Woodworking Crafts – Issue 92

In issue 92 of Woodworking Crafts you’ll find plenty to inspire and inform your crafts.

In Projects, Mitch Peacock builds long reach clamps; Charles Mak makes a mobile phone amplifier from scrap wood; Renato Mazzucco recreates a traditional serving tray design; Anthony Bailey makes a storage box; Andy Coates turns a shrink pot using a power lathe; Sue Harker turns and paints an Art Deco-style bowl; and Alan Holtham builds a tool cabinet.

In our Techniques articles, Steve Bisco demonstrates steam-bending to create thin stems and leaves for carved flowers; Anthony Bailey provides his guide to choosing and using a variety of cutters; Randall Maxey identifies the seven ‘must-have’ hand tools; and Mark Palma shares his tips for a successful spray finish.

In Features, we review the new Dovetails book by Mitch Peacock; we meet the team at Tree Tents International, who build extraordinary structures that reconnect people to nature; we celebrate the winners of the Wood Awards; we learn about the Woodland Goods exhibition at the V&A museum; and woodcarver Caleb Hoffman tells us how he brings out the lighter side of his subjects.

All this and more in issue 92 of Woodworking Crafts !