Profile: Callum Lounge Chair
The unique chair created by an automative design guru has been awarded a bespoke guild mark An exclusive lounge chair created by top automotive designer Ian Callum and his team at design and engineering business, CALLUM, has been awarded the Bespoke Guild Mark by the City of London livery company and furnishing industry charity, The Furniture Makers’ Company, in recognition
All About The Scrub Plane
Everything you need to know about this roughing tool The tool to which we dedicate this article has its roots in the history of carpentry and, if it were not for the interest of a few passionate woodworkers, it would have been forgotten long ago. This type of plane is used for the initial flattening of boards after cutting and
Oak And Sycamore Three-Drawer Cabinet
Israel Martin Describes The Process Of Making A Small Cabinet Hand I love using quartersawn French oak because it is quite a hand-tools-friendly wood, so is really well suited to my work. Recently, I had to make a small cabinet for a bathroom that would also be used as a shelf and I decided to make it from French oak.
Woodworking Terms and Spellings Comparison, USA and UK
The saying “two nations divided by a common language” is attributed to George Bernard Shaw, and popularised by Winston Churchill, refers to the United States and the United Kingdom that while they share the English language, there are significant differences in spellings and meanings. This is also true of many words and terminologies we use in woodworking. While many of
Whale Tails
Cedric Boyns carves unusual jewellery display stands Following a trip to the Antarctic at the beginning of last year, I
Heroes In Relief
Graham Thompson pays homage to those he admires by carving their faces People portrait in profile We all have our
Easy Sleeping Dog In A Basket
Zoë Gertner creates a slumbering pet carving A well-meaning gift was left on my doorstep by a neighbour – several
Book Reviews
We check out two new publications to add to your workshop library Forest Craft Handbook, by Richard Irvine This charming
Kurt’s Clinic
Kurt Hertzog answers readers’ questions I use Forstner bits to drill my blanks when making peppermills. Even whenI go slow,
The Great Eggscape
Kurt Hertzog completes the collaboration with Emiliano Achaval A few months ago, Karen Scott at Woodturning enquired about interest in
Skew Chisel – Skill Builder – Part 2
Richard Findley sets his first skew chisel skill-building practice exercises Last week I introduced my new series, which will focus
Skew Chisel – Skill Builder – Part 1
This new series was inspired by an article published last year in Woodturning by my fellow author Rick Rich, who
Turned Tool Handles
Rick Rich makes wooden handles for two small turning tools Recently at my woodturning club, SW Washington Woodturners, Kathleen Duncan
Tenoning On The Router Table
Derek Jones uncovers some of the basics of router joinery For several years, I shared a workshop with router expert
Tools For Mozambique
Dave Bates reports on the Dalmann Tool Appeal At a time when charities are increasingly modelled on corporate businesses, we
Profile: Work With Meaning
We meet Victoria Walpole, a Northumberland- based marquetry artist Victoria Walpole has had a varied career: after graduating with a