The Woodworker & Good Woodworking – January 2023
Our first issue of 2023 includes two fantastic competitions, plus a wide range of projects technical articles and features to whet your appetite
PROJECTS & TURNING
ROUTER-MADE BLANKET BOX
Peter Bishop shares an elegant and functional router project for the intermediate woodworker, which is made using kiln-dried English oak
HARDWOOD BOXES
Gordon Warr uses a variety of hardwood offcuts to turn a collection of little boxes, in a range of unusual shapes
CHUNKY COFFEE TABLE
Sean Healy makes a simply designed table to demonstrate his joint-making skills
PICTURE FRAMES
Making your own picture frames allows you to experiment with various woods and profiles, so they become more individual, as Phil Davy shows
BURRY NICE VASES
Deciding to utilise some of the offcuts in his timber pile, Les Thorne uses various pieces of burr oak to create two different vase shapes
SHOW-OFF SHELVING
These simple bookshelf units are a perfect example of the past revisited
TECHNICAL
ROUTERS & ROUTER TABLES
Routers are great tools for shaping edges in furniture making, but they also have several other uses, as John Bullar discovers
TORMEK T-8 ORIGINAL
We move on to looking at the T-8 Original, which is described as a powerful and versatile water-cooled sharpening system
FEATURES
ARCHIVE
Robin Gates wanders distractedly through the September 1926 issue of The Woodworker
D&M TOOLS’ RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
Established in 1978 and proudly remaining an independent family business to this day, D&M Tools not only boasts a Twickenham tool empire but also the industry’s No.1 hand, power tools and machinery event, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary
THE SAILS OF HOPE
A dream to start a project rebuilding and re-floating pre-war wooden sailing ships to aid a local maritime community is now thriving in its 25th year, and at its heart? Carpenters! Barrie Scott reports
SCOTT E. ARMSTRONG IN PROFILE
Designer, artist and master craftsman Scott E. Armstrong has had an intimate relationship with wood for more than 30 years
TAKE 5
Featuring two-award winning pieces – Anna Dugard's 'Nahas' console table and Clare Ng's ‘Gemini’ drinks cabinet – this month's selection is certainly show-stopping
ON TEST
SBS Triple Diamond Stone Sharpening Station
DOUBLE WIN!
COMPETITION 1: Win 1 of 3 SBS Triple Diamond Stone Sharpening Stations – worth £195.95 each
COMPETITION 2: Win 1 of 2 Robert Sorby Micro Resin Pen Turning Sets – worth £75.60 each
See inside the issue for details or click here to enter – good luck!
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 January 2023 issue of The Woodworker & Good Woodworking, which is now on sale! Pick up your copy today, or why not subscribe?
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