If you can't find Good Woodworking in your local newsagent, you can order a copy direct from 0844 848 88 22We kick off 2012 with an issue of Good Woodworking that offers something for everyone - including a fantastic competition to win one of ten sets of Bahco saw systems worth £100 each. One time GW snapper Justin Lambert jets off to Oregon in the American north-west to meet uncompromising furniture maker Gary Rogowski to hear the trials…
The latest in the series of Practical is dedicated to the workshop. The publication is split into several sections. The first looks at how to build your own dedicated workspace and covers everything from a simple garden shed to a full blown ‘ultimate’ workshop with all the trimmings. The second section includes lots of helpful tips for getting your workshop set up. From heating and lighting, to machine placement and safety,…
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Our first magazine of the New Year is actually on sale just before Christmas. Although it’s probably too late for you to make any of the projects featured in this issue, you still have time to buy a present or two. How about a set of Paul Sellers’ Working Wood: The Artisan Course – a lavish book plus…
“I can hear you muttering that becoming a turner will mean learning a hobby that is conducted in the solitary confinement of your shed or garage. Well, partly right, but mostly wrong. This is because there is an ever-growing army of woodworkers out there who are keen to see what their fellow turners are creating. Forums including getwoodworking.com are electric with activity as turners access each other’s work, offer hints and…
If you can't find Good Woodworking in your local newsagent, you can order a copy direct from 0844 848 88 22 ON THE COVERPlant for the futureThe final part in our road trip finds us in Newcastle at Nick James’ ’shopA little off-centreResident turner Les Thorne experiments with off-centre turning in three projectsLet it flowGet inspiration from Matthew Coutts’ incredibly curvaceous Ceres chairHinge fitting…
The story so far: “I wanted to make something eye-catching,” said Carl Handy, “so that people would stop and look beyond their superficial assumptions about what they’re seeing, and actually see the materials and the way they’ve been worked.” Last time, then, Carl’s luthier skills brought us his surreal violin sculptures, that were apparently wilting with exhaustion after a night in the orchestra pit.…
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Scottish designer-maker Angus Ross is one of woodworking’s true leading lights
PROJECTS
Table with oysters: Mark Griffiths embellishes his coopered low table with Queen Anne-inspired oyster marquetry
Chest of drawers: Brian Barber shows you how to take liberties with design in this…
