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Good Woodworking Magazine
Ben Ince  |  Aug 11, 2010  |  0 comments
In this month's issue of Good Woodworking - September 2010 FEATURES Order and creation Straight talk from award-winning maker Nick Gutfreund who has a way of seeing projects that cuts through the nonsense Foot power Meet Robin Wood, the man who uses a foot-powered pole lathe and homemade tools to create wooden bowls PROJECTS Oak mantelpiece: Putting his bulk-buy-oak to good use, Dominic Collings rebuilds a fire surround…

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Practical Woodworking
Neil Mead  |  Aug 04, 2010  |  0 comments
The latest issue of Practical Woodworking is full of great toy and game projects aimed to inspire, excite and entertain both the maker and the lucky recipient. The publication is split into several sections. The first features toys designed for playtime that should appeal to younger children. It includes ideas to keep them active and learning through play. The subject of the second section is games and puzzles and it contains a range…

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Building an Oak Hall Table: Part 5
Ben Plewes  |  Aug 04, 2010  |  0 comments
In this episode Ralph cuts the mortices out by hand.
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Building an Oak Hall Table: Part 4
Ben Plewes  |  Jul 28, 2010  |  0 comments
In this next installment Ralph marks the mortices ready for cutting.
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Inspiration
Closed Segmented Vase
dennis wake  |  Jul 23, 2010  |  0 comments
Pic.1 – This vase is 7.5 X 4.5in   I’m going to make this vase using oak and steamed beach strips with a solid base. The first step is to cut all the strips to an approximate size and then plane and thickness them. Now you need to establish what exact size the segments should be. This can be done using a chart such as the one shown below:   This vase will have 13 segmented rings with 12 segments per ring. To cut…

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Building an Oak Hall Table: Part 3
Ben Plewes  |  Jul 20, 2010  |  0 comments
Having cut the legs to length Ralph uses a sharp plane and shooting board to trim them to exact dimensions.
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The Woodworker Magazine
Mike Lawrence  |  Jul 19, 2010  |  0 comments
Among all the usual ingredients in your favourite woodworking magazine, we’ve unearthed a couple of entertaining stories this month with a distinctly outdoor flavour. The first is a description of the restoration of an old cider mill, a job that contributor Peter Bishop took on with relish. We suspect he was paid in pints… The second story also has a boozy connection! It started life with a bet in the pub that Kieran Felton…

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Building an Oak Hall Table: Part 2
Ben Plewes  |  Jul 13, 2010  |  0 comments
After glueing up Ralph progresses to cutting the legs to length ready for jointing.
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Cabinet Making ProjectsVideos
Building an Oak Hall Table: Part 1
Ben Plewes  |  Jul 09, 2010  |  0 comments
In this first video instalment Ralph talks through the hall table build and prepares the top for glueing-up.
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Good Woodworking Magazine
Darren Loucaides  |  Jul 08, 2010  |  0 comments
FEATURES No pretensions It’s designer furniture and it looks fantastic, but there are no fussy, elaborate touches to the making – we peruse the work of Greig Fensome Raise your game Sunk, seated, raised and fielded: Whichever way you like it, Andy King shows you the art of panelling PROJECTS Spalted beech cabinet: Brian Barber allows some stunning timber to guide his design Outdoor structures: The perfect summer…

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