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Furniture & Cabinetmaking

Woodworker using a hand plane tool on wood.

Types of Corner Joints

Deciding which joint to use in cabinet and box construction relies on a number of different factors. Colin Sullivan tackles the

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Close-up of polished wooden chair with cloth.

Types of Wood Finishes

Andrew Thomas looks at using wood finishes Wood finishing is an important and extremely enjoyable skill to learn. If accomplished

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Wooden cabinet construction in workshop with clamps and tools.

Work Smarter

How often do you wish there was a better way to do something? We show you easier ways to get

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Wooden box with charcoal pieces for water purification

Wasted Celebrations

Andrew Potocnik makes a decorative box out of pallet wood. So often one encounters timber considered worthy of nothing better

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Handmade paper and bookbinding workshop materials on table.

Veneer Maintenance

Amber Bailey likes to make sure her veneers are in a respectable condition. As anyone knows, the further into a

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Modern wooden end table with sunburst design.

The Sunburst Burnett Table

Edward Wild shares his technique for creating deceptively simple but perfectly stunning sunburst panels from plain veneers. The Burnett Table

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Large tree with green and yellow autumn leaves in park.

Tree for Life – Oak

We decided to go looking for interesting and more obscure facts and useful working information on trees. Where better to

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