Black and white photo of a pensive woman.
Woodcarving

An Interview from History

Dr Helen Wilson imagines a conversation with carver Violet Pinwill (1874-1957) to guest editor John Samworth, based on her research

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Woodturning

Steam’s Up!

Guest editor Les Symonds takes on an unusual heritage project One of the many advantages of living in the Snowdonia

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Wood carving with chisel tools.
Techniques

Carving Start to Finish

Peter Benson begins his series by telling us the processes, start to finish, in carving… I will be looking at

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Rustic wooden gate in a garden setting
Projects

Making a Cleft Gate

Peter Wood uses cleft timber to create a stylised rustic gate For this article I’ve decided to give myself a

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Close-up of chisel carving wood.
Techniques

How to Sharpen Curved Blades

Nic Westermann shares his simple two-point approach to sharpening curved spoon blades and scorps. In my previous introductory article on

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Measuring antique wooden furniture restoration project.
Furniture & Cabinetmaking

Wall Clock Restoration

Louise Biggs fixes and restores a wall clock case. I was originally called in to assess and repair a broken door

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