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Greene and Greene? My favorite style, bar none! You'll find these two books quite useful. http://www.amazon.com/Darrell-Peart/e/B001JS36Q2/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pe
by tjic 13y ago
Greene and Greene?
My favorite style, bar none!
You'll find these two books quite useful.
http://www.amazon.com/Darrell-Peart/e/B001JS36Q2/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1 http://www.amazon.com/Darrell-Peart/e/B001JS36Q2/ref=ntt_ath...
> Do you have more information on techniques to avoid cracks?
1) alternate the growth rings of the flat table pieces: one cupping up, next down, next up, etc.
2) keep breadboard ends in line with the plane of the tabletop by using splines
3) pin or glue the breadboard ends only in the center.
4) start reading Fine Woodworking magazine.
- hindsightbias 13y agoDarrell has classes: http://furnituremaker.com/Greene_and_Greene_class.htm http://furnituremaker.com/Greene_and_Greene_class.htm
- pndmnm 13y agoOh man, I can't believe the school (I grew up in Port Townsend) both offered a Joint Stool From A Tree course earlier this year and didn't get enough signups for it: http://www.ptwoodschool.com/joint_stool_from_a_tree.html http://www.ptwoodschool.com/joint_stool_from_a_tree.html I would absolutely love to do that. The book is a great read -- the basic premise is that you can build furniture from green wood in such a way that the drying of the wood will lock your joints and strengthen the stool: http://www.lostartpress.com/Make_a_Joint_Stool_from_a_Tree_p/bk-majsfat.htm http://www.lostartpress.com/Make_a_Joint_Stool_from_a_Tree_p...
- dfc 13y agoThe strength of green wood furniture also comes from the fact that the wood grain is left intact because it is split along the grain. Peter Follansbee is awesome, he was on the two most recent Woodwright episodes.