17th Century New England Carving
with Peter Follansbee
This style of carved decoration takes its inspiration from furniture and woodwork from both England and New England, spanning most of the seventeenth century. Geometric, floral and architectural elements combine to make up the designs. First-hand examinations of oak furniture in both public and private collections provide the material upon which my work is based, which I do...
17th Century New England Carving: Carving the S-Scroll
with Peter Follansbee
This video complements our first DVD with Peter, . In this second DVD, Peter focuses specifically on the S-Scroll and guides you through the tools, materials, layouts, and techniques involved in creating this hand-carved design element.
100 minutes, Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Productions, 2011.
17th Century Wainscot Chair with Peter Follansbee
The Wainscot Chair is one of the hallmarks of 17th century joinery. In this DVD, Peter demonstrates how to prepare material from a section of oak, shape the chair pieces using bench tools and a pole lathe, and join them together with drawbored mortise and tenon joints. He also offers two traditional approaches for making the angled joints of this chair.
Peter Follansbee specializes in 17th century...
Build a Dutch Tool Chest with Chris Schwarz
Tool chests come in many sizes and shapes. The Dutch Tool Chest is roomy, but portable – well thought out storage for the essential kit of tools for hand tool woodworking. Chris Schwarz builds these in a weekend.
Chapters
1. Introduction
2. Stock Selection and Orientation
3. Lay Out Baselines and Dovetails
4. Cutting Dovetails
5. Lay Out and Cut the Pins
6. Dados
7. Assemble the...
Build a Shaving Horse with Peter Follansbee
“A shaving horse goes together with a drawknife like peanut butter and jelly”, says chairmaker Curtis Buchanan. In this video, Peter Follansbee shows you how to build an effective shaving horse based on his work with Jennie Alexander and traditional English patterns. Peter’s design features an adjustable work surface and two uprights connected by a foot treadle and a crossbar. Pushing forward...
Carving the Pineapple with Mary May
In this DVD, Mary May demonstrates how to carve the pineapple, a traditional symbol of hospitality and welcome. She will teach you how to transfer the design to your wood piece, secure it to a backer board, which tools to use, and then show you how to carve the pineapple from start to finish.
Mary May is a professional woodcarver in Charleston, SC, who specializes in decorative carvings for architecture...
Carving the Traditional Greenman with Mary May
Variations of the Greenman motif are found in many cultures around the world. Often related to natural vegetative deities, the Greenman is a symbol of rebirth and the cycle of growth each spring. Mary May uses the Greenman project to demonstrate a variety of carving techniques, with special emphasis on carving facial features.
Mary May is a professional woodcarver in Charleston, SC, who specializes...
Chippendale Chairs with Jeff Miller
This Chippendale-style Chair has a classic yet simple elegance that fits in well with a wide range of other styles. It's a project you'll want to show off, and building one will greatly increase your capabilities as a woodworker. Carefully worked out methods make this chair an accessible — but still challenging – hand tool project.
Jeff Miller is a furniture designer, craftsman, teacher, and...
Coarse, Medium and Fine Chris Schwarz
Most woodworking projects involve roughing, refining and finishing operations. In this DVD, Chris explores the right tool to use for each stage. He groups tools by which operations they perform. By choosing the right tool for each step, woodworking can be very precise and fast. and the hand tool will often be the most effective choice. 65 minutes, Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Productions.
Floral Relief Carving with Mary May - 2 Disc
Learn to carve two deep relief carving projects: a lily and a rose. Each present interesting challenges such as overlapping petals and leaves. Mary also explains the different types of relief carving, shows you the tools to use, and how to attach the carvings to a temporary backer board to safely hold your piece as you work on it.
Mary May is a professional woodcarver in Charleston, SC, who specializes...
Fundamentals of Inlay: Paterae, Part I
by Steve Latta
Paterae has a rich and diverse tradition in the Federal Style of American furniture design. These oval-shaped ornaments were often used to give decorative flair to the upper portion, or pilaster, of Federal table legs. In this fourth DVD with inlay master, Steve Latta, we explore the tools, materials, and techniques to create eight specific Paterae designs.
141 minutes, DVD....
Handscrapers: Understanding, Preparing and Using the Ultimate Finishing Tool DVD
with Christopher Schwarz
Christopher Schwarz brings the lowly Handscraper to life. He clearly shows effective sharpening methods that will help you master the ultimate finishing tool.
30 minutes, DVD
Hewing Wooden Bowls with Peter Follansbee
An exciting form of green woodworking, these carved wooden bowls stem from the same Swedish tradition as Peter's carved spoons. Learn to split blanks from a log and hew bowls using hatchets, adzes, and carving gouges. From log selection to grain orientation, tool use, and decorative carving, this video covers all you need to get started in this enticing craft.
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Making Traditional Side Escapement Planes
with Larry Williams
Very little has been documented about moulding planes; how they are used and how they are made. Larry Williams demonstrates the traditional method of making a pair of hollows and rounds from a solid billet, including blade making, hardening and tempering. Hollows and rounds are used in combination to make complex mouldings. This unique work is interesting both as a historical...
Sawing Fundamentals
with Christopher Schwarz
Learning to cut accurately with handsaws takes practice and the right techniques. Chris can show you how. He describes how to choose the right saw for the specific job, and the proper grip and stance. He also discusses how to execute the three classes of saw cut: third class, for rough stock prep; second class, for accuracy when appearance is not important; and first class,...
Sharpening Profiled Hand Tools
with Larry Williams
Sharpening hand tools with profiled edges can be a challenge. Larry Williams has years of experience and shares it here, showing how he handles sharpening various moulding planes blades, and other specialised tools that often are not sharpened correctly or well.
92 Minutes. Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Productions, 2009.
The Slojd Tradition with Jogge Sundqvist (DVD)
Learn some of the methods and techniques behind Slöjd, the self sufficient tradition from Sweden that emphasizes hand work and handicraft. Jögge Sundqvist walks you through the process of making a spatula and a cheese board from green wood. He also demonstrates different types of letter carving and decorative carving.
Jögge Sundqvist is a Swedish woodworker and carver who started learning knife...
The Workbench: How to Design or Modify a Bench for Efficient Use
with Christopher Schwarz
When building furniture, you need your workbench to be able to hold your boards to accurately work the faces, edges and ends. Chris Schwarz has built and used ten different types of workbenches and has experimented with many work holding challenges and solutions. In this DVD he demonstrates various strategies for holding the workpiece for these essential tasks, by designing...
Traditional Moulding Techniques: The Basics
with Don McConnell
Have you ever wanted to match a molding on an heirloom, or make your own profile without having to get a custom-made shaper head? Hand cut your own complex, classic moldings with simple hollows and rounds. Don McConnell shows you how, from layout to finish molding.
80 Minutes, DVD. Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Productions, 2007.
Unlocking the Secrets of Traditional Design: Moldings
Well proportioned moldings add visual interest, symmetry and structure to architecture, interiors and furniture. George Walker shows how he creates moldings for period or modern furniture using basic tools and techniques to create harmonious designs.
50 Minutes. Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Productions, 2009.