Published Articles

As a knowledgeable Master Craftsman and furniture maker, Peter Sefton is regularly asked to contribute to leading furniture making and woodworking magazines and writes for Good Woodworking and Woodworking Crafts Magazines as a Hand Tool Expert.

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Oct 2018
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Good Woodworking - Peter Sefton DVD Bandsaw Set Up & Maintenance Review
Oct 2018
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Good Woodworking - Peter Sefton and Hammer Felder
July 2018
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The Woodworker - Ex-Student Simon Denton's Incredible Credenza
Jan 2018
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Good Woodworking - Peter Sefton DVD Hand Planes Review 2017
Oct 2017
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Good Woodworking - Peter Sefton Furniture School 2017 Graduates Showcase
Sep 2017
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Good Woodworking - Peter Sefton's DVD's are Reviewed - Timber Prep & Plane Sharpening
May 2017
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Good Woodworking - Peter Sefton judges the Felder Wood Machining Competition
February 2017
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Good Woodworking - The Key to Cutting Sharp Dovetails
January 2017
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Good Woodworking - Forays into Veneering
December 2016
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Good Woodworking - Learning Wood Machining Skills
Winter 2016
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Good Woodworking - Tales from the School
November 2016
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Furniture & Cabinetmaking – Masterpieces 2016 Long Course Students
October 2016
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Woodworking Crafts – Making Ben’s Bubble Cabinet
Autumn 2016
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Woodworking Crafts – Drawer Making
September 2016
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Woodworking Crafts – Veneered Patterns on a Solar Sideboard
August 2016
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Woodworking Crafts – Mixing Solid Timber and Veneer
July 2016
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Woodworking Crafts – Making a Console Table
June 2016
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Woodworking Crafts - Drawer Handles
May 2016
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Woodworking Crafts - French Polishing
April 2016
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Woodworking Crafts - Veneer a Mitred Box
March 2016
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Woodworking Crafts - Timber Storage
February 2016
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Woodworking Crafts - Making Winding Sticks
January 2016
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Woodworking Crafts - Hand Skills cutting Through Mortice and Tenons
December 2015
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Woodworking Crafts - First Projects
November 2015
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Woodworking Crafts - Chair Making
October 2015
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Woodworking Crafts - Lippings
September 2015
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Woodworking Crafts - Marking Out Tools
August 2015
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Woodworking Crafts - Laminating Timber
July 2015
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Woodworking Crafts - Making Mitres
June 2015
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Woodworking Crafts - Measuring and Marking Timber
May 2015
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Woodworking Crafts – Timber Selection
November 2014
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Good Woodworking – Open Day July 2014 at Peter Sefton Furniture School
January 2014
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Good Woodworking – Schools & Tools
November 2013
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Furniture and Cabinet Making – How to Improve Your Planer’s Performance
July 2013
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Furniture and Cabinet Making – Student Project Double Drum Coffee Table
June 2013
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Furniture and Cabinet Making – Student Project Bench Stool
April 2013
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Furniture and Cabinet Making – 20 Minutes with John Rook
April 2013
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Furniture and Cabinet Making – The Modern Apprenticeship
February/March 2013
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British Woodworking – New Chisels on Test
June/July 2012
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British Woodworking – Can British Chisels still compete?
June 2012
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Furniture and Cabinet Making – Raised and Fielded Panels
June 2012
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Furniture and Cabinet Making – Hammer A3-41 Planer and Thicknesser Review
May 2012
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Furniture and Cabinet Making – 5 Ways to Make a Drawer Box
February 2012
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Furniture and Cabinet Making – Choosing the right hardware Part 4: Drawer Runners
January 2012
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Furniture and Cabinet Making – Choosing the right hardware Part 3: Shelf Supports & Knock Down Fittings
December 2011/January 2012
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British Woodworking – Dovetail Saw Review
Christmas 2011
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Furniture and Cabinet Making – Choosing the right hardware Part 2: Locks
December 2011
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Furniture and Cabinet Making – Choosing the right hardware Part 1: Hinges
November 2011
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Furniture and Cabinet Making – Making the most of your Spindle Moulder – False fences, saddles and tunnel guards
November 2011
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Furniture and Cabinet Making – Hammer’s latest addition; the A3-26
October 2011
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Furniture and Cabinet Making – 10 Uses for a Digital Angle Gauge
Aug/Sep 2011
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British Woodworking – Abrasives Part 2
August 2011
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Furniture and Cabinet Making – In the Workshop with Peter Sefton
Jun/Jul 2011
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British Woodworking – Abrasives Part 1
July 2011
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Furniture & Cabinet Making – Tool I Can’t Do without …
Apr/May 2011
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British Woodworking – Chair Making Course feature
July/Aug 2010
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British Woodworking – It’s a Bug’s Life