In This Month´s Issue:

The February issue features an attractive lidded form with finial by Mark Sanger, Michael O’Donnell looks at the significance of the undersides of bowls, Patricia Spero turns and decorates a number of ‘stones,’ Nick Arnull makes a flared-rim bowl and decorates it using three different treatments, James Pearson makes a butterfly bowl from yew and last but not least, Bob Chapman makes a bowl from used coffee stirrers. The features line-up includes a 20 minute interview with Nick Agar, Tegan Foley profiles American turner Kelly Dunn, we meet Helen Rutherford from the Blackburn with Darwen Woodturning Club and Ed Kelle shares a piece with us called ''The Weight of Expectations.'' This month, within the kit and tools section Mike Mahoney tests the new Mike Mahoney tools, new wood hardener from Germany and the Maxicut Forstner bits from Colt. Walter Hall tests four pen blanks from various manufacturers, we review three of the latest woodturning DVDs and we look at a range of new products in