Journal — Notes and guides
Notes from the bench.
Plain writing about timber, joinery and looking after furniture, from the people who make it.
How to tell solid timber from veneer
Four checks you can do in a showroom in under a minute, without tools.
Why we still cut joints by hand
Machines are faster. Here is what they cannot do, and why it matters in year twenty.
A dining table for the next forty years
Size, height, leg position and finish: the decisions that are hard to undo later.
Oiling furniture: a ten-minute guide
What to buy, how much to use, and how to know when a piece needs it.
