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Carving a Hare

Colin Burlton carves a spring favourite This project is intended to be a snapshot in time when a hare lands

Brown paper bags with carved wooden utensils.

Making a Bag Clip

To properly seal a bag of crisps, biscuits, coffee and the like, to keep it fresh for longer, you can

Red-roofed birdhouse hanging in a garden tree.

Hanging Birdhouse

Inspired by a Korean TV drama, Mitch Peacock builds a hanging birdhouse for his garden I can’t explain what it

Dovetail Tote

From hand-cut grooves and stopped dados to decorative dovetail joints, Charles Mak covers the trusted techniques used to build this eye-catching tote While this caddy

Woodworker demonstrating various hand planes on a workbench.

Bevel-Up and Bevel-Down Woodworking Hand Planes Explained

As a woodworker, you’re sure to come across some hand planes with a bevel-up configuration for the plane iron versus

Woodworker using hand plane on wooden board.

The Dark Horse of Bench Planes

Vic Tesolin takes a detailed look at bevel-up bench planes in the shop. Often misunderstood and therefore frequently overlooked, bevel-up

Tuning Up a Used DeWALT DW735 Benchtop Planer. Part 1

We found a good deal on a used DeWALT DW735 benchtop planer. But before firing it up, we actually downloaded

Forest campsite with tarp tent and campfire.

Making a Woodman’s Shelter

Gary Marshall shows us how to make a traditional temporary woodsman’s working shelter – ‘a rustic bodger’s lash-up’ in his