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18/06/2026

Furniture & Cabinetmaking issue 332 is out!

In issue 332 of Furniture & Cabinetmaking you’ll find plenty to inspire and inform your furniture making. In our Projects section, Giuseppe Deepak Benti creates a chess board and a set of chess pieces; Robert Webb makes a lightweight, comfortable stool for the workshop; Israel Martin makes a small tray with dovetails and ebony handles; John Bullar makes a jewellery box; Michael Huntley repairs a secrétaire cabinet; Mitch Peacock makes an ergonomic scrub plane; Derek Jones builds a campaign-style chest; and Giacomo Malaspina completes his sofa table with built-in gamesboard.

In Techniques, Jim Bennett tests a Veritas low angle jack plane.

In Features, Corum Silverhand of Silverhand Creative answers some common questions about Japanese saws; and Martin Goebel of Goebel Furniture shares two of his latest projects, which featured at the Smithsonian Craft Show.

We also have profiles of talented designer-makers Warren Turnbull of Hutch Custom; Nicholas Holmes of Hamilton Holmes; and Andreas Pfister.

All this and more in issue 332 of Furniture & Cabinetmaking!

✨ Furniture & Cabinetmaking issue 332 is available to buy now – see link in bio.
📍 Credit: ©Andreas Pfister
📸 Photo Credit: Kyra Kaisla

18/06/2026

Woodturning issue 423 is out now!

In issue 423 of Woodturning magazine we have lots for you to enjoy, beginning with our Guest Editor, James N Duxbury, who welcomes you to the issue and turns a shallow heart-shaped dish from contrasting timbers.

In Projects, Ger Vervoort turns an elegant long-neck vase; Andrew Potocnik creates a unique mirror frame; Sue Harker turns a ‘wave’ bowl from a piece of ash; George Watkins makes a burr yew platter; Mark Palma makes a box from an old piece of fir; Les Symonds turns his version of an ancient Viking chess game; John Hawkswell turns a flower goblet; Andy Coates makes a Crown Green Bowl bowl; and Rick Rich turns a milking stool with three legs and a handle.

In our Techniques section, Kurt Hertzog answers readers’ questions; and Richard Findley continues his box-making series with a box to store his safety glasses.

In Features, we meet company director Paul Hilton-Tapp who started woodturning as a creative outlet over a decade ago.

Plus we have a great offer for you in this issue as we have a selection of woodworking books to give away! You can also get a sneak peek at our next issue and updates from the turning community.

All this and more in Woodturning 423!

✨ Woodturning issue 423 is available to buy now – see link in bio.
📍 Cover photo: ©Paul Hilton-Tapp and Tom Hilton-Tapp

21/05/2026

Woodturning issue 422 is out now!

In issue 422 of Woodturning magazine we have lots for you to enjoy, beginning with our Guest Editor, Andrew Potocnik, who welcomes you to the issue and creates a beautiful piece of wall art.

In Projects, Les Symonds makes a range of Western-style bolo ties; Sue Harker turns a Corinthian-style jardiniere; Rick Rich turns a traditional porridge stirrer; George Watkins makes a black-and-white ebony box; Ian Woodford turns a shallow bowl with a carved rim; Andy Coates finishes his miniature Windsor chair; and James Duxbury turns a bowl with winged handles.

In our Techniques section, Kurt Hertzog answers readers’ questions; Richard Findley continues his box-making series by making a drill bit storage box; and Mark Palma considers the intricacies of lids for boxes.

In Features, we meet Richard West, who takes inspiration from the wild Irish landscape around his Connemara home; and Mike Stafford explores the skill of sharpening woodturning tools.

We have a great offer for you in this issue as we have a selection of woodworking books to give away! You can also get a sneak peek at our next issue and updates from the turning community.

All this and more in Woodturning 422!

✨ Woodturning issue 422 is available to buy now – see link in bio.
📍 Cover photo: ©Richard West

07/05/2026

Woodworking Crafts issue 100 is out now!

We’re celebrating issue 100 of Woodworking Crafts with generous giveaways from Makita and BeaverCraft Tools, plus we have free books to add to your woodworking library! We’re also marking this milestone with a look back over memorable covers from issue 1 to 100.

