1__Welcome

Discover What's in store in the latest issue



4__One, Two Three, En Garde!

Giuseppe Deepak Benti makes a chess board and a set of chess pieces from pear, walnut and maple



14__Oak Shop Stool

Robert Webb makes a lightweight, comfortable seat for the workshop



22__Functional Art

Based in Cape Town, South Africa, Warren Turnbull of Hutch Custom is honing his hand tool skills and developing his designs



28__Quartersawn Oak Tray

Israel Martin describes the making of a small tray with dovetails and ebony handles



36__Japanese Saws

Corum Silverhand of Silverhand Creative answers some common questions about Nokogiri



40__Longevity and Beauty

The details of architecture and the heritage of vernacular furniture are the inspiration for Hamilton, Ontario-based Nicholas Holmes of Hamilton Holmes to create Functional Furniture that will stand the test of time



48__Walnut Jewellery Box

John Bullar builds a box within a box



54__Restoring a Secretaire Cabiniet

Michal Huntley makes some essential repairs to a piece of antique French furniture



58__The Veritas Low Angle Jack Plane

Jim Bennett puts this jack plane to the test in his workshop



64__Wooden Scrub Plane

Mitch Peacock makes an ergonomic plane for less painful scrubbing



69__Subscriptions

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70__Under the Hammer-Chinese Furniture

We look at the best-selling furniture lots from a Bonhams New York auction



72__Travelling Light


Derek Jones takes influence from a classic style to create a campaign chest for the 21st-century stay-at-home campaigner



80__Cabinetmakers, Artisan, Philosopher

German furniture maker Andreas Pdister creates unique, hand-finished pieces with thought at their core



86__Sofa Table with Foldable Game Board--Part 2

Giacomo Malaspina completes his multi-use table



96__Catching up with... Martin Goebel

Martin Goebel of Goebel Furniture shares two of his latest projects, which features at the Smithsonian Craft Show

1__ WELCOME

Discover what's in store in the latest issue



4__ CRAFTSMAN-STYLE HIGHBOY DRESSER - PART 2

Robert Webb assembles and finishes the chest of drawers.



12_ DAWN

Giuseppe Deepak Benti's latest piece is a live-edge cabinet made from cherry and pear.



24_ BACK TO SCHOOL

Bill Ratcliffe of Craven

Conservation has returned to his Welsh homeland to open a wood craft school on the edge of Snowdonia National Park. He introduces the venture.



30_ BUILDING BOGOLAN: A DISPLAY CABINET DESIGNED FOR THREE - PART 2

Beatriz Zuazo completes her rotating display cabinet by designing and fitting the mechanisms.



40_ AN ABSOLUTE CLASSIC

A focus on staff training, a stellar product range and the personal touch make Suffolk-based Classic Hand Tools stand out.



44_ OAK WALL CABINET

Israel Martin describes how to make a small cabinet with a door and drawer.



54_ A SCHOOL FOR EVERYONE

Helen Welch founded the London School of Furniture Making to address the needs of amateur furniture makers and those beginning professional careers - and to leave no one behind.



60_ BUTTERFLY KEYS

John Bullar recreates Ambrose Heal's butterfly key technique.



62_ STRAIGHT AND NARROW

Derek Jones explains why, next to your bench hook and shooting board, a good saw vice is a must for any hand tool workshop.



68_ NATURE-INSPIRED INFLUENCER

Hunter Chestnutt-Perry of Indigo Custom Designs' sustainable, nature-inspired heirloom-quality furniture is inspiring thousands through social media.



74_ SUNBURST TABLE AND CHAIRS

Daniel Lacey's dining set has been awarded a prestigious Bespoke Guild Mark.



76_ UNDER THE HAMMER - 20TH-CENTURY FURNITURE

Bonhams' Evan Lobel Collection was an online auction of pieces owned by the New York gallerist; here we feature top-selling lots of furniture made in the second half of the 20th century.



79_ INSPIRING MAKERS 2026

The conference for the future generation of designers returns this May.



80_ LEARNING CURVE

A spur-of-the-moment offer to help out his girlfriend led US-based Kyle Stahler to a career that brought inspiration and fulfilment he'd never known before.



86_ SOFA TABLE WITH FOLDABLE GAME BOARD - PART 1

Giacomo Malaspina describes the build of a multi-use table.



96_ BRASS SLIDING DOVETAIL

Ben Adams introduces a joint that means a whole table can be transformed into a flat-pack.

