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To mark the beginning of 2024, we bring you a whole host of exciting content to help you through a chilly few months! There's also two competitions for you to enter, from MPower Tools and Machine Mart – enjoy!

Bob Chapman shows you how to turn a Narra bowl with molecular structures

PROJECTS & TURNING

SUTTON HOO LYRE REPLICA
Based on the 1948 Sutton Hoo reconstruction, Shaun Newman explains the steps involved in making a historic, though little known, musical instrument

WATER WORK
Inspired by his background in teaching chemistry, Bob Chapman fuses science and woodturning to create a bowl that features models of molecular structures within its walls

BEE BOX
Commissioned by a bee-keeping friend to make a three-section jewellery box, Peter Benson bases this on a hexagonal theme and takes us through the processes here

APTO SHOE RACK
In an ongoing search for new takes on old ideas, this unusual piece of furniture by Hannah Knowles may inspire us all to explore things further

DOOR REVERSAL
If you want to maximise room space by reversing the door, Phil Davy tells you how to do it with mortise & rim locks

MINI CARAVAN
Woodworkers love making things at less than their normal size – think dolls’ house furniture, for example – but scaling down a caravan is one of the most unusual projects we’ve come across

NATURAL-EDGE GOBLET
Les Thorne makes use of a pleasing burr bowl offcut to turn a natural-edge goblet

TECHNICAL

WOODWORK FOUNDATIONS
In part 2 of this important series, Michael Huntley tackles board flattening prior to making a toolbox

MIRKA H&S
Pete Sartain, National Sales Manager – Industrial Mirka® UK, discusses the importance of using dust extraction and suggests some top tips for protecting yourself while reducing the risk of HAVS

TOP TIPS FROM DALTONS WADKIN
Alex Dalton, Managing Director of Daltons Wadkin, takes a closer look at some of the top things to consider when making a woodworking machinery purchase

FEATURES

ARCHIVE
Robin Gates is tempted by tools at bargain prices in the The Woodworker of September 1911

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

BOOK REVIEW
Bob Neill’s recently self published book, The Art of Pyrography, is one of few words and mostly photos, as Bob Chapman explains having taken a closer look and finding himself inspired, but wanting to know more

BESIDE THE SEASIDE
Paul Greer takes a look at various wooden artefacts commonly found beside the seaside, including bathing machines, piers, beach huts, deck chairs, rollercoasters and most recently, bespoke wooden surfboards

CONTEMPORARY BLANKET CHEST
At first glance, this Dovetailors chest may look simple and minimalist but appearances can be deceptive. Behind the elegant exterior and sweeping curved front lies a complex design with mind boggling angles within the walnut frame components

PALLASBOY VESSEL
Awarded a grant by the World Wood Day Foundation back in 2016, Mark Griffiths took on the huge task of rebuilding a replica Iron Age vessel discovered in a peat bog, using only a basic selection of reproduction tools and working methods from that era

TAKE 5
From a wonderful sculptural bird carving to a vintage piece made in 1967, this month’s selection perfectly exemplifies the ability of woodworking to cover such a multitude of disciplines

Using the MPower 8in single- & double-sided diamond benchstones, Jonathan Salisbury starts by flattening the back, then moves on to the bevel

ON TEST

MPower Tools’ 8in single- & double-sided diamond benchstones

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DOUBLE WIN!

Win! MPower Tools' single & double-sided diamond bench stones

Win a Clarke Pembroke II Eco-Design Multi Fuel Stove – worth £958.90 – courtesy of Machine Mart

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 2024 issue of The Woodworker & Good Woodworking, which is now on sale! Pick up your copy today, or why not subscribe?