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furniture fundamentals

Thanks for all the great comments! Congratulations to Billy’s Little Bench, the winner of this book giveaway. Stay tuned for more exciting book giveaways and if you’re interested in a copy of “Furniture Fundamentals: Casework,” it is currently available for pre-order. 


When I joined the woodworking team a couple of years ago I found myself thumbing through a couple of our newest books at the time to get the lay of the land. Those two books,“Chairs & Benches” and “Tables,” are part of our Furniture Fundamentals series and cover some of the most commonly built furniture forms while teaching the essential techniques needed for success. Recently we set out to create a third book for the series based on box-based furniture forms.

Popular Woodworking Books’ latest offering, “Furniture Fundamentals: Casework” officially releases in a couple of weeks. It’s a compilation of casework techniques, joinery and projects from the archives of Popular Woodworking Magazine and American Woodworker. It offers insight into casework from carcases to drawers and helps you hone your skills through 9 furniture projects that range from simple wall cabinets to blanket chests to beautiful dressers.

And I have a copy to give away! Simply post a comment and I’ll choose the lucky winner at random (winner will be announced on Wednesday 8/3). Good luck!

—Scott Francis


Product Recommendations

Here are some supplies and tools we find essential in our everyday work around the shop. We may receive a commission from sales referred by our links; however, we have carefully selected these products for their usefulness and quality.

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