The Woodworkers Institute
We bring you the very best of woodworking!
“Make it with us”
We bring you the very best of woodworking!
“Make it with us”
Amber Bailey is definitely ‘a lady of letters’ as she proves with this gripping little...
Amber Bailey is definitely ‘a lady of letters’ as she proves with this gripping little...
Andrea Zanini shows how to make an ancient Italian drinking vessel The latest in ancient...
Peter Benson considers how repeated application improves our carving When I was a small child,...
Frustrated with the lack of inexpensive options, yet with a pressing need to have a...
Derek Jones weighs up the cost for a small-scale batch production run of octagonal components ...
Peter Benson considers how repeated application improves our carving When I was a small child,...
Andrea Zanini shows how to make an ancient Italian drinking vessel The latest in ancient...
Frustrated with the lack of inexpensive options, yet with a pressing need to have a...
Louise Biggs repairs a broken handle This repair to a finger-pull handle of a Chinese...
Derek Jones put a combination of old and new tools to the test to create...
Louise Biggs restores her client’s faith in her much-used family dining chairs. My client’s father...
I often joke that I run on oats. All through the cold months of winter,...
Designer-maker Brendan Devitt-Spooner has a love of home-grown timber, as expressed in this beautiful waney...
Anthony Bailey puts his router to good use with this design for an unusual storage...
You can buy Carved Lovespoons for only £12.00/ $15.96 (+P&P)! Usual RRP £14.99 / $19.95...
Michael T Collins makes a Shaker candle stand What you will need Tools Wood For...
A revolutionary advancement The Gothic style started around 1150 in France with the cathedral of...
John Hawkswell looks at some eye catching handles and makes a magic wand, plus a...
Richard Findley continues his skew chisel series by making a wooden mallet for use around...
One of the best ways to master the art of using hand tools is to use...
Grinding carbon steel gouges and blades can be tricky, so Chris Grace opts for a...
A 300-year-old Polish beech has won the annual competition that highlights significant trees A beech...
Each week we bring you a round-up of interesting and entertaining woodworking content from the...
Having turned a vase with a natural edge in the previous article, I am now...
Steve Bisco carves a stylised piece, inspired by the Arts & Crafts movement The thistle is...
Frustrated with the lack of inexpensive options, yet with a pressing need to have a...
Although I have called this a book stand, it could be multifunctional. It could be...
Make a quick and useful key rack, perfect for a gift! Sometimes you just want...
Gary Marshall takes a look at the lime tree, whose history lies back in ancient...
Louise Biggs describes how she made a oak screen for a very particular client. I have...
Franciszek de Sage puts a William-and-Mary-style chest back on its feet This is a walnut...
Kurt Hertzog answers readers’ questions I’m thinking about buying a chainsaw to cut wood for...
We give you the plane facts about machining timber flat and square, safely Planer/thicknessers, surface...
No guillotine? No problem. Ramon Valdez uses a dedicated crosscut jig to trim square edges...
Derek Jones demonstrates a few techniques for adding a period-style gallery to your worktops Gallery...
Nic Westermann shares his simple two-point approach to sharpening curved spoon blades and scorps. In...
Geoffrey Laycock looks at some of the issues turners face when working with wood Woodturners...
Nancy Hiller shows how to recreate two of Davies’ decorative effects When John Ruskin enumerated...
Planning a woodworking project involves several key steps to ensure that the final product meets...
A collector’s guide to the Stanley Yankee pump action screwdriver It may seem odd to...
Rob Porcaro shares some handy tips for tuning your jointer. Jointer parallelism After writing blog...
If you need to make joints or trim components to fit or chop away defective...
The notion of saving and reusing things goes back to the dawn of time. But...
When winter is over it is the time to look at the state of all...
Abrasives need to work well to do their job, so we have some useful tips...
Small can sometimes be very practical. Although an adage often reserved for hand tools, some...
Peter Benson looks at keeping tools sharp for carving figures. For this article on queries...
Murray Taylor looks at some different ways of carving letters and introduces a new font...
Richard Findley explores a traditional technique When the Editor suggested I should take a look...
Frustrated with the lack of inexpensive options, yet with a pressing need to have a...
Don Nalezyty explores the various spoon designs and the relationship between handle and bowl The...
The author looks at the core tools used in woodturning. There are many turning tools...
We show you how to do it right! Marking out components for cutting and shaping...
Philip Cooke demonstrates the use of a hand-drawn rod and hand tool skills to create...
Louise Biggs gives a much-loved early Georgian oak table some vital restoration This oak table...
Derek Jones weighs up the cost for a small-scale batch production run of octagonal components ...
Oz Hassan builds a multifunctional piece of furniture At the end of a tough day,...
