News: 'The Apprentice' - a furniture maker's foundation course in  Furniture & Cabinetmaking magazine, devised by John Bullar and Colin Eden-Eadon. An introduction to furniture making that offers apprenticeship level tuition suited to trainees, beginners, and budding cabinet makers of all ages. Course started January 2006 (back issues available)

Making a Table Making an oak demilune table with laminated skirt rails and ebony sabots.   Concertina Case Making a walnut and fiddleback sycamore concertina case to hold a Lachenal or Weatstone, English or Anglo concertina.   Making a Cabinet Making a cotswold Arts & Crafts cabinet from massive elm boards joined by houndstooth dovetails.   Making a Chair Making an oak and leather chair in the style of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.   Twisted Dovetails Making a box with twisted dovetail or nejiri arigata joints.   Wood Movement What causes wood movement or warping and how to furniture makers design to avoid it.