The Woodworker & Good Woodworking – March 2023

Spring has sprung and it's time to get back in the workshop – pick up the latest edition of The Woodworker & Good Woodworking and get inspired!

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A gift from the past – Shaun Newman's tribute to violin maker, Arthur Richardson

PROJECTS & TURNING

A GIFT FROM THE PAST
Gifted some scraps of wood by a neighbour, Crediton-based luthier Shaun Newman was delighted to find they’d come from the workshop of world-famous violin maker, Arthur Richardson, who’d lived in the same market town. Using pieces of fine-grained spruce, flamed maple and beech, he incorporated these into a ‘Baroque’ style guitar

GRADUATION CHEST
Peter Dunsmore’s small coffee table design combines two natural materials that not only present a practical solution, but also complement each other well in both colour and texture

SLATE COFFEE TABLE
Peter Dunsmore’s small coffee table design combines two natural materials that not only present a practical solution, but also complement each other well in both colour and texture

10 TOP TIPS FOR TURNING HOLLOW FORMS
Hollow forms are enclosed turnings where the internal material has been removed through a relatively small hole. They’re the woodworking equivalent of eating a boiled egg while leaving as much shell intact as possible – Bob Chapman explains all

OAK SIDE TABLE
Brian Barber combines clean lines and a pragmatic approach in his oak side table. It’s perfect for any room in the house

RETRO MAGAZINE RACK
Curved edges give Phil Davy’s oak veneer magazine rack a mid-20th-century look and the divider should help keep your copies of The Woodworker & Good Woodworking in order


OAK CANDLESTICKS
Les Thorne turns two identical candlesticks: he finishes one using traditional methods and the other using ebonising spray and paste wax to create an aged effect

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John Bullar demonstrates how L-shaped blocks or ‘buttons’ can be fixed to the underside of a tabletop using wood screws

TECHNICAL

FIXTURES & FITTINGS
In the penultimate part of this series, John Bullar looks at the wide variety of fixtures and fittings available to the furniture maker, such as hinges, locks, movable supports and hidden latches, before exploring how these can be used to best effect

DECORATIVE FURNITURE ADDITIONS
Supplied bare, without grinding or honing wheels, the T-8 Custom allows you to create a personalised water-cooled sharpening system according to individual preferences

TORMEK GRINDING JIGS
Tormek’s grinding jig range includes those for short, long and flexible knives, scissors, axes, woodturning tools, chisels, gouges, planer blades, moulding knives, drill bits and more – we look at each of them here

PREPPING TIMBER
Phil Davy shows you how to remove old polish and varnish

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The Southern Fellowship of Woodworkers (SFWW) and Church Crookham and Fleet Men’s Shed (CCFMS) offers great facilities to pursue personal projects or get involved in community-focused ones

FEATURES

ARCHIVE

Robin Gates finds woodwork at the core of a school curriculum in The Woodworker of February 1909

SFWW & CCFMS: AN INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION
Choosing to join forces for the benefit of their members and bringing together those with a passion for woodworking, The Southern Fellowship of Woodworkers (SFWW) and Church Crookham and Fleet Men’s Shed (CCFMS) continue to successfully collaborate and expand, says SFWW Secretary, Tim McGinn

WOOD'S PART IN ART
As Paul Greer shows, wood has played a significant role in the history of art, dating all the way back to Ancient Egypt all the way up to present day

TAKE 5
Fantastic examples of marquetry and inlay along with a wonderful selection of exotic and native timber species, all used to great effect in this month’s selection

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Slightly different techniques need to be developed when using Niwaki's range of Japanese saws, as Jonathan Salisbury discovers

ON TEST

Niwaki Ryoba, Dozuki & flush cut saws

AUKTools Circular Router Inlay Template

WIN!

1 of 5 four-piece AUKTools Router Inlay Template sets

Elevate your woodworking projects to a whole new creative level with this set of four AUKTools Router Inlay Templates – there’s five up for grabs, courtesy of Wood Workers Workshop – 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 March 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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