What You Need to Know about Hollowing Rigs
What You Need to Know about Hollowing Rigs There are many ways to create hollow woodturnings, ranging from the very…
Spalted Beech Bowl
Spalted Beech Bowl Large and impressive trees, beeches (Fagus sylvatica) often show themselves off well by preventing other plants from…
Faceplate Turning
Faceplate Turning So, what is faceplate work? Essentially faceplate work covers any type of turning where the grain of the…
Square Deal
Square Deal Anne Briggs Bohnett emphasises the importance of using truly square stock and offers a few tips on using…
The Router: A Beginner’s Guide
The Router – A Beginner’s Guide This is a great resource for the beginning woodworker looking to familiarize him or…
First Impressions Last
First Impressions Last Blindfolded and with only his wits to rely on Richard Arnold remembers the day he first shook…
Slick on the Drawer
Slick on the Drawer Back in 1997 Alan Peters wrote an article for Fine Woodworking titled simply ‘Fitting a Drawer’.…
How to make Dowelled Joints
How to make Dowelled Joints Using a dowel plate to make unusual-size bespoke ash dowelling SUCCESSFUL DOWEL JOINTING RELIES ON…
A Word on the Die Maker’s Square
A Word on the Die Maker’s Square I would like to share a specialised tool that I find very handy…
In My Workshop with Tim Smith
In My Workshop with Tim Smith F&C: Tim, how did you get into making furniture? TS: I started out working…