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It most definitely is. Having said that, there are bends that can be achieved without bending straps, known as free bends, but failures are more likely if unsuitable wood is selected, e.g., traditional snow shoes, Windsor chair back hoops, and many other examples, especially where there are...

Oh yes, I'm a Private Eye reader. I do so to keep my world weariness and cynicism in good shape so there's little or no chance of me becoming too, er, 'nice' and sympathetic. I can't see me moving on to the Specy, and I've never really been into crossword puzzles - I prefer to waste my time in...

Oh! Excellent, and many thanks indeed. I truly hope you find it useful with nuggets of valuable information you can put to practical use. Thanks again. Slainte.

If true I, for one, will miss him, or is it a her: are we still allowed to be so simplistically gender binary in these contemporary times of potential or perceived multiple and fluid gender identities? (No, I don't need an answer). A blunt, offensive, contrarian, frequently rude, but obviously...

Funnily enough, I took as close a look as I could at the photograph in your original post, and I came to the conclusion that the bulk of that chair quite likely wasn't laburnum. The four species in genus Laburnum are all small, seldom more that about 9m ~30 ft tall, and relatively short lived...

No. Oil (solvent) based polyurethane varnish, which is what you're using because it's a wipe on version, and water borne polyurethane varnishes are their own sealer or base coat. Slainte.

One potential problem with using pumice as a grain filler is that over time its whiteness can reveal itself in the pores of the wood. So you can end up with something that started as a darkish brown/red dyed, stained, pumice grain filled and polished mahogany all of which fades somewhat over...

Maybe this is as good a time as any to throw in the following hoary old chestnut, primarily to take minds off the 'Spot the Jacob/ not Jacob' game that's developed, and just for the hell of it, ha, ha. *********************************************************************************************...

You don't say what lacquer you're using, but presumably it's something like pre-cat or acid cat lacquer. My first observation is that, in my opinion, you're oversanding. There's really no good reason to go finer than about 180 or 220 grit prior to spray polishing. The wood is a coarse grained...

Slot screwed is the common term I'd say. I see now how you’ve set back a fill for the vertical gaps they being visible in the second image down, and obviously required to carry the slides. I don't see any horizontal ones, presumably because they’re not practical to include or not technically...

Hmm? I can't say I find the large gap around each drawer front aesthetically attractive, and I do wonder how much dirt and dust will find its way into each of the drawers through those gaps. I expect the quality of the making is as excellent as I've grown to expect from previous examples of...

It does look reasonably real, I must admit ... until you see the actual piece, which is a bit more colourful. I couldn't work out how to make the drawing properly match the colours used in the making.

I'll have to have a look at the second link in particular to see if it helps. I've already used the lofting tool quite a bit. Those legs included in my last post were done with the loft tool, as were the pulls of the tambour. I just haven't yet found out how to do it effectively with a cabriole...

Keruing (Dipterocarpus spp), and there's about seventy species within the genus sold as keruing. Slainte.

I've spent some time developing some 3D digital drawing skills new to me. I was sort of forced into giving it a go when my free educational version of AutoCAD decided it no longer wanted to do the business: I was more than happy with the 2D orthographic projections my old AutoCAD 2006 knocked...

If it helps you, the Latin name is Pinus strobus, native to north eastern America, USA and Canada. I can't recall hearing it called Weymouth pine before your post, but a little research shows that's a common name for it in the UK (WA Lincoln, World Woods in Colour). And a bit more research shows...

I've always preferred the one-offs, but I'd say it's a much tougher line to be in than the world of built-in furniture. I didn't really want to get into the built-in game, but I'm sure it would have been a better direction for business growth, income and sustainability. I didn't go that route...

I agree. But I think I can add a little to your definition. A new built-in kitchen with all the bells and whistles is seen by many as both an aspirational and an essential expense - it's the place where the customer can show off they're values to friends and family. A perfectly good and...

From what I've seen of your work I don't believe that you suffer from impostor syndrome. You do however make a telling point. It reflects something I also used to tell my furniture students with ambitions to go into business, which was based on my experience of running my business. I used to...

Thanks for the response. It helped me understand where you were coming from, and it seems my way of thinking isn't too far from your outline of running a business. Nowadays, I'm one of those in the population (quite common today for older people) who sort of fell into partial self-employment a...