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With a fascinating feature on wood blocks’ use in the production of stamps, two woodturning articles, along with two new competitions for you to enter, the September issue is one not to be missed

PROJECTS & TURNING

'BASKET ILLUSION' TURRNED DISHES
After attending a demo by Colin Watson – the self-confessed ‘Crazy Woodman’ – Bob Chapman was inspired to have a go at producing his own ‘basket illusion’ turnings. As well as being undeniably eye-catching, these offer a good way of expressing one’s creativity

ALTAR TABLE
Mark Griffiths said a little prayer when he was asked to make an altar table from air-dried timber

REPURPOSED CUTLERY CABINET
Acquiring an old walnut veneered cutlery cabinet at a local auction and having brought it back to his workshop, Peter Bishop set about restoring and repurposing the piece, as well as adding a secret compartment...

ALL-WOOD WONDER – PART 2
In the second of this two-part article, detailing the making of Jim Stickings’ amazing all-wood clock, here he carries out a dummy run, adds further components, then makes the ball lift, which proves to be incredibly complex

HORIZONTAL SHELVES
Phil Davy tackles some challenging horizontal shelves, made using Douglas fir

WET TURNING
Les Thorne rummages through the log pile to perform magic on two maple branches, turning one into a pair of contrasting bowls and the other a natural-edge vase

TECHNICAL

BUILDING TABLES
In his next article, John Bullar looks at building tables and considers both the top itself and supporting legs, as well as how they’re joined together

FEATURES

WOOD BLOCKS & THE PRODUCTION OF STAMPS
Ian Briggs – a freelance journalist specialising in postage stamps, stamp collecting and philately – looks at the history of woodblock design and its use within the production of stamps from the 1850s to present

FOCUS ON FELDER GROUP
Founded over 65 years ago in Austria, Felder Group – a third generation family-owned and run global leader in the woodworking machinery sector – continues to be driven by a tireless spirit for innovation

ARCHIVE
In The Woodworker of August 1936, Robin Gates finds a project for the green-fingered chippy

PLAN CHEST
This unique piece by Katharine Fernie features a chestnut frame and lots of reclaimed wood

A DYING HABIT
The sharp reduction in smoking over the past few decades has resulted in the decline or disappearance of products associated with it, many of them made of wood, as Paul Greer shows

TAKE 5
Featuring pieces made by former furniture-making students as well as those whose careers have taken them to new heights, this month’s selection is undeniably first-class

ON TEST

Makita LXT DLX2460TJ drill & driver combo

iGaging EZ Cal digital calliper™

DOUBLE WIN!

Win with Liberon: a £200 Amazon voucher, plus a Liberon woodcare product bundle worth over £120, & two runner up's prizes of a Liberon product bundle worth over £120

1 of 3 Shaper Trace: vector conversion tools – worth £109 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 September 2023 issue of The Woodworker & Good Woodworking, which is now on sale! Pick up your copy today, or why not subscribe?