Construction
Achieving Tight Mortise and Tenon Joints in Windsor Chairs
A guide to creating tight joints in Windsor chairs, with a focus on the mortise and tenon joint.
Woodworkers Institute (GMC Publications, UK)
Staff reporter at Joint and Grain, covering Furniture.
Construction
Sharpening Sloyd Knives: A Guide to Effective Edge Maintenance
Nic Westermann explores the methods for sharpening sloyd knives, focusing on the importance of establishing the optimum bevel profile and avoiding rounded bevels.
Buying
Woodworkers' Institute Offers Free Books
The Woodworkers' Institute is providing free books to its subscribers and users, but at what cost to their data?
Brands & makers
Woodturning Project: Creating a Traditional Pair of Travelling Candlesticks
A woodturning project that combines faceplate work, spindle turning, inserts, and thread chasing to create a traditional pair of travelling candlesticks.
Care & repair
Perfect Veneer Seams with a Crosscut Jig
Woodworker Ramon Valdez shares his method for achieving perfect veneer seams using a dedicated crosscut jig.
Care & repair
Hand-carved Celtic Knot Pendant
A step-by-step guide to creating a unique hand-carved Celtic knot pendant using wood and traditional woodworking techniques.
Pieces
Understanding and Avoiding Catches in Bowl Turning with a Bowl Gouge
Richard Findley examines common catches that occur when turning bowls with a bowl gouge, discussing the risks, tool grinds, and techniques to minimize these issues.