project design
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CAD Conversation
Readers share their CAD preferences for woodworking project design.
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VIDEO: Exploring Woodturning Bowl Design
Ernie Conover takes you on a tour of many of the bowls he and other respected woodturners have created. He discusses the forms and purposes of various types of bowls.
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Plans or Mind’s Eye?
Do you need a solid set of plans in order to start building, or do you let creativity guide you through the design/build process?
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Build a Modern Coffee Table with Cross Lap Joints
How to build a modern coffee table inspired by the classic mid-century modern George Nelson design bench.
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VIDEO: Contemporary Hall Table
See the process author Chris Salomone used to design and build his Contemporary Hall Table, featured in the January/February 2019 issue of Woodworker’s Journal.
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PROJECT: White Oak Bookcase
Made from white oak lumber and using classic frame and panel construction, this project will become a stunning showcase for favorite books.
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PROJECT: Table Saw Outfeed Table
Taking advantage of some great lumber and highly functional hardware, maker Matt Cremona creates a multipurpose super shop helper!
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VIDEO: Table Saw Outfeed Table Build
Matt Cremona shows the entire build process for his outfeed table using a thick slab of live edge ash lumber in this video.
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Making a Slab Top Table
Variations on a theme allow creativity to grow even if you are working with a very specific main component. Our publisher explores the idea with this slab top table.