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Furniture & Cabinetmaking

Wood saws organised on workshop pegboard.

Buying Wood Saws

Mark Harrell reveals the three backsaws you really need in your tool kit. We all like our toys, don’t we?

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Ornate interior of an old church building

Master of Illusion

Master decorator and special effects expert Martin Green is the Master of Illusion who knows a thing or two about timber

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Measuring with a dial caliper on workbench

Stack Marking

Robert Paul Gurney explains how to use ordinary tools to get extraordinarily accurate layouts. The key to accurate marking and

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Wooden tool with screws and metal blade.

Mason and Housework

John Lloyd looks at a 15th-century technique that revolutionised furniture making. No, this has nothing to do with secret handshakes

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