Making use of the clever Simon Hope laser kit hollowing system, Les Thorne turns a vase in English yew before adding texture to the outside and an ebony insert to create contrast

One of the UK’s leading furniture design schools has created a Guild for students who have successfully graduated.

Carpenters, shopfitters, plasterers, dryliners, locksmiths and general builders will all benefit from the new Heavy Duty Door and Board Lifter from Trend. As an aid to speeding up productivity, it will immediately become a sound investment and asset where awkward securing and alignment tasks involving heavy lifting is required.

Trend has launched a new range of five professional spiral slotting cutters for use in the Festool Domino DF500. The five sizes of 4mm, 5mm, 6mm, 8mm and 10mm correspond to the standard Domino dowels for high quality, like-for-like performance, creating perfect mortises every time. Micro-granular Tungsten Carbide Tips on each cutter ensures a fast cutting action, offering durability and performance in both solid timber and abrasive…