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Featuring a host of practical projects aimed to develop your skills and technical knowledge, the August has something for everyone along with a great competition courtesy of Wood Workers Workshop

PROJECTS & TURNING

TRADITIONAL TOOL CUPBOARD
Get in some through and lapped dovetail practice with Jack Hill’s traditional woodworker’s cupboard

POCHETTE
The pochette is essentially a very small violin-like wood instrument, which is designed to fit in a pocket – here, Shaun Newman makes his own version

CABRIOLE LEG SET
Colin Simpson designs a little footstool to show off a novel turning technique – creating a set of matching cabriole legs on the lathe

GARDEN LANTERN
Donald Phillips recreates a garden lantern design using American white oak, but at a fraction of the original’s cost

HOME-MADE HANDSCREWS
If, like Ken Jones, you never seem to have enough G-cramps for an awkward gluing job, an easy solution is to make a few wooden handscrews rather like the craftsmen of old used to do

HEIRLOOM RESTORATION
Phil Davy gives an old piece of furniture that’d seen some serious family action a welcome facelift

HORNBEAM BOX
Les Thorne demonstrates the versatility and potential beauty of a simple turned box

DOG BED
Peter Vivian is commissioned to replicate a discontinued dog bed design, which he manages to achieve within the client’s given time-frame

TECHNICAL

ALBION TIMBER COLUMN
Starting back in the 17th century, David Smyth begins his historical analysis of timber merchants, dealers and importers

WOODWORK FOUNDATIONS
Michael Huntley builds on last month’s mortise & tenon advice by demonstrating the use of the haunched variety while altering an old oak door

PRICING WORK
Designer-maker Mark Griffiths answers the big question for budding pros

VENEERED HALL TABLE
The making of Nick Webb’s complex cherry, burr walnut and ebony hall table is a lesson in veneering techniques

CHILD'S CHAIR RESTORATION
Clearly made by a trained cabinetmaker, this diminutive chair was certainly in need of some major TLC, as Michael Huntley discovers

FEATURES

CREATIVE COLLABORATION
Despite running their respective businesses, Caleb Howard-Almond and Patrick Stokes recognise the benefit of collaborating on various projects, utilising individual skills and expertise

THE ALAN PETERS ONLINE FURNITURE AWARD 2024
Continuing to champion UK furniture design and making talent while celebrating the life and work of the late Alan Peters OBE, the 2024 award returns as a biennial competition and is set to adopt an online format as before

LIBERON STUDENT COMPETITIONS
In a bid to bring its woodcare products to the woodworking masses, Liberon challenges three sets of college students to create different projects, each using various wood dyes, finishing oils and polishes from its extensive range

ENGLISH FURNITURE HISTORY: THE BEGINNINGS
Phil Whitfeld begins a miniseries exploring the history of English furniture

ENGLISH FURNITURE HISTORY: WEST MIDLANDS
Stephen Simmons’ exploration of makers past begins in Birmingham and the Black Country

TAKE 5
This month’s selection, each chosen for their unique detail and technical skill, from joinery to miniature woodturning, perfectly showcases the breadth and scale of what’s possible

ON TEST

Milescraft PocketJig400 pocket hole jig

Odie’s Oil sample pot

WIN!

1 of 2 Milescraft PocketJig400s – worth £99.95 each!

WIN WITH LIBERON
We’ve teamed up with wood care experts Liberon for a third time, giving more readers a chance to showcase their woodworking skills and win a fantastic prize bundle worth over £300!

See inside the issue for details or click here to enter – good luck!

YOUR FAVOURITES
As well as all this, you can also expect to find your usual favourite pages, including news, welcome, marketplace, next month, letters and readers’ tips, plus much more.

We hope you enjoy the August 2024 issue of The Woodworker & Good Woodworking, which is now on sale! Pick up your copy today, or why not subscribe?