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Tegan Foley  |  Jun 14, 2023  |  0 comments

Using extracts from his book, Guitar Making Art, Jeremy Broun explains the construction processes behind the signature Jez Broun Ecoustic – electro-acoustic guitar

Tegan Foley  |  Apr 14, 2023  |  0 comments
Peter Scaife looks at two books by Ben Law – Woodlander and Woodland Craft – that should appeal to the woodsman in all of us
Tegan Foley  |  Mar 29, 2023  |  0 comments
Peter Vivian finally gets around to a weekend project that’s been on his to-do list for 12 years – making a new Mission-style case for an Amberley clock, which features a lovely eight-day Smiths Westminster chime movement
Tegan Foley  |  Mar 20, 2023  |  0 comments
Recognised as one of Victorian Britain’s most significant cultural figures, there’s more to William Morris than just wallpaper, as Peter Scaife discovers
Tegan Foley  |  May 25, 2022  |  0 comments

Andrew Lawton – one of our three expert judges for the Alan Peters Furniture Award 2022 – presents an exhibition piece made using a very unique material

Mark SBD  |  Aug 11, 2017  |  0 comments

Setting sail

The coracle, a small keel-less boat, has always been used as a means of fishing or transportation. Here, John Greeves takes us through the steps for making one that are used by Mark Aplin on his dedicated courses

Mark SBD  |  Jul 07, 2017  |  0 comments

Chinese Puzzle

Bob Chapman’s turned version of a 13th-century Chinese jar is a real delight, but it remains to be seen if it will survive for as long as its pottery counterpart

Mark SBD  |  Jun 20, 2017  |  0 comments

Going for a Song

Annemarie Adams takes a simple design for a wooden whistle and gives it wings

Mark SBD  |  May 18, 2017  |  0 comments

Woodworking Adventures

David Moody shows that even with limited tools, budget and space, you can still make some useful woodworking projects

Mark SBD  |  May 18, 2017  |  0 comments

Workers of Wood

In a new series aimed at creating a better understanding of timber, its uses and other associated areas of interest, Peter Bishop shows that no matter where you place yourself within the broad category of woodworking, it should be enjoyed in all its guises

Steven Winter  |  Dec 12, 2014  |  0 comments

This really pushes the limits, complex multi-dimensional furniture, bending rigid wood to achieve beautiful flowing movement is not easy. These pieces appear effortless. The maker Kino Guerin uses a variety of woods like walnut, zebrano, and Wenge veneers, coupling them with laminated and formed plywood. Guerin say’s "I gave myself a challenge a few years ago, one that would become my leitmotiv: (recurring theme to you…

Steven Winter  |  Nov 11, 2014  |  0 comments

‘Sculpted with a bandsaw’ The City Series is a collection of sculptures by James McNabb, he uses a technique that involves intuitive cutting with a bandsaw, a form of drawing in wood. James uses scrap’s from his furniture making and makes cuts as the abstract shapes develop into buildings, a process he calls "sketching with a band saw" the resultant shapes resemble architectural forms which become…

Steven Winter  |  Oct 02, 2014  |  0 comments

An amazingly intricate and complex kinetic sculpture by Scott Weaver, Rolling Through the Bay stands 9 feet tall (2.7m) and uses 100,000 toothpicks from around the world. Scott says 'I always had a dream that I would build the world's largest toothpick sculpture. It's not, but none of the others have ping pong balls that roll through the landmark neighbourhoods and historical locations of San Francisco'. Scott…

Steven Winter  |  Aug 18, 2014  |  0 comments

Blind Craftsman use Hands as Eyes

 

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