Here’s a great gift idea for those woodworkers who enjoy designing furniture on the computer. Executive Editor Bob Lang’s CD is the standard tutorial for SketchUp.
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Author Archives: Ajax Alexandre
About Ajax Alexandre
Ajax Alexandre is the online community editor at Popular Woodworking Magazine.
Build a Sculptured Rocker with Charles Brock
“Two DVD’s + Book + Full-Size Patterns + Online Support = Success!
Most woodworkers’ “”bucket lists”" of projects include crafting a Maloof-inspired rocking chair. Brocks’ instructional bundle includes a DVD (103 minutes) and companion book (48 pages with 69 pictures) that provide you with all the plans and instruction you need to build your heirloom rocker with confidence. Plus, you’ll receive additional support through membership in a special club for builders of sculptured furniture.
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New Masters of the Wooden Box
Here’s a great gift idea – expanding the Boundaries of Box Making.
Features 34 contemporary masters of the wooden box. Each artist’s profile includes photographs of their work and a short essay focusing on design ideas and objectives. Includes jewelry boxes, desk boxes, reliquaries, keepsake boxes and more.
Two Cherries Skew Bevel Wood Chisels
Here’s a great gift idea for the woodworker who has everything – skew chisels!
Two Cherries bevel edge chisels with a skew cutting edge for hand controlled paring and other detailed work. The pair contains 2, 12mm tools with right and left angled cutting edge, perfect for trimming slightly protruding dovetails, tenons, dowels, and a multitude of applications where finesse, not chopping is required.
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Two Cherries Five Small Carving Tools & Leather Pouch
Here’s a great gift idea for the beginning wood carver!
Have you ever needed a very small carving tool for working in limited access or on very small pieces of work? Finally, Two Cherries has provided the solution! Small octagon handles fit comfortably in the hand, and the balance of handle to blade is perfect.
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500 Tables: Inspiring Interpretations of Function and Style
These 500 tables are more than just practical places to set a coffee cup or notepad; they’re inspired works of art. Esteemed juror Andrew Glasgow has selected a wide array of styles and forms, from pieces that showcase masterful woodwork to ones that feature alternative materials and aesthetic sensibilities.
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Decorative Carving
I’ve been making these wine bottle stoppers as gifts for the holiday season. They are a lot of fun to make on the lathe and it doesn’t take very long to knock a few of them out. I use an electric die grinder with a carbide bit for the decorative carving on the top of … Read more