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Piece by Piece

An insight into the marquetry art of Michael Retter.

This simple wall cabinet design can be decorated in a variety of ways.

On Soap Finish

Does it work as a furniture finish? Yes, absolutely but it does require maintenance, writes Christopher Schwarz.

Richard Raffan shows how to mark out for and turn bowls with beautiful bark edges.

Window Wall Unit

Built to replace a window, this cabinet was truly built in.

Turned and Textured

Andrew Potocnik was sent a piece of Tasmanian leatherwood to turn and designed a piece that would highlight its streaky patterns within a simple conical bowl form.

Strong, practical and straightforward to construct, these benches are all about best serving their purpose.

Tormek's whetstone sharpening system has delivered proven results for decades. Check out this video demo of Tormek T8.

TLC for Hand Tools

How to store and safeguard your hand tools.

Damion Fauser shows how to flatten and square wood with handplanes only.

Darren Oates shows how to flatten, dry and press veneer to a substrate and add a solid edging.

They say you need to make at least three bows before you can make a decent one. Story by Raf Nathan.

3D Grain Match

A past entrant in Wood Review's Student Awards describes the making of his project piece.

Working step by step through this process will introduce basic tools and techniques and also reward you with a useful and attractive piece. Story by John Madden.

Join, turn and carve to make an impressive family dining table. Story by Troy McDonald.

How to turn log sections into handy stools or small tables for your home.