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Needing to equip seven student toolboxes with dovetail saws, Peter Sefton and his latest crop of budding furniture makers test eight of the best saws from Britain and beyond, with surprising results.In a recent article for Popular Woodworking, one of their testers was encouraging beginners to buy any old saw to cut their first dovetails, and only once they are able to spot the …

Check out our latest DVD review of the Ultimate Bandsaw Set Up & MaintenanceBy Phil Davy, The Woodworker Autumn 2018For many woodworkers, the bandsaw is often the first machine they buy. Not only is it less intimidating, safer and quieter than other workshop equipment, but it’s pretty versatile. From cutting accurate joints such as dovetails, bevels and tight curves to simp …

Dave Brown from Artisan Media takes us behind the scenes at the production of Peter Sefton’s new Wood Machining series of DVDs and Downloads. The summer holidays are our time slot for filming with Peter Sefton. The students from his furniture school are away and we have a 2-3 week to get the whole year’s filming completed. The pressure is on. I was particularly looking …

Louis Kwok pursued a craft that many consider a “sunset industry” – even local wood suppliers advised that there was no future in woodworking. This is his story.The Prima Donna Life - The Woodworker from The Prima Donna Life on Vimeo.It started out as a hobby, but with a deep love for wood as a material woodworking quickly became Louis Kwok’s passion and calling. Although he pu …