Furniture and Cabinetmaking – Issue 326

In issue 326 of Furniture & Cabinetmaking you’ll find plenty to inspire and inform your furniture making.

In our Projects section, Germán Peraire makes a bonsai tool container; Robert Webb makes a cherry-wood bed inspired by Gustav Stickley; Giuseppe Deepak Benti makes a staked chair that combines wood from opposite sides of the world; Giacomo Malaspina modifies a traditional shaving horse to make it more useful for the modern workshop; Paul Davies makes an Arts & Crafts-style bookcase; Anthony Bailey repairs a hoop-back Windsor chair; and Mitch Peacock makes an unplugged Japanese lantern.

In Techniques, Michael T Collins explains how to sharpen a card scraper; and John Bullar looks at the Komi-sen joint.

In Features, Joseph Robinson’s bog oak bench has been awarded the Christopher Claxton Stevens Prize for 2025; we showcase some of the outstanding work from the Chippendale International School of Furniture Graduate Exhibition; and we meet woodworker, teacher and author Toyohisa Sugita, and learn about his latest book, Routing.

We also have profiles of talented designer-makers Ivan Alentijev of Lavi Design Studio; Rick Basilio; Adriana Segura; and Neil Stevenson of NEJ Stevenson.

All this and more in issue 326 of Furniture & Cabinetmaking!