Mason and Housework
John Lloyd looks at a 15th-century technique that revolutionised furniture making. No, this has nothing to do with secret handshakes and aprons, this is the most important development in furniture construction. Not the combining of concrete, stainless steel and carbon fibre with multiple strips of wood and gallons of epoxy resin to create a curvaceous, multi-media extravaganza, and not the
Making The Sika Console Table
Laurent Peacock outlines the techniques used in the joinery of his Sika console table. When designers seek inspiration for new work, the old edict ‘form follows function’ is often a solid starting point. However, when I began developing ideas for a speculative console table design, the relative absence of a specific function to design around prompted me to look further
Glossary of Woodworking Terms
Arris: A arris is the term for a sharp edge on wood where two edges meet. It is common to sand this edge to make it less sharp. Awl: This is a pointy tool used for marking or drilling a small hole. Bevel: This is an angle on the edge of two meeting surfaces. On a piece of wood a bevel take the
Measurements Conversion Chart
Different countries use different measuring systems and typically the USA uses the standard/English/Imperial system and the UK uses the Metric system. It is possible to get calculators to make the conversions but the ones that use fractions are not so easy to find. Below is the conversion chart we use for all our publications and it gives the best results
Stylised Killer Whale
Dave Western creates from scrapwood a killer whale that is based heavily on a dramatic form of stylisation common to Celtic
Lyre-shaped Thumbstick
Paul Purnell makes a lyre-shaped thumbstick. Following on from last month’s article on joining a shank to a head, a
Glossary of Woodworking Terms
Arris: A arris is the term for a sharp edge on wood where two edges meet. It is common to sand
Measurements Conversion Chart
Different countries use different measuring systems and typically the USA uses the standard/English/Imperial system and the UK uses the Metric
Nutcracker – Variations on a theme
Ian Woodford shares some ideas for designing and making a nutcracker. Since the early days, when Stone Age man cracked
Glossary of Woodworking Terms
Arris: A arris is the term for a sharp edge on wood where two edges meet. It is common to sand
Measurements Conversion Chart
Different countries use different measuring systems and typically the USA uses the standard/English/Imperial system and the UK uses the Metric
Looking at Involuted/Inside Out Turning
Richard Findley takes a look at involuted turning for the first time. Involuted turning, or inside-out turning as it is
How to Make Bi-Fold Doors
An ‘open and shut’ installation job that definitely needed closure. The space in question was a small Victorian cottage bedroom
Rustic Coffee Table
Michael T Collins makes a beautiful rustic-looking coffee table. I have long been a proponent of recycling wood and when a
Screws vs Nails – a Tale of Two Fixings
We always need to hold things together – but should it be screws or nails? There has never been a
Glossary of Woodworking Terms
Arris: A arris is the term for a sharp edge on wood where two edges meet. It is common to sand