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Fineply

A remarkable new form of shop-built plywood can stretch your imagination!

BY JERRY SPADY
The things humans have made over the millennia have depended upon both the materials available and our understanding of their properties. Secondarily, we’ve had to develop appropriate tools and techniques to manipulate these materials. This is true on the grand scale of, say,… »

Mukta’s Lotus Desk

Mukta’s Lotus Desk
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY PETER ROBERT PRESNELL

This piece was commissioned by a lady from India who now resides in Napa, California, and prefers to write letters by hand. She explained that her favorite relaxed position was sitting on the floor, whether writing by hand or working on her lap top computer. So, she… »

Tips and Techniques

My rubber mallet has just the right amount of heft for assembling and disassembling joints. The problem is that the black rubber of the mallet head often leaves an ugly mark on the wood. I solved this problem by stretching an old sock over the head of the mallet. The elasticity of the sock keeps… »