I'm Jake Lunniss. I make furniture by hand in a small workshop in Ocean Grove — Ming Dynasty joinery in Australian timbers, marquetry, and whatever else takes too long. I write here about the foolhardy business of doing it all the hard way.
I cut a tenon in half on the table saw this morning. Then glued the repair onto the wrong tenon. I'd decided to cut the tenons the fast way: mitred through tenons for the top frame of an
17 April 2026 · 1 min read min readThe first time a chisel bit into a piece of timber the lie of the digital world was exposed.Read the manifesto →