Popular Woodworking Magazine » Ted Brown http://www.popularwoodworking.com Woodworking advice, woodworking plans, woodworking projects and woodworking blogs Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:31:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Krenov-style ‘Memories Box’http://www.popularwoodworking.com/articleindex/krenov-style-memories-box http://www.popularwoodworking.com/articleindex/krenov-style-memories-box#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:25:24 +0000 Article Index http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=110974
Krenov-style 'Memories Box'

Wood is the starting point of inspiration for these boxes infused with the past.By Ted Brown Pages: 48-51From the December 2011 issue #194 Buy the issue nowIn my mind, this article goes to the root of why we work wood. It is about the philosophy of creating things in wood and the approach more so than the technical application of skill. Back in 1993, I spent nine months studying a way of working under James Krenov at the College of the Redwoods in Fort Bragg, Calif. Yes, I learned technical things there, but more important is that Jim inspired us to think, to be sensitive in our choices and to do the very best we could in the execution.ARTICLE: For another approach to a small, contemporary box, read Gary Rogowski’s “Jasmine Box.” ARTICLE: For more on applying shellac, read Bob Flexner’s “French Polishing Myths,” in this issue on page 60. TO BUY: Build your skills with “Box by Box,” by Jim Stack. IN OUR STORE: “New Masters of the Wooden Box,” by Oscar Fitzgerald. Read more »

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From Concept to Completion, Part 2

Detailed drawings, cut lists and grain orientation aid in a successful building process. By Ted Brown Pages: 70-73 From the November 2007 issue #165 Buy this issue now We use detailed drawings to capture important relationships between components. It is not always required that we draw the entire piece. If we can draw only the … Read more »

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From Concept to Completion, Part 1

Designing a project from scratch. By Ted Brown Pages: 66-69 From the October 2007 issue #164 Buy this issue now Where does a concept come from? For me, it starts with a need – either of my own, or that of a client. In this case, my client needs side tables to go at either … Read more »

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