Woodworking Crafts

Hand holding a cane with duck-shaped handle.
Woodcarving

All About Walking Sticks

Paul Purnell looks at selection, storage, seasoning and straightening. When making your own walking stick, the first consideration is whether

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Hand-carved wooden tortoise figurine.
Woodcarving

Carving a Tortoise

There is confusion around the world over what a tortoise is. In the UK, we call the land-dwelling shelled creature

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Wooden thistle carving on a red wall.
Woodcarving

Arts & Crafts Thistle

Steve Bisco carves a stylised piece, inspired by the Arts & Crafts movement The thistle is one of the most easily

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Person hiking near large tree in forest.
Furniture & Cabinetmaking

All About Lime

Gary Marshall takes a look at the lime tree, whose history lies back in ancient times. Think of a lime

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Wood carving with intricate floral patterns and tools.
Projects

Carving a Rosette

Johan Roudy shows two different ways to carve a Louis XVI Rosette. To illustrate Louis XVI style, I propose to

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