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PROJECTS & TURNING

PIANO MONEY BOX
Simple to make and requiring just a few tools and materials, this novelty piano money box design by Peter Dunsmore can be modified so that music plays when the lid is opened

THREE BOWLS FROM ONE LOG
Using seven core turning tools, Andrew Hall shows how you can produce three bowls from one log – two side- and one end-grain – entirely on the lathe, without a bandsaw

OFFERATORY BOX
Keith Simpson’s offeratory box design, received as a commission from his local church, could be adapted to create a key cupboard for the home or a suggestions box for the office

CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATIONS
Ken Moore presents five different designs for individual Christmas tree decorations, all of which require only basic skills and materials

DECORATIVE PEDESTAL BOX
Les Thorne goes all arty with this delicate piece inspired by a thrift shop find

POWER TOOLS STORAGE BOX
Phil Davy’s storage box for that lonely power tool is a simple project for the router

Managing coppiced oak

TECHNICAL

TORMEK T-4 ORIGINAL
Taking an in-depth look at each of Tormek’s main machine models, we start with the T-4 Original – a compact, high quality sharpening system supplied with 200mm wetstone

RECONNECTING WITH TREES AS A RAW MATERIAL
John McMahon describes his attempts to reconnect with trees as a raw material, outlining the past, present and future of woodland management from a woodworker’s perspective

The Mosquito aircraft’s oval-section fuselage was built in two vertically separate halves formed over a mould

FEATURES

ARCHIVE
Robin Gates finds gifts made from oddments in The Woodworker of December 1947

ALAN PETERS FURNITURE AWARD 2022 PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY
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

THE PEOPLE'S MOSQUITO
Are you interested in helping to build a British aviation icon? Aero Vintage Limited is on the lookout for capable woodworkers

IT’S GOOD TO BE A PIPE MAKER
Believe it or not, pipe smoking is experiencing a golden age right now. Well, that’s according to Danish pipe maker Tom Eltang, who’s widely regarded as one of the very best – Arko Højholt reports

TAKE 5
Fusing vintage and modern furniture making as well as themes of nature in woodturning and carving, we present this month’s ‘take 5’ selection

ON TEST
Shaper Origin precision router & Shaper Workstation

Makita DTD171 18V LXT brushless impact driver

WIN!
In conjunction with Shaper Tools, we're giving one lucky reader the chance to win an annual subscription to Shaper Studio – their brand-new web-based design tool – see page 17 for details or click here to enter – good luck!

YOUR FAVOURITES
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