We have an unusual mixture of features for you in this month’s issue of The Woodworker, so I hope you find something that interests you. Let’s start as usual with a look at this month’s crop of projects…
• A grand entrance – Keith Smith describes the design and construction of a solid oak door and two glazed sidelights, destined for a period cottage with a rather unsuitable front entrance
• Four…
Classic: in keeping with classical art... traditionally accepted... excellent standard... doesn’t soon go out of fashion... marked by beauty of form, good taste, restraint and clarity. These, just a few of the definitions offered by the Chambers dictionary, are in furniture terms a Roman mile away from the style and quality of the beds, dining sets and kitchens to be had on a…
The Olympic Games are over, and the weather gods that smiled on early August seem to sulking again in time for the final Test Match of the summer. But don’t despair: we have plenty of goodies in store this month to make returning to the workshop a positive pleasure. Let’s start as usual with a look at this month’s crop of projects…
• Comfort zone – Kerry Donovan crafts a highly unusual curvy reclining…
We’re busy building the 2012 version of Noah’s Ark here at The Woodworker, so we’ll be ready to flee with all hands when the floodwaters come lapping at the foot of the stairs. But if the sun does eventually shine, we’re also geared up for some more serious woodworking. Let’s start as usual with a look at this month’s crop of projects…
• Reach for the sky – Keith Smith describes the…
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Welcome to GW256,
This month GW is proud to present the first part of a round up of high quality work from the summer shows of final year furniture makers who have just finished degree and diploma courses around the country (page 66). As you will see styles range from the traditional to the more avante garde such as…
So far 2012 has been a pretty mixed bag weather-wise, but at least it has guaranteed plenty of workshop time… so long as the patter of raindrops falling on the roof hasn’t driven you mad. Our latest issue aims to keep you busy as the summer holidays loom. Let’s start as usual with a look at our regular crop of projects…
• Going for growth – Duncan Rose describes a commission from some friends to make a…
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Welcome to issue 255
It’s always a breath of fresh air to see a maestro furniture maker at work as I think you will agree when you see Chris Tribe’s truly superb consol table. We can all learn from his rigorous techniques that help cut out the potential for error and his attention to the tiniest details…
Summer seems to have come and gone in March this year! But if the unseasonable weather is keeping you out of the garden, there are plenty of ideas in our latest issue to ensure that you’re not idle in the workshop. Let’s start as usual with a look at our regular crop of projects…
• A second bite of the cherry – Roger Berwick presents the final instalment of his two-part alcove dresser build, and reports on a…
“Summertime and the woodworking is... as easy and time-consuming as you want to make it. We would be the last people to suggest that you should be hard at it in the workshop while the summer sun beats down. Oh, hang on a minute, I’m forgetting about the British summer. And yes, I know many of us are still subject to a hosepipe ban despite the spring deluge, but we want to get Alan Holtham’s revolving summerhouse built, or,…
Summer may seem to be a long way away as the rain falls relentlessly, but our June issue is full of ideas that will make you want to throw the workshop window open and let the sunshine in. We also have a couple of new contributors to welcome aboard. Let’s start with a look at this month’s projects…
• Two bites of the cherry – Roger Berwick presents the first instalment of a two-part build featuring a…
This issue of the magazine is on sale just in time for Easter, and if ever a time of year marked the great divide between gloomy winter and glorious spring, this is it. Take a look through the packed pages and pick a project to give your woodworking year a great start. Here are your starters…
• Mackintosh by the dozen – Roger Berwick describes the design and construction of an unusual…
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Welcome to issue 252
Maybe we should rename the mag Good Metalworking this month as it has a distinctly ferrous tang. Purists might give a snort of disbelief at the Centrefold slot (p46) but I challenge anyone with a creative atom in their bodies not to stare in awe at Alun Heslop’s breathtaking Hammerhead…
