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Handcrafted wooden kuksa cups on display.

Turning Handled Bowls

In an abridged extract from All New Turning Projects, Richard Raffan makes these simple handled bowls. In this project you

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Woodturning a bowl on a lathe in workshop.

Turning Thin

Thin bowls have never really done much for me. The thinnest bowl I’ve made was a small maple (Acer saccharum)

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Assorted wooden step stools and table.

Water-Based Finishes

Are the new generation of water-based lacquers really a match for old school finishes? PHOTOGRAPHS BY DEREK JONES/GMC PUBLICATIONS. If

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Close-up of polished wooden chair with cloth.

Types of Wood Finishes

Andrew Thomas looks at using wood finishes Wood finishing is an important and extremely enjoyable skill to learn. If accomplished

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Gothic cathedral facade with intricate stone carvings and arches.

The Gothic Style

A revolutionary advancement The Gothic style started around 1150 in France with the cathedral of Saint-Denis in Paris. It spread

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