Another year draws to a close on The Woodworker, and with Christmas just around the corner we’ve gathered together a bumper selection of projects to make and features to read, all guaranteed to keep you busy for the next few weeks. Just when you thought you could lock up the workshop for the winter… • Suite inspiration – Our star feature this month is the opening chapter in a series of pieces designed and made by…

London’s East End is one of the most recognisable areas in Britain. From the legions of tourists on Jack the Ripper tours, to the high pressure sales tactics of the proprietors of Brick Lane curry houses, and of course the heady mix of the local Cockney geezers and fashionable youngsters who’ve migrated the length and breadth of the country to be there, you’d be hard pressed to not know exactly where you were. It has…