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PROJECTS & TURNING

BEGINNERS' GUIDE TO TURNING - PART 3
In part 3 of this series, Andrew Hall looks at faceplate turning, bowls and platters, which makes use of the remaining four tools from his ‘Magnificent 7’ line-up

TWO SMALL BOXES
Peter Scaife finds a way of working that's based on - wait for it! - electricity

CABRIOLE STOOL
Colin Simpson designed this footstool to show off a novel turning technique – creating a set of matching cabriole legs on the lathe. Last month he showed how to make the four legs, and here, in part 2, he completes the stool

SHELVING UNIT
Dominic Collings wises up to the benefits of carcassing with MDF as he makes a bookcase

ROCKING CHAIR RENOVATION
Tasked with rejuvenating a 200-year-old rocking chair that was bought to him in a very sorry state, Peter Vivian goes back to basics and proceeds to give this historic item a new lease of life

BEADED BATH PANEL
Phil Davy glamourises his bath by replacing its shabby panel with an attractively beaded new one

AIRBRUSHED PLATTER
Les Thorne shows how to lift a plain sycamore bowl by applying airbrushing techniques

BODGER'S BIN
Tony ‘Bodger’ Scott transforms an old lump of wood into a serviceable, 12in-wide wastepaper bin for his home office

TECHNICAL

ALBION TIMBER COLUMN
Continuing his analysis of historical developments and their effect on the timber industry's development, David Smyth moves on to looking at the Industrial Revolution and the role it played

USING OFFCUTS
Short offcuts can come in extremely useful, especially for projects such as this lovely table lamp, as Michael Huntley shows

WOODWORK FOUNDATIONS
Michael Huntley shows you how to cut right-angled corners and grooves

USING ANIMAL GLUE
Animal glue is the ideal adhesive for Windsor chairs as it’s easy to repair. These chairs do come loose and animal glue bonds well to old glue or can be entirely cleaned off easily. Michael Huntley shares his nine-point pictorial guide to achieving success at speed

WORKSHOP SAFETY & DRUM SANDERS
Having purchased a drum sander from Austrian machinery manufacturer Bernardo, Geoff Ryan is forced to learn some important safety lessons and implement some critical modifications

BOG OAK PILL BOX
Fine work on ancient bog fir calls for a careful strategy and some cunning plans by Jeff Gorman

HAND-CARVED CHESSMEN
Bernard Greatrix presents his figurines inspired by the Lewis Chessmen

FEATURES

ARCHIVE
We never cease to be amazed – and sometimes amused – by the extraordinary breadth and variety of material that The Woodworker has published during its 123 years. Here, we take a look at examples from 73 and 48 years ago

ENGLISH FURNITURE HISTORY: BRISTOL
Stephen Simmons takes his maker’s history to the west of England

ENGLISH FURNITURE HISTORY: THE EARLY WOODWORKER
Phil Whitfeld looks back to the humble beginnings of English carpentry

MINIATURE VIOLIN
Despite its small size, this tiny replica wooden violin by David Edwards has a high price ticket...

WESTONBIRT, THE NATIONAL ARBORETUM
Situated in Gloucestershire, Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, which boasts 15,000 specimens and 2,500 tree species from all over the globe, is perhaps the most important and widely known of its kind in the UK, as Paul Greer discovers

HISTORY OF THE SCREW
Michael Huntley presents his timeline documenting the screw’s long history

TAKE 5
This month’s selection features a piece by 2017 Chippendale School of Furniture graduate Andrew Cockerill, a mesmerisingly hand-carved ornament by Edek Dłutoręki; and a tool chest design by Mike Weber, which is constructed entirely by hand

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YOUR FAVOURITES
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