1__ WELCOME

Discover what's in store in the latest issue



4__ CRAFTSMAN-STYLE HIGHBOY DRESSER - PART 1

Robert Webb begins constructing a large chest of drawers in cherry



12_ OAK SIDE TABLE

Jim Bennett makes a variation on a previous table design by adding a woven shelf



20_ LONDON FALLING

What happens to the trees lining London's streets when they are cut down? Furniture maker Bruce Saunders and his friend and business partner Patrick Welsh have devoted themselves to ensuring their future in furniture



28_ BUILDING BOGOLAN: A DISPLAY CABINET DESIGNED FOR THREE - PART 1

Beatriz Zuazo combines design, geometry and symbolism in a triangular vitrine



36_ MOCHA

Giuseppe Deepak Benti adds a smaller piece to his furniture collection with his elegant tray made from offcuts



48_ UNDER THE HAMMER - DECORATIVE FURNITURE

The Modern Decorative Art + Design auction at Bonhams' New York saleroom featured art and design from the 19th and 20th centuries; we look at the top-selling furniture lots here



50_ THE GRADUATE

Based in Auckland, New Zealand, 23-year-old woodworker and designer-maker Cam Scott has travelled the world to learn the skills of his trade.



58_ IMPROVING AN ECLIPSE GUIDE

Mitch Peacock modifies an Eclipse-style honing guide to securely hold mortise, firmer and skew chisels



62_ RESTORING A DROP-LEAF TABLE

Kevin Jan Bonner gives a much-used table a second lease of life



66_ THE SPITFIRE CHAIR

Ian Burnell's oak chair has been awarded a prestigious Bespoke Guild Mark



68_ SHAKER-STYLE WALL SHELF

Michael T. Collins solves a storage problem by building a wall shelf with pegs



75_ SUBSCRIPTIONS

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76_ A LIFETIME OF MAKING

Based in the hinterland of Australia's Sunshine Coast, Ben Adams has crafted himself a career in furniture



82_ THE TEXAS FURNITURE MAKERS SHOW

Dr Josh Brower, JD, reports from the 26th Annual show



88_ THE BREAK STOOL

Wood sculptor Paolo Frattari takes a break from his art to make a stool inspired by Alvar Aalto



96_ ERIWA-KONE HOZOSASHI JOINT

John Bullar describes this Japanese version of a mortise and tenon joint

_4_ Giovanni's Box

Israel Martin describes the process of making a secret mitre dovetail box inspired by the work of Ernest Gimson



_10_ Craftsman-Style Clock

Robert Webb builds the case for an Arts and Crafts-style pendulum wall clock



_20_ Meant to Build

After years of drifting, Stockport-based Aidan Donovan has found his dream career and workshop



_26_ Less is More

Giuseppe Deepak Benti adds to his growing range of handmade furniture with a small end table

4 _ The Photographer's Box

Jim Bennett designs a bespoke box for safety storing photographic film


12 _ Journey

Giuseppe Deepak Benti builds a dovetailed wall bookcase


22 _ Putting the 'Handmade' Back into Cabinetmaking

A stress-related health scare inspired Giuseppe Deepak Benti to start woodworking. Now he creates purely handmade pieces from solid hardwoods


28 _ Square Stool

In an extract from his new book, The Art of Chairmaking, Jason Mosseri makes a sturdy stool that could also be used as a table


36 _ Wood Awards Shortlist

The buildings, furniture items and objects shortlisted for the 2025 awards have been announced


40 _ Bridle Joints

John Bullar takes a fresh look at an old favourite

Pine bench

A Build With Many Sides

German Peraire turns this classic design into a commissioned bonsai tool container



Craftsman-Styled Bed

Robert Webb makes cherry-wood bed inspired by Gustav Stickley's Arts-and-Crafts style



World-Travelled Woodworker

The Covid-19 pandemic propelled entrepreneur Ivan Alentijev of Lavi Design Studio into a new career as a furniture maker



Embrace Between North And South

Giuseppe Deepak Benti makes a staked chair that combines wood from opposite sides of the world



A Multipurpose Bench

Giacomo Malaspina modifies a traditional shaving horse to make it more useful for the modern workshop



Calm And Creativity

Pennsylvania-based Army veteran Rick Basilio makes fine period-inspired furniture and shares soothing videos of his time in the workshop. Here he tells his story



Sharpening A Card Scraper

Michael T. Collins goes against the grain to show us how to scrape through



Gratus Bench

Joseph Robinson's bog oak bench has been awarded the Christopher Claxton Stevens Prize for 2025



Arts & Crafts Bookcase

Storage solutions don't have to be plain, as Paul Davies shows with this smartly designed bookcase



Under The Hammer-Empire-Style Furniture

We look at 19th-century furniture sold at the auction 'The Collection of Dr Jeffrey Lant, A Harvard Gentleman'



Workshop Library

We review two new woodworking books



A Tricky Chair Repair

Anthony Bailey faces the challenge of repairing a hoop=back Windsor chair



Craftsmanship, Creativity and Purposeful Living

A Covid-19 career change prompted artisan and entrepreneur Adriana Segura to launch a business restoring and building furniture



