‘The art and science of wooden surfaces’ is the topic of a new series of in-depth videos produced by Shane Orion Wiechnik and Liz Duck-Chong.

"I believe firmly that a better understanding of our materials helps us refine our techniques and improve our results", explains Shane Orion Wiechnik.

Florian Meigel delivers a masterclass in templating as he shows how to build a high performance plywood longboard using basic equipment.

Turned, textured and burnt, Andrew Potocnik’s wall light creates a dramatic centrepiece with a central gold leaf decoration.

Breadboard ends are structural and visually distinctive, and there’s more than one way to attach them that allows for wood movement. Damion Fauser shows how the traditional method offers a stronger solution.

Here's a video that might inspire you to try incorporating bent laminated curves into your next project.

Michael Fortune describes the technique of creating endo- and exoskeletons, support structures which enable the construction of furniture with curved and angled components.

Neil Erasmus shows how to build a simple but effective kiln for drying hand sawn veneers.

A shooting board is the ultimate accessory for precision work, fine details and more. Here's how to square, mitre, bevel, chamfer and round edges, and more...

Here’s an interesting video that shows a Japanese maker’s method for joining legs directly to a tabletop via sliding tenon joinery.

After a career as a builder and renovator, Tim Major has developed a passion for working wood on a small scale and exploring the expressive possibilities of Japanese netsuke. We asked him why.

Damion Fauser shares techniques on inlaying shapes and patterns as well as some edge treatments learned from US maker Garrett Hack.

With a little understanding you’ll get much better results from this fundamental tool, and being able to cut to the line is very satisfying, writes Robert Howard.

Inspired by Garrett Hack, Damion Fauser makes and uses a scratch stock to create straight and curved stringings as well as edge beadings.

Developing a production line item is one way to create some regular income, as long as you can find a market for it. Raf Nathan set out to make an item with hopefully some sales appeal.

Making a coffin for a close friend turned out to be a positive experience, though not one that Stephen Oram wished to turn into a business.