As always, we have plenty of Projects to inspire you. Charles Mak makes a folding stand to hold a book or tablet; Kev Alviti reproduces a wooden tote for tool storage; Dave Western carves a floral bouquet; Andy Coates turns and decorates a bowl; Simon Rodway shares his design for a loveseat; Mark Palma explains how to provide better footing for stationary woodworking tools; Colin Sullivan builds a stand-up vice; in an extract from his new book, Dave Western carves a ‘hot rod’ flame spoon; Daniele Villani makes a folding table; Anthony Bailey uses waney edge timber and rare earth magnets to make a knife rack; Fred and Julie Byrne make a mechanical snake toy; and Kez Halliday builds tone and texture in a pyrography study of a kingfisher.

In our Techniques articles, Derek Jones explains how to use moulding planes; Louise Biggs shows how to repair damaged veneer; Geoffrey Laycock demonstrates safe tool sharpening; and Alan Holtham troubleshoots bandsaw blades.

In Features, we meet Louise and Simon Taggart, the husband and wife team behind woodturning and pottery business, Blended Monkey; and former branding designer Neil Paterson tells us how he came to set up his box-making company welikeless.

All this and more in issue 100 of Woodworking Crafts!

✨ Woodworking Crafts issue 100 is available to buy now – see link in bio.
📸 Photo: Charles Mak

30/04/2026

Woodcarving magazine issue 213 is out now!

Issue 213 of Woodcarving magazine is filled with a host of great articles for you. Our Guest Editor, Dave Western, welcomes you to the issue; makes a decorative bowl to serve his favourite snack; and we have an extract from his new book, Carved Lovespoons, where Dave makes a traditional Welsh lovespoon.

In our Projects section, Steve Bisco celebrates the summer season with a beach scene; John Samworth boggles the brain with his interpretation of the Penrose Engine House optical illusion; Cedric Boyns lets his imagination take flight with his carving of a cagou bird; Kevin Alviti makes a handy mobile phone holder; Zoë Gertner recreates a vintage hand brush; and Paolo Frattari adds more detail to his sculpted head.

In Techniques, Graham Thompson explains how to capture the defining features of a person in a portrait carving.

In Features, Peter Benson shares what he has learned from teaching children to carve; we meet Lara Reisigl Domeneghetti, whose experimental approach examines the relationship between past and present; and Steve McAndrew, secretary of the Cleveland Carving Club, asks two club members how they came to carve.

We also have updates from the carving community and a peek at our next issue.

All this and more in Woodcarving magazine 213!

✨ Woodcarving issue 213 is available to buy now – see link in bio.
📍 ©Lara Reisigl Domeneghetti .r.domeneghetti
📸 Photo: Antonia Barth

23/04/2026

Furniture & Cabinetmaking issue 331 is out!

In issue 331 of Furniture & Cabinetmaking you’ll find plenty to inspire and inform your furniture making. In our Projects section, Robert Webb assembles and finishes his Craftsman-style highboy dresser; Giuseppe Deepak Benti builds a live-edge cabinet from cherry and pear; Beatriz Zuazo completes her rotating display cabinet by designing and fitting the mechanisms; Israel Martin makes a small oak wall cabinet; and Giacomo Malaspina makes a sofa table with a foldable game board.

In Techniques, John Bullar recreates Ambrose Heal’s butterfly key technique; and Derek Jones explains why a good saw vice is a must for any hand tool workshop.

In Features, we discover what makes Suffolk-based Classic Hand Tools stand out; we learn why Daniel Lacey’s Sunburst table and chairs earned a Bespoke Guild Mark; and Ben Adams introduces his brass sliding dovetail joint.

We also have profiles of talented designer-makers Bill Ratcliffe of Craven Conservation; Helen Welch of the London School of Furniture Making; Hunter Chesnutt-Perry of Indigo Custom Designs; and Kyle Stahler.

All this and more in issue 331 of Furniture & Cabinetmaking!

✨ Furniture & Cabinetmaking issue 331 is available to buy now – see link in bio.
📍 Cover: ©Hunter Chesnutt-Perry
📸 Photo: Kevin De Miranda .de.miranda

26/03/2026

Woodturning issue 420 is out now!

In issue 420 of Woodturning magazine we have lots for you to enjoy, beginning with our Guest Editor, Kurt Hertzog, who welcomes you to the issue; and answers readers’ questions.

In Projects, James Duxbury creates a small box turned on 11 centres; Sue Harker turns a lantern from a piece of yew; Rick Rich makes a kitchen spatula; Les Symonds turns a ‘well-aged’ oak pot embellished with copper; Andrew Potocnik creates a box inspired by a Vic Wood piece using timber from the man himself; Mark Palma makes a Morse taper cleaner; John Hawkswell turns a hollow form with pyrography decoration; Mark Palma decorates turned bowls with a stone-illusion finish; and Andy Coates beads and colours a bowl.

