The Furniture Makers’ Company was delighted to accept a specially designed and hand-made chair for His Royal Highness Prince George from Katie Walker on October 31 at the Carpenter’s Hall.
This clever device from Multi-Sharp allows you to accurately grind correct tip angles and restore sharp-as-new cutting edges on HSS, centre-point wood, flat wood and masonry, including SDS-Plus on 3-13mm diameter drill bits.
The grinding jig has all the angles for correct tip geometry built in. It positions each type of bit over the wheels to give the correct tip and relief angles, and a unique cam action ensures correct tip rake and chisel…
Makita UK has introduced new cordless finishing sanders to its range. Delivering increased efficiency and mobility to woodworkers, the 18V DBO381 and DBO380 Brushless finishing sanders join the company’s growing line-up of LXT battery powered, cordless tools
The Chippendale International School of Furniture is associated with furniture design and making, so it’s not often that one of its students sets out to make a prosthetic tail for a dead cat.
Dalmann Limited, known for its high quality Mozambique Hardwood Woodturning timbers, has moved premises and expanded its operation to include rustic natural edged slabs and lumber sourced from Mozambique and Zambia. All timbers are sustainable and sourced from sawmills which responsibly manage their forest resources and have comprehensive reforestation programmes and socio upliftment projects in place.
On the 21st of October meet the 18 designers launching with the platform and see their products. Designers such as: Floris Wubben, Marc de Groot and Lizan Freijsen will be available for interviews as well as the CrowdyHouse initiators.
It’s said that every man needs a shed, and the nationwide lockdown appears to have hugely amplified that basic requirement, according to Shedman, one of the East End of Glasgow’s most high-profile businesses.
Demand has increased to such an extent since the country was closed down in March that the 32-year-old company is having to build a massive new shed for itself in order to keep turning out high quality sheds,…
Extremely compact and versatile, with a modern and sophisticated design – including digital technologies – Festool’s new CSC SYS 50 cordless table saw redefines industry standards. What’s more, the new cordless table saw is so compact that it perfectly fits into a Systainer
The Chippendale International School of Furniture's next Professional Course will be starting later this year, and January is the ideal time to apply and take advantage of the Early Bird offer & travel bursary – more on these below.
Some of the most distinctive qualities of wood are its characterfulness and warmth. Unlike its more industrial counterparts, wood is a material to which people are drawn, and to which they can become attached. To celebrate this, the Wood Awards asked past winners, as well as architects and designers who use wood in their everyday practice, to share their favourite wooden object – a personal totem, knick-knack, objet d’art or tool…
