This year a range of regulatory updates and government-led initiatives are expected to have an impact on the construction industry, potentially affecting thousands of tradespeople across the UK.
From grand country houses to chic city apartments, wall panelling adds charm and character to a variety of interiors. No longer the reserve of traditional libraries or stately homes, wall panelling is having a resurgence. Nowadays, the look is less about distinguished grandeur and more about using period authenticity to add warmth, personality and texture to a room.
Panelling can make a large space more intimate and cosy or…
Woodfairs are becoming increasingly popular across the UK, and prove to be a great day out for all the family. Here, the Editor casts his mind back to 2016’s Bentley Woodfair and all it had to offer
A quality bandsaw has the potential to be one of the most versatile tools in your workshop thanks to its ability to cut smoothly and precisely with relative ease. However, if it spends most of its time being broken and inactive, then it wonÕt be of much use to you at all. There are several reasons why your bandsaw may fail, including some that you might never have thought of, so weÕve decided to put together this list…
To celebrate their 60th anniversary, Felder are running a fantastic competition in conjunction with Good Woodworking The Woodworker and magazines to find three of the best furniture makers across the UK – there’s also some fantastic prizes up for grabs.
Having asked readers to share their woodworking projects and showcase a range of workshop skills, we finally announce the deserving winner of the recent Liberon competition, as well as featuring various other selected entries
Jeremy Broun reports from the recently held prize-giving ceremony at Axminster Tools’ Nuneaton store, where judges and winners interacted, pieces were analysed in greater detail, and the power of social media was truly realised
Kit out your workshop with all the tools you need to up your woodworking game and get that professional finish. When you buy the Trend Workshop Router Table between March 12th and May 31st 2018 you can claim £100 Trend Gift Voucher to be redeemed in store against Trend products.
Europe's largest exhibition of contemporary and historical woodturning, Wizardry in Wood, returns to the City of London from Wednesday 13 October to Saturday 16 October 2021.
Wizardry in Wood will be returning to Carpenters' Hall, in the City of London, from 13–16 October this year. In addition to a variety of exhibitions on the subject of woodturning, there will also be a wide range of demonstrations and exhibitions from some of the UK's leading woodturners, two of whom are Tobias Kaye and Louise Hibbert.
Internationally renowned woodturner and sculptor Joey Richardson is widely regarded for her delicate pierced and richly hued wood forms. Born in Lincolnshire, she grew up in the heart of Twigmoor Woods on a small farm. Here, the magnificent trees subliminally rooted within her a deep love for the woodland and she began turning and carving reclaimed local timber.
When it comes to the world of woodturning, female woodturners are in the minority. The woodturning world, however, has been changing and evolving over the past few years, at a very exciting rate. With many artists exploring new techniques and ideas, more and more exciting artwork is being created, and much of this extraordinary, beautiful art work is being created by women.
Woodturning has never been so accessible as it is…
Fin Wood has been in business for three generations: "My earliest memory of my grandfather's workshop is the smell of the wood," says founder Alin Cristescu. "My grandfather worked a lot with pine and oak, using traditional equipment, most of which he made himself. There were lots of hand-held tools."
Alin, who is 38, set up his business after moving to London from Romania in 2013. The company offers quality hardwood…
Winner of the 2017 Arnold Laver Gold Award & Interiors Award - Coastal House, Devon, by 6a Architects
Winner of the 2017 Furniture & Product competition ‘Bespoke’ category - Eleanor Lakelin’s turned vessels
Winner of the 2017 Production Made category - Case Furniture’s Narin chair
Student Designer People’s Choice winner 2017 – Hex Drinks…
