Wooden bench with storage shelf.
Furniture & Cabinetmaking

Updating the Five-Board Bench

Mark Palma brings a modern approach to traditional rustic furniture The five-board bench has existed for hundreds of years. They

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Wooden table with candle and pewter mug
Furniture & Cabinetmaking

Making a Cricket Table

Derek Jones investigates the origins of this quintessentially English vernacular style of table In this article I’m going to share

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Wooden and metal spokeshaves on a brown surface
Techniques

Router Plane 101

Charles Mak covers the basics of the router plane, also nostalgically referred to as a Granny’s Tooth, a tool for

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Handcrafted wooden table with decorative finish
Furniture & Cabinetmaking

Making a Waney Edge Desk

Designer-maker Brendan Devitt-Spooner has a love of home-grown timber, as expressed in this beautiful waney edge desk project. This desk

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Man woodworking in a workshop
Furniture & Cabinetmaking

Form and Function, 18th-Century Style

Jim Broughton explains why there’s no real alternative to using traditional techniques when it comes to replicating authentic cross-grain moulding.

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Woodworking clamps securing wooden pieces on workbench
Furniture & Cabinetmaking

How to Make a Bench

Traditional seating in a simple, rustic style Making furniture doesn’t have to be difficult or complicated and, with that in

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