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Southern Lady’s Desk

Article Index — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:29:50 +0000

This North Carolina beauty exemplifies the style of the early South.By Glen D. Huey Pages: 24-33From the November 2011 issue #193 Buy this issue nowI don’t consider myself a furniture snob, but until recently, I’d not studied furniture from the South beyond pieces featured in “Southern Furniture 1680-1830: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection” by Ronald L. Hurst and Johnathan Prown (Colonial Williamsburg).After spending a few days combing through file cabinets at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA), I found I’ve been missing a vast array of gorgeous furniture.VIDEO: Learn to taper legs at a jointer. BLOG: Read about a clever slip-fit design for mortise-and-tenon work. VIDEO: Increase your dovetail accuracy. BLOG: Discover how to make simple, useful router jigs as you need them. IN OUR STORE: “Furniture in the Southern Style: 27 Shop Drawings from the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts” (Popular Woodworking Books). Read more »

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I Can Do That: Lap Desk

Pop Wood Editors — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:43:09 +0000

Portable productivity with a nod to steampunk style.By Mag RuffmanThe glorious thing about being self-sufficient is that you can usually figure out ways to create what you need.My latest need arose after a bad case of Burning Thighs Syndrome, a malady caused by sitting on the couch typing on a laptop computer. With my quadriceps performing as heat sinks for the laptop’s toiling battery, I had the hottest legs in Canada. PLAN: Download the free SketchUp plan for the Lap Desk. ARTICLES: All the “I Can Do That” articles are free online. Download the complete “I Can Do That” manual. Read more »

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I Can Do That Laptop Desk SketchUp Model

Robert W. Lang — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:08:13 +0000

This is a model of a laptop desk that was the "I Can Do That" project in the August 2011 Issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Project design and construction by Mag Ruffman. Read more »

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Portable Writing Desk

Article Index — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:42:16 +0000

Writing letters longhand is one of life’s simple pleasures, as is building this traditional lap desk. By David Thiel Pages: 70-75 From the June 2004 issue #141 Buy this issue now The portable writing desk was an integral part of 18th and 19th century life, when writing was the only form of long-distance communication. As … Read more »

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Arts & Mysteries: The Standing Desk, Finished

Article Index — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:54:42 +0000

Built with traditional joinery and tools, this year-long project looks at home in an 18th-century shop. By Adam Cherubini Pages: 24-27 From the December 2007 issue #166 Buy this issue now This is the last article in my year-long series on building a standing desk for my shop. In this article I’ll show the various … Read more »

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Arts & Mysteries: Standing Desk – Period Details

Article Index — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:41:19 +0000

Use elements of antique furniture to evoke period style. By Adam Cherubini Pages: 26-28 From the November 2007 issue #165 Buy this issue now I’ve almost finished building my standing desk for my workshop. In this installment, I’ll discuss the approach I used to outfit the interior of my desk. From the November 2007 issue … Read more »

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Arts & Mysteries: Standing Desk – Mysteries of 18th-century Drawers

Article Index — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:20:52 +0000

Practical factors influence drawer construction. By Adam Cherubini Pages: 24-27 From the October 2007 issue #164 Buy this issue now Eighteenth-century cabinetmakers constructed drawers in a variety of ways. The differences have thus far been attributed to either the period of construction or regional differences. Some differences appear to be functional improvements over earlier styles. … Read more »

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