Woodworking Crafts – Issue 87

In issue 87 of Woodworking Crafts you’ll find plenty to inspire and inform your crafts.

In Projects, Charles Mak and Ian Churchill build a knock-down hobby workbench; Renato Mazzucco completes his xylophone; Peter Benson carves a walking stick topper in the shape of a mallard duck’s head; Kevin Alviti makes a practical, open-style wheelbarrow; Colwin Way turns a croquet set; James Hatter fits a cat flap into a wooden door; Kevin Ley constructs a small table in zebrano; Anthony Bailey repairs a wooden draining board; Zoë Gertner carves a snail from an old log; Alan Holtham makes a child’s bicycle; Derek Jones builds a toolbox; and Rob Stoakley designs a floor-standing lamp.

In our Techniques articles, Mark Palma describes how to clean and repair old tools; Anthony Bailey demonstrates how to make a clean job of mitre joints; Walter Hall has a guide to disc sanders; Amber Bailey looks at the art of inlay; and Fred and Julie Byrne teach us the basics of scrollsaw work.

In Features, furniture maker Dorian Bracht tells us about his love of joints and his new book celebrating Japanese techniques; and we meet Screwfix Top Tradesperson 2023, Devon-based carpenter Astrid Arnold.

All this and more in issue 87 of Woodworking Crafts !