Good Woodworking - September 2017

In this issue

Yes, Autumn may soon be upon us, but worry not, as we provide you with a great range of varied projects, technical articles, profiles to excite, and tests to make you want to part with your hard-earned cash. While we’re sad to say goodbye to our cover star, John Bullar’s excellent beginners’ guide to furniture making series, we’re pleased to report that he’ll be back in a few issues’ time with a brand-new series, so don’t miss out! Projects for you to get your teeth into this month include a wonderful toy wooden camera; a lovely acorn pendant, made using scrap pieces of wood; a decking build that is perfect for al fresco woodworking. In terms of techniques, we’ve got it all covered, as Dave Roberts returns with the next instalment in his ‘What the Dickens…’ series, John Bullar looks at preparing and treating the wooden surfaces of furniture; John McMahon shows how it’s possible to design your ideal workshop for less than the price of a takeaway meal (depending on how you look at it!). In ‘People & Places’, we look at a stunning console table from Sam Carter’s ‘Arching Collection’; find out more about the work of chairmaker Michael Brown. We also find the time to check out some top kit for you, including the Triton TJS001 jigsaw, which features a powerful three-stage 750W motor; the Ernst Socket Boss, which is designed to keep sockets visible and accessible; the Bosch GLI 18V-1900 worklight, an ideal piece of kit for site work or a small workshop; and if you fancy giving your decked area and garden woodwork a splash of colour, then Rainbow Chalk’s Shabby Chic Garden & Decking Paints’ range of water-based colours will certainly do a sterling job - you can even win a tin of the Decking Paint yourself!
As well as all this, you’ll also find all your usual favourite pages, including news and courses, letters and makers, and our next month page gives you an elusive glimpse at GW323.

Dombey & Son

Dave Roberts finds that keeping up with the times isn’t always the same as making progress.

6 mins

Extracting Broken Screws:​​​​​​​what To Do When Things Get Stuck!

As Mike McCrory says, if you’ve ever used small brass screws in hardwood, you’ll have undoubtedly run into issues. Here he offers his advice on dealing with the problem as well as advising how to avoid this happening the first time around.

4 mins

Finishing Touches

In the final article of this series, John Bullar looks at preparing and treating the wooden surfaces of furniture.

7 mins

Say Cheese!

Andy Smith makes a wonderful wooden camera for his niece using scrap pieces of walnut and maple.

6 mins

Converting Logs To Lumber

Moving on from his last article, which saw him discussing methods of harvesting, Peter Bishop now makes the natural leap to looking at the processes used for converting logs to lumber.

5 mins

Escaping The Chaos:​​​​​​​ How To Design Your Ideal Workshop

John McMahon shows how it’s possible to design your ideal workshop for less than the price of a takeaway meal (depending on how you look at it!)

8 mins

A Truly Blessed Man

Sailing over from England in 1985 and upon landing on America’s shores, Michael Brown went about building his own timber-framed house before setting up a business making stunning bespoke hand-crafted chairs and furniture, which he continues to do to this day.

9 mins

Errorism Or How To Fail Safe

Knowledge of woodwork is accrued by trial and error. There is a certain amount you can learn from magazines and books.

2 mins

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"Good Woodworking is the No.1 magazine for aspiring designer-makers. We give you projects to make, techniques to try and expert advice along the way. We tell you what tools to buy in our unrivalled ‘Kit and Tools’ section and provide step-by-step instructions for you too.

This informative and inspirational magazine covers all aspects of the woodworking world and offers outstanding projects for all abilities, the latest techniques, the most authoritative independent tests & reviews based on years of experience."