Rob Johnstone
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Student Woodworking
This Week, Rob heads to the fair, plus we check in with woodworker Stevie Estler and a mobile shop cabinet.
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Christmas in August
This Week, Rob thinks ahead to December, plus making coat hooks with steam and clamping without long pipe clamps.
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Dog Days
This week, Rob appreciates the dog days, plus a slatted shelving project and a tip for saving wear on chisels.
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Back, Safe and Sound
This week, Rob’s back in town and ready to work, plus a feature on steam bending and making a pencil box.
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Hot, Hot, Hot
This week, Rob touches down in Vegas, plus his technique for turning a lamp body and understanding wood figure.
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One Man’s Mess
This week, Rob cleans up the workshop, Chris Marshall builds a chair and a reader’s idea for a magnetic lathe rest.
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PROJECT: Turned Lamp
Making objects that are both functional and beautiful has always been a woodworking objective. This turned lamp is a good example.
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Summer in the Shop
This week, Rob writes an ode to summer woodworking, plus we explore the rising costs of lumber and take a look at this summer’s new tools.
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VIDEO: Steam Bending Basics
In this video, Rob Johnstone breaks down the steam bending process, from building a steam chamber to creating a small steam bent project.
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Steam Bent Hook Drawings
Rob Johnstone created these Scandinavian coat hooks using steam bending techniques and these full-size drawings as a template.
