To prepare for the American Craft Council Saint Paul Show this coming April, I've decided to take a fresh look at my Upprätt chair design.

It's time to wrap up the accent table and put on the finish.

At last, we arrive at the top.

The last step in preparing the stand to accept the top for the Accent Table is to make the brass mounting brackets.

Abundant glue squeeze-out... no problem. Feels great to have the final glue-up completed on the accent table.

After a cautious wait for the Accent Table legs to settle, it's time to prepare for the first glue-up.

The legs are on the bench this week as I begin shaping them with hand planes.

After much watching and waiting for the wood to settle and acclimate to my studio, the real work finally begins.

This week we say goodbye to a favorite lumber supplier and hello to the commission of a new furniture piece.

Presenting the completed coffee table... ready for coffee!

This week, the "Child of the Hunter" coffee table moves into the final surface preparation stage.

The brass brackets that will be used for mounting the top to the "Child of the Hunter" coffee table get mortised in this week's episode.

This week, preparations are underway for the final glue-up on the Child of the Hunter coffee table.

The year-end holidays were a bit of a distraction for the coffee table project, but I forged ahead undaunted.

This week I worked a variety of tasks on the "Child of the Hunter" coffee table.

This week, it's time to get into shaping the legs and curved end stretchers for the "Child of the Hunter" coffee table. And, who knows, I might even get around to the first glue-up.

It's time for some joinery on the "Child of the Hunter" coffee table.

The next project is fully underway. This piece will be a natural edge coffee table in black walnut.

The completed chair and a gallery of photos.

Finishing touches are underway with the wrapping of the seat for Vidar's Chair.