Chippendale International School of Furniture Graduate Exhibition

We showcase some of the outstanding work from the School's 40th Graduate exhibition



From Teenage Dreams To Royal Warrants

Neil Stevenson, founder of NEJ Stevenson, has gone from building furniture in his parents' garage to making chairs for the coronation of King Charles III



Routing With Sugita

We meet woodworker, teacher and author Toyohisa Sugita, and learn about his latest book, Routing



Unplugged Japanese Lantern

Mitch Peacock recreates a set prop from Akira Kurosawa's film Sanjuro



The Komi-Sen

John Bullar looks at this version of a pegged mortise joint

Ana's Cabinet – Part 2

Beatriz Zuazo describes the marquetry work on her bespoke jewellery cabinet



The Milkman's Workbench

Giacomo Malaspina makes a portable workbench that is ideal for working in small spaces



Back To The Future

Bill Ratcliffe of Craven Conservation makes and restores furniture and teaches his hard-won skills to future generations of makers at his workshop near Elly in Cambridgeshire



Hope

Giuseppe Deepak Benti describes how he made this two-drawer dovetailed box using only hand tools



Tweed Console Table

Philip Dobbins' contemporary reworking of a 1990s design has been awarded a prestigious Bespoke Guild Mark



Oak Stool Repair

Woodturner Richard Findley repairs a broken stool



From Both Sides Now

From unpromising student to award-winning teacher, Jamie Ward ran the gamut of woodwork teaching before moving into full-time making



Memory Box

Louise Biggs makes an elegant veneered box to store precious childhood mementos



Making Marking Gauges

You can gauge the success of your work by the marking tools you use. Michael T. Collins shares his design for these essential tools



Causing A Disruption

Birmingham-based designer, maker and artist Jan Waterston explores the junction between disciplines in his sculptural furniture and art pieces



Maxine Eleanor Goebel's Crib

Martin Goebel uses his precious stash of timber for a very special project



Under The Hammer – European Furniture

Furniture and objects d'art were sold at the Discovery Sale held at Bonham's Paris auction house. We look at the top-selling furniture lots



Pin Oak Table

Andrew Potocnik turns a beautifully stylish small table



Dust Off Your Dowelling Jig

Mark Palma looks at this classic tool



Half-Blind Rabbet Joint Box

In an extract from his book Routing, Toyohisa Sugita makes a box to practice rabbets and groove processing



Angled Lapped Dovetail

John Bullar Dscribes making a Hiuchi-ari-otoshi joint

Walnut Wall Cabinet

Israel Martin describes the process of making a wall cabinet with two side drawers using two species of walnut



Oak Bookcases – Part 2

Jim Bennett has to change the design mid-construction to suit the client's changing needs



Mid-Century Maker From The Mountains

Revelstoke, British Columbia-based Lars Laug left bu8ilding behind to focus on furniture and launch his own brand – Leaf Furniture



Ana's Cabinet – Part 1

Beatriz Zuazo descibres the making of this bespoke jewellery cabinet



The Craft Of Carpentry

A new exhibition at Japan House London celebrates traditional Japanese carpentry



Art Deco-Style Jewellery Cabinet

Dennis Zonker makes a marquetry cabinet inspired by 1920s design



Drop-Leaf Table

Oak leaves may fall, but Louise Biggs is there to pick them up again with this repair project



Those Who Can

Aidan McEvoy is balancing his love of making bespoke furniture with running a furniture school passing skills on to others



Revisiting The Handscrew Clamp

Mark Palma takes a fresh look at an old workshop friend



Dovetailed Jewellery Chest

In an extract from his book Designing Boxes, Doug Stowe sets himself a challenge with this box with hand-cut dovetails



The Family Name

Nottinghamshire-based Patrick Legard sees his furniture enterprise as a new incarnation of a longstanding family business



Woodland Goods

A new display at the V&A in London showcases underused woodland resources



Under The Hammer – Georgian Furniture

We take a look at some of the top-selling furniture lots from Bonham's Los Angeles Home & Interiors auction



The Hands That Build: A Surgeon's Perspective On Tablesaw Injuries

Every cut, every joint, every masterpiece – your hands make it possible. Yet, in a split second, a tablesaw can change everything. Hand surgeon Nick Sheppard sees the aftermath daily and urges woodworkers to rethink their approach to safety. With modern technology now available, the choice to protect you hands has never been cleaner



1950s-Style Coffee Table

Inspired by mid-century design, Giacomo Malaspina makes a small coffee table from ash



Jumping Through Hoops

Patrick Legard introduces a hand-carved hooped stretcher joint he has used on a three-legged stool