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Furniture & Cabinetmaking

Woodworker using a hand plane tool on wood.
Furniture & Cabinetmaking

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.
Furniture & Cabinetmaking

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.
Furniture & Cabinetmaking

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
Furniture & Cabinetmaking

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.
Furniture & Cabinetmaking

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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Long wooden bench with vertical slat backrest.
Furniture & Cabinetmaking

The New House of Windsor

Bern Chandley talks to F&C about his interpretation of a style that’s never been out of fashion. They say you

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Two people and dog in a woodworking shop.
Furniture & Cabinetmaking

The Weekend Workbench

With the aid of a few machines, Anne Briggs Bohnett and Steve Dando solve a woodworking school’s workbench problem with

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