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Furniture & Cabinetmaking

Woman reading document outside council office, 1940s.
Furniture & Cabinetmaking

Utility Furniture

Anthony Bailey researches the history of ration-era furniture and restores a 1950 stable. In the 21st century – the age

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Close-up of a Japanese saw blade
Furniture & Cabinetmaking

Japanese Saws

Anthony Bailey explains the key features of Japanese pullsaws and demonstrates how to use them There is a vast range

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Close-up of wooden frame corner joint.
Furniture & Cabinetmaking

Butt Joint

You can buy Wood Joints By Machine & By Hand from Gifts to Me for only £13.50 (+P&P)! Usual RRP

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Metal hand plane on wooden box corner.
Furniture & Cabinetmaking

Watch Box

Wayne Bennett makes an oak box to store watches and cufflinks I was commissioned to make a watch box to

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Woodworking machine with wooden planks in workshop.
Furniture & Cabinetmaking

Teak Table

ANDRES CARBONELL BUILDS A HARD-WEARING OUTDOOR TABLE After moving from Argentina to the US, I was in the process of

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Wooden dovetail cabinet with metal handle open.
Furniture & Cabinetmaking

A Place for Everything

Anne Briggs Bohnett constructs a dovetailed writing desk with room for a few of life’s other essentials, like handtools Last

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Wooden table frame in workshop setting.
Furniture & Cabinetmaking

Extending Dining Table

Thomas Eddolls Makes A Family Dining Table In Solid Oak I received an enquiry from a wonderful couple for a

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