Alex Peay demonstrates the process of making the ‘rotating dovetail’ joint he devised as an innovative development of Sam Maloof's well known chair joint.

David Laird shows how he makes his ‘spade-handle’ tables, and in general why he likes to make furniture that ‘weighs lightly on the planet'.

In the wake of a new revival, the craft of straw marquetry has unleashed a world of colour and patterning. Story by Laura Inguaggiato.

As a furniture maker who is also an Olympic rifle shooter, Dane Sampson frequently travels. He tells how he made a rocking chair that he could take on a plane and deliver to an overseas friend.

Tom Burnard found many ways to make the most of a treasured slab of stunning birdseye Huon pine.

Sliding dovetail joinery and tapered under-bevels set this entry-way table apart. Story by David Luckensmeyer.

For this two-door cabinet, a solid wood construction required allowances for movement, and ways to balance strength with lightness.

Phoebe Everill shows how to build an attractive stool with a woven Danish cord seat.

David Lim writes about a low cost and compact laser cutter that makes it easy to add marquetry motifs and inlays to your work.

‘It wasn’t until work progressed that I realised I am the third person to build this table’, said Raf Nathan, as he worked his way through the splits and failed joints.

If you go down to the woods today… you might think about making an English longbow. This humble weapon is credited with an English victory over a vastly larger French army some 600 years ago so it’s not to be underestimated.

David Haig takes us through his technique for insetting curved parts into any given edge.

‘This highly intuitive carving technique can be very revealing and freeing,’ explains Carol Russell as she shows how to carve a small dog portrait.

A small cabinet built to house hardware became an exercise in handcut joinery. If you want to test your hand skills and your patience, this is a project for you, writes Charles Mak.

Commonly known as wattles, Acacias are one of Australia’s most common groups of tree species. Ian Wilkie writes about some of species he has sampled for his woodwork.

Widening a live-edged slab with another piece of timber was a practical solution that resulted in a decorative and yet subtle visual contrast for a coffee table project.