If you’re remodeling a game room or setting your family room for entertaining, one of the things you might want to include is a bar. A bar becomes a nice place to congregate and talk, instantly providing a relaxed atmosphere, while providing you with a convenient space to serve drinks and even snacks from. Believe … Read more
You may not realize it, but your home’s furniture is probably toxic. A wide range of different chemicals are used in the manufacture of most furniture, many of which are actually toxic. They may only be toxic while they are outgassing or when they burn; but that doesn’t mean they aren’t dangerous. There are two … Read more
Woodworking is all about shaping wood. While there are a wide variety of ways to shape wood, they can be divided into two basic categories: cutting wood to remove parts and attaching pieces together. Within each of those two categories, there are several ways to accomplish most woodworking tasks. For the most part, woodworking today … Read more
Curved panels have always been a part of fine furniture, cabinetry and architectural trim. Considerably harder and therefore more expensive than flat panels, curved panels are one of the things woodworkers use to distinguish their fine quality work from more mundane woodworking. While not all fine woodworking includes curved panels, enough does that we can … Read more
One of the great woodworkers of modern time was a California man named Sam Maloof. Sam’s work is known for lean, graceful lines, with sculptured parts. His joints display beauty as well as strength, as his parts seamlessly blend into one another. His style, which involves a lot of sculpted parts, has been memorialized by … Read more