Good Wood Never Goes Out of Style
Well-Traveled Panels
Amazing Sunflower Birdhouse
Rapidly Deployable Furniture
Eliminating Nicks in Planer Knives
Furniture
Capers Landrum Cauthen finds old wood that’s headed for the landfill and gives it new life as furniture that’s overflowing with character. . Read more at the Charleston City Paper.
Historical American Works
The Boston Globe has a story about some twice-rescued woodwork that is looking for its third home. Some paneling from an early American mansion, Sparhawk Hall, is available after being reclaimed from it’s second home.
Projects
You might be jealous of birds’ ability to fly, but you’ve probably never been jealous of their houses. Until now. Transition over at LumberJocks found inspiration from a Goldfinch and turned shop scraps into this treasure.
Chairs
Did you accidentally invite too many people to your cookout? Or maybe that lawnchair finally gave up after a few too many UV rays? Playatech has free plans for furniture you can not only build from simple materials, but can be disassembled for transport and storage.
Tools
A nice post over at Popular Woodworking shows how easy it is to replace an insert on a Byrd Cutterhead. If you can afford one, that is.
