A step by step journey with Wood Review reader Ray Halpin.

After decades of making furniture, Frank Wiesner still finds something special in each piece he makes. With this bookcase it was the stunning figured red cedar supplied by the customer.

A video tour by Richard Vaughan of some of the best pushers and guards around.

Sliding dovetails can offer a better furniture construction solution than open mortice and tenon joints, especially when using slabs or large sections of timber, writes Hamish Hill.

The pleasing lines of a Japanese wooden plane enticed Terry O’Loughlin to make one out of Australian eucalypt.

A short video that introduces a few traditional tools and processes.

How to put together a basic kit of tools that won't blow the budget.

Carol Russell explains how to sharpen and use these essential tools.

Gift ideas to make and sell, or give to friends. Ideas from Andrew Potocnik.

Tips from Evan Dunstone on how to handle this sought-after native Australian species.

Damion Fauser demos a few of the techniques he writes about in issue 89 of the magazine.

Experience is a hard way to learn. Richard Vaughan shares some personal safety tips.

Richard Vaughan makes gifts with the help of "Sander Clause".

Looks like the designers got it right with this drill press.

A real-time view of one of the projects featured in the December 2015 issue of Wood Review.

Key techniques and tips from Robert Howard.