Kids Club Kampala (KCK) is a brilliant example of a charity that is exploring ways of teaching woodworking to impoverished members of a slum community in Uganda, helping them to ‘craft’ their way out of poverty by providing them with the tools and skills they need. Jonathan Fraser tells us more
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Summer is just a moment away and we hope you enjoy all the things we’ve got in store for you in our June issue. We have two fantastic competitions for you to enter, the first of which gives one lucky reader the opportunity to win a SENCO Systainer Compressor bundle with 3-in-1 tool set and accessories, which is worth over £700. Andy…
With the sun high in the sky, queues at the ice cream van and stacks of timber seasoning around the yard it could only mean one thing: time for Yandles Spring Show. More than a decade since my last visit, it was encouraging to find the format has hardly changed. As one of the country’s friendliest free woodworking events it’s hardly surprising, I suppose.
The new Axminster Trade sawhorses are true workhorses of the workshop. Capable of supporting a weight of 590kg per trestle, a pair will support an impressive 1,180kg equalling the very highest capacities for trestles.
It’s the famous extinct volcano that overlooks Edinburgh, and although nobody knows how it came to be called Arthur’s Seat, it’s said by some to be the site of legendary Camelot.
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
Distributor of fixings, fasteners, power tool accessories and hardware, ForgeFix has turned charity fundraising into an art form. The business recently donated a unique portrait created using 4,000 of the company's ForgeFast elite performance woodscrews for sale at charity auction.
