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Peter Wood guides us through the techniques for Windsor chairs, paying special attention to getting the joints as tight as possible

The mortise and tenon joint works well when the force is pushing along the tenon not side to side. You can see on this chair the legs are fine with the force straight down the tenon as you sit. The back is supported...

Stuart Thomas creates his interpretation of a traditional pair of travelling candlesticks

A wonderful project combining faceplate work, spindle turning, inserts and thread chasing, so providing a challenge to your woodturning skills. When complete, this is a great talking point for family and friends as there is a lot of history behind these obj...

Nic Westermann looks at the methods available to sharpen these tools effectively

I should start by explaining what a sloyd knife is, as many will not be familiar with the term. It is taken from the Swedish ‘slöjd’, meaning craft, however it has morphed into a catch-all term for larger, slimmer carving blades, especially those used in green woodw...

Matt Estlea completes the final joints on his practice frame

I previously explained how to cut two variations of a lap joint to ensure a strong, perfect fit. In this article, I’ll show you how to cut the remaining two joints on the practice frame as well as chamfering end-grain and planing the frame flush. Firstly, we’re going to get the bridle ...

For her cycling-mad godparents’ anniversary, Louise Biggs decided only one type of decoration would be suitable – a bicycle wheel

As the making of the box has been shown previously I will concentrate on how I formed the wheel and applied it to the box with tiny Cubic Zirconia for a little sparkle.

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