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PHOTOGRAPHS BY WALTER HALL. The author makes his own vacuum chamber for stabilising pen blanks

Frustrated with the lack of inexpensive options, yet with a pressing need to have a vacuum chamber, the author pursued his own design and construction – with impressive results.

In this article, he shares his experience on how to build a vacuum chamber with rea...


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Derek Jones weighs up the cost for a small-scale batch production run of octagonal components

Handtool work is a bittersweet pill for me as it involves the things I like and dislike the most about woodworking; making things blunt and making things sharp. In fact just like a balanced diet, a more accurate metaphor for life is hard to imagine. Wh...


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Looking for a fun woodcarving project for the weekend?

Johan Roudy carves a ready-to-leap mouse that perches neatly on any 90° corner. This precarious pet makes a fun little feature to place around your house, or to give as a gift to a friend or family member.

Mouse carving – ready-to-leap from a counter top. Photographs by Johan Roudy Table of Contents

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Steve Bisco carves a Norman Romanesque corbel with an 11th-century figure

When William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, invaded England in 1066 he set out to impose his Norman rule by building great stone castles and cathedrals that would leave the Saxons in no doubt as to who was in charge now. The Normans built in the Romanesque style, w...


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This month, Kurt Hertzog talks about epoxy and the correct way to use it as a finish for your turning projects.

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