Making a Packet out of Marquetry
Making a Packet out of Marquetry Several months into my course, I have already garnered a notebook full of useful…
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Tablesaw Magic
Tablesaw Magic Recently I have become less dependent on making measurements and marking cut lines on boards. They are time-consuming,…
Hand Skills
Hand Skills Continuing on from an article on the dovetail housing joint used on our students’ tool racks, some of…
Carving a Figure: the Female Form
Carving a Figure: the Female Form Britain’s leading carver, Ray Gonzalez offers his thirty years of experience to carvers who…
What You Need to Know about Hollowing Rigs
What You Need to Know about Hollowing Rigs There are many ways to create hollow woodturnings, ranging from the very…
Faceplate Turning
Faceplate Turning So, what is faceplate work? Essentially faceplate work covers any type of turning where the grain of the…
Square Deal
Square Deal Anne Briggs Bohnett emphasises the importance of using truly square stock and offers a few tips on using…
The Router: A Beginner’s Guide
The Router – A Beginner’s Guide This is a great resource for the beginning woodworker looking to familiarize him or…
Slick on the Drawer
Slick on the Drawer Back in 1997 Alan Peters wrote an article for Fine Woodworking titled simply ‘Fitting a Drawer’.…
How to make Dowelled Joints
How to make Dowelled Joints Using a dowel plate to make unusual-size bespoke ash dowelling SUCCESSFUL DOWEL JOINTING RELIES ON…