Woodturning Issue 349

In issue 349 of Woodturning magazine we have lots for you to enjoy. In Projects, Les Symonds makes an open box, influenced by Troika pottery; Andrew Potocnik works with Australia’s native banksia pod; Jason Breach turns waste wood into wall mirrors; Pat Carroll continues his square platter series; and Stephen Long turns the perfect pizza cutter from beech.

In our Techniques section, Richard Findley looks at ways to make bird boxes; Andy Coates continues his series on turning everyday domesticware; Mark Sanger explains how to decorate platters with colour and texture; Brian Horais shows how to create unique twisted and spiral shapes on the lathe with a multi-axis technique; Chris West discusses turning, finishing and assembling a pepper mill; and Gareth Irwin completes his series on pole lathe turning.

In Features, Dutch designers Marisa Klaster and Suzan Doornbos tell us about their tableware project; we review the latest book on sharpening from woodworker Randall A Maxey; and Pete Moncrieff-Jury researches the history of woodturning.

Plus we have the latest news from the woodturning community and a sneak peek of our next issue.

All this and more in Woodturning 349!