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In the March issue, we finally announce the overall winner and runners up of our 2024 Liberon competition, not to mention a host of other exciting content. Plus, there’s also five Kutzall five-piece rotary burr kits up for grabs

PROJECTS & TURNING

COAL BUCKET UPCYCLE
Peter Bishop takes an antique Victorian mahogany coal bucket and transforms it into a receptacle fit for chilling champagne

FARMHOUSE CHAIR
When Glenn Perry decided to make this sapele chair, he had to work out the design and making problems for himself

REPRODUCTION GENERATIONAL WEIL CHAIR
Made in Weil am Rhein, Germany by Van Bo Le-Menzel, we look at how a reproduction Generation Weil Chair can be simply made using a few clamps, glue and a selection of Dremel multi-tools

TURNED SPHERES
A perfect wooden sphere is incredibly tactile: Colin Simpson guarantees you’ll want to hold and caress it. You might fancy starting a collection of spheres made from different timbers – they can also be used for games such as skittles

CHISEL HANDLES
David Oldfield beautifies a set of Ashley Iles chisels with London Pattern boxwood handles

FRENCH DOORS
Edwardian in design, Jason Fisher’s sapele French doors are fitted with modern double glazing, which helps to keep out draughts

WORKSHOP BUILD – PART 2
Continuing from the December issue where he began his new workshop build, in the second instalment, Phil Davy turns his attention to insulation, lighting, power, guttering, security and suitable finishes

METALLIC BOX
Les Thorne treats his faux brass box to a knob turned from the real thing

TECHNICAL

WOODWORK FOUNDATIONS
Accurate results depend on three factors: your eyes, measuring instruments and a good workholding device, says Michael Huntley

ESSENTIAL TOOLKIT
There’s something very special about working with wood and making things of lasting value that haven’t been mass-produced in some distant faceless factory. But you can’t do it without tools… Vere Shannon takes an idiosyncratic look at the tools he’s found essential over a lifetime of working with wood

FEATURES

ARCHIVE
While hesitating to saw Robin Gates takes steps to smarten up his tool drill with a little help from The Woodworker of January 1903

THE ALAN PETERS ONLINE FURNITURE 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

LIBERON COMPETITION WINNERS' SHOWCASE
For the second year running, in conjunction with wood care experts Liberon, in a special, dedicated feature we showcase and celebrate winning readers’ woodworking projects in addition to various workshop skills

MARQUETRY IN SORRENTO
Peter Scaife tells how old ideas are brought up-to-date in Italy

METAL CRAFTING MADE EASY
Market-leading online metal craft tools retailer, Metalcraft, has been tried and trusted by UK and international customers since 1950. We find out more about the company’s history, its role as STEM Ambassador, and most importantly, the extensive range of UK-manufactured tools

TAKE 5
Airbrushing and pyrography are among the themes included in this month’s selection, along with inlaid veneers and techniques to enhance timber’s natural beauty to its very best

ON TEST

Milescraft Grabber, GrabberPLUS & GrabberPRO push blocks

Kutzall five-piece rotary burr kit – 1⁄8in shaft

WIN!

1 of 5 Kutzall five-piece rotary burr kits – worth over £70 each – courtesy of Classic Hand Tools

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