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Delivering some festive cheer to your workshop, the December issue contains some great ideas for Christmas toys & much more!

PROJECTS & TURNING

WORKING TOY YACHT
If you’re in search of an easy to make project just in time for Christmas, then look no further than Peter Dunsmore’s working pond yacht

BILLY'S TROPHY
In memory of the late Billy Stephenson, Andrew Hall turns two trophies in Scots pine for a commemorative pigeon race in his name

ELEGANT CARRIAGE CLOCK
Ralph Harvey’s elegant elliptical carriage clock combines the classical with a touch of eccentricity

WORKSHOP BUILD – PART 1
Having moved house and with space to build a decent-sized shed, Phil Davy makes a good start on the build, in part 1 of this new series

SNAKE JIGSAW WITH DREMEL
Follow these easy steps to create a wooden snake jigsaw with Dremel

TALL SALT & PEPPER MILLS
Les Thorne turns and colours his own tall salt and pepper mills before fitting them with CrushGrind® Mechanisms

TECHNICAL

LIBERON Q&A
Liberon, the woodcare expert, tackles the issue of preparing wood prior to protecting it from daily use in the home

USING VENEERS FOR FURNITURE MAKING
Continuing with his series, John Bullar gives a background on how veneers are produced commercially before discussing traditional and more modern methods

UNDERSTANDING TOOL STEEL
When Michael Huntley started out, learning woodwork was a much simpler process. His course, outlined in a new series, recalls those days and is as relevant today as it was back then, beginning here with a lesson in tool sharpening

FEATURES

GINO MASERO FEATURE
Peter Scaife pays tribute to woodcarving maestro, Gino Masero

THE ALAN PETERS ONLINE FURNTIURE AWARD 2024
Continuing to champion UK furniture design and making talent while celebrating the life and work of the late Alan Peters OBE, the 2024 award returns as a biennial competition and is set to adopt an online format as before

ARCHIVE
While keeping warm in his Santa hat, Robin Gates finds a perfect gift in The Woodworker of December 1939

ANDREW LAWTON – FURNITURE DESIGNER-MAKER
Regarded as one of Britain’s finest furniture designer-makers, Andrew Lawton has three prestigious Bespoke Guild Marks to his name, and was lucky enough to have worked with Alan Peters on his last commission

MIKE TAFFINDER WOODCRAFTS
Retiring doesn’t mean retreating: former Royal Marine Mike Taffinder has made the beaches of north Devon the scene of his latest campaign. Dave Roberts reports for duty

TAKE 5
This month's selection includes a new design from Ian Burnell's Spitfire Lounge Chair series, a collaborative turned piece that exudes detail, along with a light-hearted carved piece made especially for a child's first birthday

Jonathan Salisbury removes the blade on the Festool TSV 60 KEBQ-Plus plunge-cut saw

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YOUR FAVOURITES

As well as all this, you can also expect to find your usual favourite pages, including news, welcome, marketplace, next month, letters and readers’ tips, plus much more.

We hope you enjoy the December 2023 issue of The Woodworker & Good Woodworking, which is now on sale! Pick up your copy today, or why not subscribe?