In our Techniques section, Richard Findley makes a box with a magnetic closure; George Watkins works with polymer clay to make a beautiful inlay of flowers and butterflies; and Alan Holtham shares his research into additional turning equipment.

In Features, we meet Elise McLauchlan who combines her love of industrial geometric shapes with the pleasure of working with Canadian maples; and Mike Stafford extols the virtues of dogs in the workshop.

We also have a sneak peek at our next issue and updates from the turning community.

All this and more in Woodturning 420!

✨ Woodturning issue 420 is available to buy now – see link in bio.
📍 Cover photo: ©George Watkins

12/03/2026

Woodworking Crafts issue 99 is out now!

In issue 99 of Woodworking Crafts you’ll find plenty to inspire and inform your crafts. In Projects, Kev Alviti builds a set of shelves into a sturdy pantry door; Charles Mak restores a vintage side table; Ross Pollard carves a rustic picture frame; Mark Palma builds a torsion box to create more space for tools; Dave Western makes a daffodil carving; Terry Nokes whittles some Easter chick decorations; Fred and Julie Byrne use their scrollsaw to make a pair of candle holders from contrasting woods; Anthony Bailey makes a toy castle out of MDF; Simon Rodway shares his designs for a solid workbench; Andy Coates uses a bowl saver to turn a set of wooden bowls; and Anna Muzzolon decorates a bowl with a pyrographed carp design.

In our Techniques articles, James Hatter shows how to lay a hardwood floor; Colin Sullivan gets to grips with a drilling jig; Geoffrey Laycock explains safe methods for grinding tools; and Rob Stoakley looks at mortising using hand or power tools.

In Features, we meet Thomas Dambo who has made an international name for himself with his huge troll sculptures made entirely from recycled wood; we have an extract from The Woodburner Handbook, where Anthony Bailey shares advice for choosing fuel; and we showcase pieces from the Wizardry in Wood competitions.

All this and more in issue 99 of Woodworking Crafts!

✨ Woodworking Crafts issue 99 is available to buy now – see link in bio.
📍 Cover: ©Thomas Dambo

05/03/2026

Woodcarving magazine issue 212 is out now!

Issue 212 of Woodcarving magazine is filled with a host of great articles for you. Our Guest Editor, Steve Bisco, welcomes you to the issue; and then takes us back through the mists of time with a figure carved from a piece of bog oak.

In our Projects section, Kevin Alviti makes an axe cover for a birthday gift; Dave Western addresses the challenges he overcame carving his yellow cedar mask; Cedric Boyns makes a relief of a dolphin and humpback whale; Zoë Gertner produces a tactile carving of a poppy seed head; John Samworth perfects some tricky limbs with his carving of a spider; Paolo Frattari adds the main features to his carved portrait; and, in an extract from The Whittling Handbook, Peter Benson carves a canine top for a walking cane.

In Techniques, Peter Benson discusses carving faces and how to avoid making mistakes.

In Features, we meet Jonathan Bayes, whose intricate designs are inspired by the past; we showcase entries to the Art of Wood exhibition; and Alexander Thomson gives us a snapshot into the history of netsuke.

We also have updates from the carving community and a peek at our next issue.

All this and more in Woodcarving magazine 212!

✨ Woodcarving issue 212 is available to buy now – see link in bio.
📍 ©Jonathan Bayes

26/02/2026

Furniture & Cabinetmaking issue 330 is out!

In issue 330 of Furniture & Cabinetmaking you’ll find plenty to inspire and inform your furniture making. In our Projects section, Robert Webb begins constructing a large chest of drawers in cherry wood; Jim Bennett makes a variation on a previous side table design by adding a woven shelf; Beatriz Zuazo combines design, geometry and symbolism in a triangular display cabinet; Giuseppe Deepak Benti makes an elegant tray from offcuts; Mitch Peacock modifies an Eclipse-style honing guide to securely hold chisels; Kevin Jan Bonner restores a drop-leaf table; and Michael T Collins builds a Shaker-style wall shelf.

In Features, discover what happens to London’s fallen trees as we meet the team behind Fallen and Felled ; and Dr Josh Brower reports from the Texas Furniture Show.

We also have profiles of talented designer-makers Cam Scott and Ben Adams .

All this and more in issue 330 of Furniture & Cabinetmaking!

✨ Furniture & Cabinetmaking issue 330 is available to buy now – see link in bio.
📍 Credit: ©Ben Adams
📸 Photo Credit: Ashleigh Ebenezer

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