The Woodworker Magazine March 2021 Vorige editie

Join us as we spring into March, bringing you a whole host of fantastic woodworking and woodturning content, hand-picked just for you.

PROJECTS & TURNING

• WRITING SLOPE: Peter Dunsmore’s contemporary version of a traditional writing slope includes his personal flourishes, including a secret drawer plus inlaid initials to the box’s lid
• GESSO PLATTER: Colin Simpson’s beech platter features a coloured and airbrushed rim, which is then textured using Gesso to create an unusual effect
• WRITING DESK: Emily Robinson shares the highs and lows she encountered during this challenging build
• TOPBAR BEEHIVE: Peter Benson’s ‘lockdown’ beehive is constructed using a variety of recycled materials in a novel topbar design
• FALL FRONT WOODEN TOOLBOX: Geoff Gray adapts an existing design for a fall front wooden toolbox while applying his own personal twist
• PLYWOOD BOWL: Les Thorne shows you how to turn a bowl from plywood and give it a shiny finish
• TRY SQUARE: Phil Davy shows you how to combine precision and accuracy when making your own try square

TECHNICAL

• DEFINING & USING VENEERS: Peter Bishop explores the history of applying and using decorative timbers, and how mechanisation has moulded and enhanced this process
• WOODWORKER’S ENCYCLOPEDIA: As he reaches the halfway point in this series, Peter Bishop pauses and reflects before exploring more terms beginning with the letter ‘M’

FEATURES

• ARCHIVE: Prompted by the July 1938 issue of The Woodworker, Robin Gates reflects on the venerable mortise & tenon joint
• THE SHAKERS: Simon Frost begins exploring what makes makers great, starting with the Shakers