Win a day out at the London International Woodworking Festival
26-31 October 2026 at London Design & Engineering UTC We’re giving away 10 marketplace tickets to this October’s festival, where you’ll find specialist toolmakers, timber suppliers, live demonstrations and makers from across the UK and beyond. One lucky winner will also receive a one-night stay with breakfast at Good Hotel London, courtesy of the festival. The marketplace is part of
Edge-To-Edge Joinery
Rob Porcaro shares his shop-proven techniques for producing accurate joint surfaces and aligning them for glue-up. The fundamental simplicity of the edge joint demands accuracy. There is no mechanical lock, and even tiny gaps are visually and structurally unacceptable with the finished joint fully exposed. No problem – here are techniques for success by using various hand planers and jigs.
For the endless list: finger-joint notepaper roll dispensers
Charles Mak’s handmade paper roll holders transform note-jotting chores into delightful acts of efficiency marked with sophistication When I work on projects for a seminar or magazine article, I like to take notes to remind me of tips that are to be shared in the class or manuscript. The truth is that I am always making lists, but can rarely
A Crosscut Jig for Perfect Veneer Seams
No guillotine? No problem. Ramon Valdez uses a dedicated crosscut jig to trim square edges ready for assembly straight off the saw. I love veneer – the possibilities in furniture making abound when it is used. Cutting perfect seams is essential for making a quality product, and this sled makes it easy, repeatable and accurate. It works similar to a crosscut
Gilding technique
Expert gilder Paul Wilson shows you how to gild an awkward claw foot Paul Wilson freely admits he is largely
Avoiding Common Disasters in Carving
Peter Benson suggests ways of dodging unpredictable problems in your work. No matter how careful you may be in your
Celtic jewel
Dave Western shows how to carve a Celtic knot pendant I love Celtic knotwork and I also love to hoard little
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Pen Turning: Single-barrel pen
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Kitless Ebonite Rollerball
The author makes a kitless Ebonite rollerball pen The kitless fountain pen I made in Woodturning 287 and 288 involved
A Brief History of Woodturning
Woodturning is alive and well. There is a fabulous selection of tools and equipment available from a wide choice of
Turned Toys: Penguin skittles
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Trees for life – the Box tree
A continuing series looking at trees, timber and their uses. This time we look at Boxwood This time we look
Win a day out at the London International Woodworking Festival
26-31 October 2026 at London Design & Engineering UTC We’re giving away 10 marketplace tickets to this October’s festival, where
Use the right tools
We’ve all struggled with a job and wished we had a better way of doing it – so what is
Router hinge jigs
It’s very easy to become unhinged if you don’t know the right way to hang doors, but a simple jig