Quercus

Quercus Magazine is aimed at woodworking enthusiasts, professional or amateur, with a passion for hand-tools and working by hand. We cover everything from green woodworking to furniture-making, chair-making and carving spoons or Sloyd. You will find sharpening tips and profiles of toolmakers and expert craftspeople, plus reviews of books, videos and social media posts and themes. We will be publishing the background details about people you follow and know on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

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Shorter Seating • Nine novice chairmakers join Paul Hayden and the growing population of short course therapeutists

Loving New Letters • Correspondence with Quercus comes now in a new form. Welcome to the world of online Letters

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Joints in Japan • Repairing an old house, Dylan Iwakuni shows how damaged supports can be repaired

Aspen Wins Big Award • American chairmaker is awarded $100,000 for craft

Raney Nelson • The Indiana planemaker, who started life running reactors on nuclear subs, tells Quercus how he now makes kits for lovers of the infill

Shapely Soles • Stressed by straights and squares, Robin Gates relaxes with some well-rounded woodies

One for the Oak • The 2012 OneOak Project leader Gabriel Hemery writes an oak extract from The New Sylva

Zooming in on the Bends • Louise Wilde in Ireland, Lovisa Johansson in Sweden and Quercus join a virtual steaming course

Lovisa Johansson • The Swedish artist presents her 2022 exhibition pieces

Curtis & Elia Meet Again • For an online lesson on finishing with milk paint, Curtis Buchanan & Elia Bizzarri are a double act again

Lukasj Giergasz • The Armchair Woodie follows his YouTube hero

Schwarz’s Vice • Following blogs can lead to valuable tips

Going Dutch • Aiming to learn how to repair a knot or a crack, Ethan Sincox turns to inlaying Dutch style

Finishing Touch • Bill Ratcliffe wonders how to ‘finish’ a workbench he had no intention of building

The Boxing Boys • Looking for the winning Young Woodworker of the Year, Quercus judges four from around the world

The Winner is.. Toby Watson • The prize goes to an Englishman with ambitions to become a professional woodworker and a plan of what to do next

Back in Japan • Inspired by a back issue, Henrie Van Rooij takes on designs from an original Japanese book

Hollow Ways • Sean Hellman hollow grinds chisel backs for faster, better sharpening

Honing a Replica Guide • Intrigued by Lee Valley’s new Replica Honing Guide of a Stanley 50, Nick Gibbs prototypes an upgrade

The Measure of Success • From the waistcoat pocket to the moon, Robin Gates charts the rise of Stanley’s iconic PowerLock

Quick & Easy Board Jacks • Charles Mak shares three simple ways of hanging your board or door on the bench