Work in progress: the unsanded, unsealed shelves.
Ariel Lautman

Work in progress: the unsanded, unsealed shelves.

One-year-old Ezra attempts to add some finishing touches to his new shelf.
Ariel Lautman

One-year-old Ezra attempts to add some finishing touches to his new shelf.

Ariel's first piece of furniture for 2013. Ezra’s literature collection sits comfortably in its new shelf.
Ariel Lautman

Ariel's first piece of furniture for 2013. Ezra’s literature collection sits comfortably in its new shelf.

Ezra uses his newly refinished bookshelf exactly as Ariel intended.
Ariel Lautman

Ezra uses his newly refinished bookshelf exactly as Ariel intended.

New Year's Resolution: Measure Twice, Cut Once

At the end of 2012, Studio 360 listener Ariel Lautman, of Silver Spring, Maryland, resolved to teach herself woodworking and build furniture for her home. Despite an exceptionally cold East Coast winter that limited her ...