eLetter: Build a traditional plate rack

The latest news from FineWoodworking.com - June 11th, 2022 [View in Browser]( [Fine Woodworking Logo]( [Subscribe]( Hello, {EMAIL}! [Build a traditional plate rack]( It seems like a Nancy Hiller feature has been a long time coming. I could write an entire thesis about her prowess as a cabinetmaker and human being [(as proven in this post on the Lost Art Press blog)]( but for now, we're sticking to the shining subject of her cover story in our newest issue, #297: her traditional cypress plate rack. It's a thing of beauty with strength to boot, boasting hand-cut dovetails, mortise-and-tenon joints, and cove molding. Not only that, but its history and inspiration are remarkable as well, [paying homage to Hiller's first professional job as a woodworker in 1980.]( If anything, this piece is an epistle to Hiller's humble beginnings and the people who guided her along the way. And as long as you have the patience for it, it certainly provides ample practice for crafting dovetails and through-tenons, not to mention laying out and drilling holes for dowels as well. Plate racks are such an overlooked, yet vital part of a kitchen, especially if yours is anything like mine: erring on the smaller side with limited cabinet space and no room for a full-size hutch. In fact, since I have just moved and thus thrown myself into a maddeningly never-ending cycle of reorganizing for the indefinite future, Hiller's piece couldn't have come at a better time. I might just try this project out for myself. Also on FineWoodworking.com this week: Larissa Huff wows Vic and Ben with her harrowing tales of freehand letter routing and many other woodworking feats [in the newest episode of Shop Talk Live.]( [Check out MICROJIG's new product line]( that allows users to find half thickness of material without measuring. [In the latest installment in her accessible veneering series]( Chelsea Van Voorhis emphasizes that working with veneer doesn't have to break the bank. As always, thanks for sharing your weekend with us! —KT Kaminski, assistant digital editor [Read More]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [linkedin]( [pinterest]( [STL267: The router queen]( Larissa Huff wows Vic and Ben with her harrowing tales of freehand letter routing and many other woodworking feats. [Watch Now]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [linkedin]( [pinterest]( [STL267: The router queen]( [Woodworking news – June 6, 2022]( New product line allows users to find half thickness of material without measuring. [Read More]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [linkedin]( [pinterest]( [Woodworking news – June 6, 2022]( [Affordable tools and materials for veneering]( Working with veneer doesn't have to break the bank. [Read More]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [linkedin]( [pinterest]( [Affordable tools and materials for veneering]( [Editor's Letter: Technology and the future of woodworking]( Mike Pekovich answers the question; what will woodworking look like 50 years from now? [Read More]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [linkedin]( [pinterest]( [Editor's Letter: Technology and the future of woodworking]( [Testing a tambour design]( SketchUp is an efficient way to work out the design of the grooves and tambour slats in a 19th-century writing desk. [Read More]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [linkedin]( [pinterest]( [Testing a tambour design]( [How to make a sunburst veneer top]( Bruce Eaton's adaptable method relies on fundamental veneering techniques. [Read More]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [linkedin]( [pinterest]( [How to make a sunburst veneer top]( [Resin's dirty secret]( Peter Brown looks at how his resin castings held up over an eight-year period. [Watch Now]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [linkedin]( [pinterest]( [Resin's dirty secret]( [A school for simplicity and self-reliance]( Kenneth and Angela Kortemeier offer hand-tool woodworking classes modeled after the Country Workshops of Drew Langsner. [Read More]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [linkedin]( [pinterest]( [A school for simplicity and self-reliance]( [Boxes - Spring 2022]( Whether you are just embarking on your woodworking journey or have been making furniture for so many years that your house won’t hold even one more chair, a wooden box is the perfect project. [Shop]( [Foundations of Woodworking]( This brand new book gets to the very core of the craft of woodworking: laying out, cutting, and assembling joinery for furniture and other treasured wood objects. [Shop]( [Fine Woodworking]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [BECOME A MEMBER]( [pinterest]( [instagram]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [youtube]( [TAUNTON STORE]( | [ABOUT]( | [CUSTOMER SERVICE]( | [CONTACT]( | [PRIVACY POLICY]( [COPYRIGHT]( | [TERMS OF USE]( | [ACCESSIBILITY]( | [CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS]( 63 South Main Street | Newtown, CT 06470 You received this message because you are a Taunton customer or have registered at Taunton.com. This email was sent to you by The Taunton Press. [Click here]( to unsubscribe or to update your email preferences.