Andy Coates makes a table lamp from a reclaimed oak post. Every once in a...
Alan Holtham builds a folding bench for a part-time carver. The brief for this project...
Wayne Bennett makes an oak box to store watches and cufflinks I was commissioned to...
Gary Ramsden recycles the wood from an old chest of drawers to make a brand...
The author takes you from sharpening your knives to making your first triangular chip cut....
Rick Rich shares his ‘after dinner’ turning project to make a garden dibber. I know some pretty serious...
Andrea Zanini turns a typical Italian goblet, known as a grolla. What is a grolla?...
With more than a nod towards mid-century modern style, Charles Mak finds a simple way...
Jan Lennon deconstructs the creation of the curved and angled legs on her Meala table...
Inspired by a Korean TV drama, Mitch Peacock builds a hanging birdhouse for his garden...
Charles Mak shares some of his beading techniques while adding an ornamental detail to his...
Exploring the styles of ornament If there were some workshops producing high quality carving and...
In the first article of this two-part series, I showed you how to take a...
Terry Nokes shows how to carve some fun-to-make bookends The wood selected for this tutorial...
The author takes flight with a red grouse in lime The red grouse (Lagopus lagopus)...
Andrea Zanini turns an ancient Italian pasta stamp. Italy and food are two words that...
Andrea Zanini brings order out of chaos with a useful storage cabinet for all your...
Zoe Gertner shows how to carve a colony of these birds in relief Every so...
KEVIN LEY CREATES A STRIKING CHEST FROM WALNUT AND CEDAR OF LEBANON Unique timbers and...
I’ve looked at a couple of variations of the Moxon vice in the last couple...
Anthony Bailey makes a sleek media centre This media unit is designed to be a...
Ian Woodford takes on his woodturning club’s challenge and creates something with a hole in...
Louise Biggs describes how she made a oak screen for a very particular client. I have...
Issue 333 of Furniture & Cabinetmaking is packed with inspiring projects and practical techniques, from a Craftsman-style cherry table and a classic rocking chair to floating shelves, a period garden gate, and workshop mallets. Sharpen your skills with expert advice on saw sharpening and working with solid wood, discover outstanding student craftsmanship, and meet talented designer-makers from around the world. Plus, enjoy a special woodworking book giveaway in this inspiring issue.
Issue 215 of Woodcarving is packed with inspiring projects and expert guidance, from Green Men and carved penguins to personalised serving boards and intricate sculpted heads. Learn practical carving skills with Peter Benson, explore the work of acclaimed wildfowl artist Pat Godin, and discover the beauty of foliate carving. With exhibition highlights, community news, and a free woodworking book offer, it’s an inspiring issue for carvers of every level.
Issue 426 of Woodturning is packed with inventive projects and expert techniques, from a walnut phone amplifier and hot-melt glue decorated bowl to shifted forms and unusual turned boxes. Explore basket illusion work, follow Richard Findley’s box-making series, and discover the craftsmanship behind James Carter’s signature Christmas ornaments. With highlights from the AAW Symposium and the latest turning community news, it’s an inspiring read for woodturners of all levels.
Issue 102 of Woodworking Crafts is packed with inspiring projects, from key cabinets and canvas deck chairs to pallet-wood furniture, carved pendants, and handcrafted planes. Sharpen your skills with expert advice on segmented turning, pocket hole joinery, and choosing a tablesaw, then discover innovative makers, modern marquetry, and the next generation of furniture craftsmanship. With a free woodworking book offer, it’s an essential read for every woodworking enthusiast.
Masterpiece Chairs presents an in-depth study of 18 iconic 20th-century chair designs, revealing the construction, materials, and design thinking behind some of the most important furniture pieces in modern design history. This unique book goes beyond aesthetics to explore what makes a chair truly exceptional: structure, engineering and craftsmanship. Each featured chair has been carefully disassembled and restored, offering a rare, close-up look at how these design classics are built and assembled. With over 1,000 step-by-step photographs, the book provides a detailed visual record of every stage of disassembly and reconstruction, making it an essential reference for designers, woodworkers and furniture enthusiasts.
Willow Weaving is a collection of 10 contemporary hand-woven projects, inspired by traditional woven baskets. Weaving willow to make baskets and containers is a historic art that has been passed down through generations, and in this book, Eddie Glew continues the tradition, introducing techniques he has learnt from experts in the field and perfected. The book starts with a brief history of basketmaking, before moving on to guide the practical details of willow growing and preparation, choosing the right tools for the workshop and a guide to the techniques needed to make the projects. The ten projects that form the main part of the book cover a wide variety of different makes, from a simple Catalan tray to a lavish picnic hamper. The book features full-colour photographs throughout every stage of each project, and clear, colour-coded diagrams.