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This article from Fine Woodworking explores the work of Gerard Furbershaw, a former industrial designer who now creates functional art furniture. Furbershaw's pieces are characterized by layering, contrast, and negative space, often using materials like plywood and bamboo. He relies on his industrial design skills and computer-aided design software to create and refine his pieces, which are then CNC machined and finished with care. Furbershaw aims to leave a lasting legacy with his work, which is branded with the Furbershaworks name. [Extracted from the article]

My leg vise has 111/2 in. of clearance between the vise screw and the top of the bench, and the chop can be opened 121/2 in. from the face of the workbench. It is simple to build, and the only hardware required for it is a vise screw, which is widely available and inexpensive (I paid about $60 for the 18-in. Yost vise screw I used on this bench). The cherry vise chop has a maple pin board and a Yost vise screw. [Extracted from the article]

Then, since the splats' upper tenons are full-width, knife the width of the splat onto the back rest to mark the mortise's width. When driving it, stop a couple of inches from the front of the seat, apply some glue to the housing, install the splat, then drive the batten until the splat seats against the notch. Angled mortise-and-tenons Angled through-mortises in the battens accept the long splat tenons. The seat and splat are linked with a knockdown joint, whose angled tenon requires special care. [Extracted from the article]

Cutting into the threads here is OK, since the CA glue, not the thread, is now holding the fibers together. For gluing the bundles, I use super-thin CA glue because it wicks through the thread and into and among the fibers so well. If the bundle is too small, I add some fibers evenly all around (so that the bundle stays round), wrap it with thread, and add a bit more glue. Features Like a good chair or table, a well-made brush is a blend of function and sculpture. [Extracted from the article]

Outdoor furniture The key move when building wooden planters is to not ask them to hold dirt, which is full of water and bacteria and will ultimately win its battle with the wood. The planter boxes are beyond simple: just roughsawn cedar fence boards screwed onto square posts hidden on the inside. Be sure to drill clearance and pilot holes to give the screws their best grip and avoid splitting the wood. [Extracted from the article]

ATTACH THE FASTENING BARS On one side of each leg, position a fastening bar flush with the top of the board, and attach it with two 2½-in.-long screws, approximately 1½ in. from each end. SPACE THE LEGS, AND ATTACH THE FACE BOARDS Rest both leg boards on their sides on a flat work surface, with the fastening bars facing each other. SECURE THE LEGS TO THE SEAT Attach the leg assembly by screwing through the fastening bars to the seat boards with four 2½-in.- long screws on each side. [Extracted from the article]

Bessey deep-throat clamps were useful for reaching over the 2x6s, but Jorgenson I-beam clamps afforded the greatest pressure, and we also used a few Pony pipe clamps. Both the Jorgenson clamps and the pipe clamps bent under the force we applied - and one of my pipe clamps now sports a severe bend. The sequence: clamp the layer, drill, screw, unclamp, place and clamp the next layer, and so on. [Extracted from the article]

I'll demonstrate a simple template-guide jig for the mortises, and time-tested methods for making tenons to fit. Quick, accurate mortises with a router There are 40 mortises of four different lengths in this bench, but you can simplify the process using two easy-to-make jigs. Angled armrests are a fun challenge Making the armrests is tricky, due to the angled tenon that fits into the rear leg mortise. Next, bring the arms to the tenoning jig, lay the 9º angle flat on the table, clamp it into the jig, and cut the tenons. [Extracted from the article]

Garden Projects GARDEN PROJECTS In the heart of every gardener is the desire for a potting bench - one that can be used year-round, though there will be times when it stands still and orderly, its surface swept and tidy, with tools, pots, labels, and soil all in their places. The shelf unit should now slide snugly between the two back legs and can be attached with two screws driven into each leg. What you'll need MATERIALS Redwood or cedar lumber: • Eleven 12-ft.-long 2x4s • One 12-ft.-long 2x3 • One 8-ft.-long 1x6 • Two 6-ft.-long 1x6s • Two 8-ft.-long 2x2s • Three 6-ft.-long 1x4s HARDWARE • One 2-ft.-long by 2-ft.-wide piece of ½-in. hardware cloth • One hundred 1- 5/8 -in.- long ceramic-coated deck screws • Two hundred 2-½-in.- long ceramic-coated deck screws Building the bench The overall directions for the potting bench are simple, and you can modify the design according to your needs or style. [Extracted from the article]

But workbenches vary widely, as do the myriad ways woodworkers accessorize them. The post attaches to the carving with yellow glue, and is clamped in the two halves of a holding block, with force provided by any workbench vise. Release the vise and the workpiece can be turned 360°; by tilting the holding block in the vise, you can angle the workpiece up to 30° to allow undercutting. [Extracted from the article]

Jobs like carving or sawing dovetails are both easier on your back if the bench is higher. By adding a vise to the auxiliary bench, Becksvoort keeps his usual methods intact while working at the optimal height. With the smaller bench clamped to the main bench, Becksvoort can work at a level that will be comfortable for extended periods of time and allow him to use his body position productively. [Extracted from the article]

