After a career in engineering, Chris has been working wood for the last five years. Instead of designing chips, he now makes chips; dustier, but ultimately very satisfying.
Learning how to apply veneers with an iron can open up your woodworking world. It allows you to use expensive, exotic species on surfaces without tools like a vacuum press. Once you get the hang of it you’ll find it’s pretty easy to do.
Inlays are often installed flush to a surface, but this is a process that can be used to add a real three-dimensional sense to your work.
We can all make square legs, but what about multiple tapered legs, each with one curved face? It’s not that bad when you have the right jig.
