreciate Libby for helping me out on an article I wrote for the Craftsy blog on furniture glue-ups. I’m sure the glue-up for her walnut coffee table, called Theme and Variation, must have been a doozy!  

Check out her website at www.libbyschrum.com. Photos by Jim Dugan

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Craftsy Post: Strategic Sanding

Here is my second post on the Craftsy woodworking blog:  http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2014/04/how-to-properly-sand-wood/

It's a real challenge to make sanding interesting, but that's what I tried to do. Would love to hear any feedback.