The Woodworker - March 2021

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In this issue

Join us as we spring into March, bringing you a whole host of fantastic woodworking and woodturning content, hand-picked just for you. PROJECTS & TURNING • WRITING SLOPE: Peter Dunsmore’s contemporary version of a traditional writing slope includes his personal flourishes, including a secret drawer plus inlaid initials to the box’s lid • GESSO PLATTER: Colin Simpson’s beech platter features a coloured and airbrushed rim, which is then textured using Gesso to create an unusual effect TECHNICAL • DEFINING & USING VENEERS: Peter Bishop explores the history of applying and using decorative timbers, and how mechanisation has moulded and enhanced this process • WOODWORKER’S ENCYCLOPEDIA: As he reaches the halfway point in this series, Peter Bishop pauses and reflects before exploring more terms beginning with the letter ‘M’ ON TEST On our test bench this month, Fernanda Nuñez takes a look at Dickies' new functional, durable and affordable workwear range for women, and if you're looking to make perfect pockets at twice the speed and in half the time, look no further than the Kreg Foreman Pocket-Hole Machine. WIN! We’ve teamed up with Roamwild to give five lucky readers the chance to win a Roamwild Multi-PullSaw Pro, which aim to revolutionise the way you use hand saws. See inside the issue for further details – good luck! THE ALAN PETERS ONLINE FURNITURE AWARD 2021 The entry deadline is fast approaching for the Alan Peters Online Furniture Award 2021, so read all about fourth judge Hattie Speed while learning more about the great maker himself. See www.woodomain.com/alanpetersaward for further details. As well as all this, you can also expect to find your usual favourite pages, including news, welcome, marketplace, next month, letters and readers’ tips, plus much more! We hope you enjoy the March 2021 issue of The Woodworker & Good Woodworking, which is now on sale! Pick up your copy today, or why not subscribe? https://bit.ly/2La5rwZ