I made the side-hung drawers from solid wood, joining them with dovetails and then cutting grooves in the sides for the drawer runners. With the drawer in place, transfer the location of the runner dado from the case to the drawer side. Cut stopped grooves in the drawer sides to accept the solid-maple drawer runners. [Extracted from the article]

A better method is to use a planing stop or saw hook, which take advantage of the cutting force of the tool to keep the workpiece in place. To cut small, thin stock to length, a saw block clamped in a vise is a better choice than the full-size saw hook. I use a saw hook to tackle sawing at the benchtop. The fence and cleat on this jig, as well as those on the saw hook (opposite page), are glued into shallow dadoes in the bases. [Extracted from the article]

If you're remarkably tall (more than about 6 ft., 5 in.), make your bench legs' rough length a little longer than shown in the drawing; if you're petite, you might want to raise the height of the braces so they remain a bit above the floor when you trim the legs to length. Brush glue in the notches and on the cheeks of the legs, then clamp the legs in place, making sure the top is firmly seated on the shoulders. The two short braces get lapped onto the inside of the legs, but the legs don't get a corresponding notch. Clamp the braces to the legs, and mark the braces for length with a pencil. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers step-by-step instructions for designing a bench for a garden at the Chuang Yen Monastery in Carmel, New York.

A gallery of photographs of wooden furniture submitted by magazine readers is presented, including a dressing mirror made by Michael Codispoti from Wellesley, Massachusetts, a wooden bar made by Robert Slotterback from Cedar Rapids, Iowa and a bench made by Alex Nelson from Portland, Oregon.

A mouth-adjustment screw regulates the positioning of the shoe and prevents it from striking the blade. Unlike the Stanley version, whose mouth is inconvenient to alter, the Veritas has a moveable shoe in front of the blade, which makes adjusting the mouth a snap. New to market Each year, the experts at Fine Woodworking, Fine Homebuilding, and Fine Gardening test dozens of new products and tools. [Extracted from the article]

Several images of furniture created by readers of the periodical "Fine Woodworking" are presented including a black walnut bench designed by Ryan Mails, a bar stool designed by Diego Miscoria and a glass-top table designed by the Florida-based woodworker Mike Fucile.

The article offers several images of woodwork and furniture that has been completed by readers of the periodical "Fine Woodworking" including a table designed and constructed by Rick Tomkins of Summerland, British Columbia, a bench designed and constructed by Victor DiNovi of Santa Barbara, California, and a bench designed by Michael Puryear of Accord, New York.

The article presents several photographs submitted by readers of the journal which show wooden furniture they have constructed including a hutch built by Matthew Bunnell, a bench built by William Roberts, and a credenza built by Matt Thibodeau.

The article describes the outdoor chairs created by furniture makers Michael Fortune, Hank Gilpin and Matt Kennery. The Adirondack-style chair of Fortune is higher and taller than the regular design to make seating and getting out of it more comfortable. The chair of Gilpin is made from teak, has simple joints and no finishing because it is intended to go gray outdoors. The tropical wood sipo is the choice of Kenney for building his garden bench that has closely-spaced seat slats and a sloping back so that water will not seep in.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for constructing a bench.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for making a Japanese garden bench.

Although vintAge StAnley no. 1 plAneS Are ScArce and very costly, enough of them exhibit signs of wear to suggest that these little planes were well-used tools and not novelties. veritas's newly released version continues the tradition, but with a bevel-up configuration to help with tasks that benefit from the plane's small footprint. A mouth-adjustment screw regulates the positioning of the shoe and prevents it from striking the blade. Much like a block plane, the veritas No. 1 excels where its small sole allows for finesse and control in fitting, sizing, and shaping smaller parts. [Extracted from the article]

As one who has subscribed to every issue of FWW and still gets excited when one appears in my mailbox, I am writing you for the first time in response to Adam Godet's article "The tortured cycle of a woodworking project" (From the Bench, FWW #285). After nearly 60 years of experience, moving from basic to fine furniture making, I found myself identifying completely with his sequence of emotions and appraisals during his project build and was laughing inside given the almost infinite number of times I have shared those feelings. -, Anderson, S.C. Adam really nailed it in his article. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents questions and answers related to woodworking including building a classic highboy, building a Christian Becksvoort's trestle table, and building a garden bench out of ipé.

The author offers instructions of building triangular corner braces for a suite of benches.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "One Bench Plane Can Do It All," by Christian Becksvoort in the January/February 2011 issue, and "Make a Bargain-Basement Plane Perform Like Royalty," by Roland Johnson in the winter 2010/2011 issue.

The article provides information on woodworks featured at trade shows during the 2010 Furniture Society Conference. The table piece made by Bart Niswonger has a topographical element to its cherry and ash sideboard. The mahogany outdoor bench made by Hayami Arakawa will be placed on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus.

The article features the workbench made by John Caverly. According to the article, he was forced by the cold weather to work inside the house and building his workbench eased moving the entire shop into his home during the winter. The workbench houses his collection of hand tools. A description of his workbench, with a diagram, is offered.