With a love of making things from wood going back to his childhood, on leaving school Phil studied musical instrument making at the London College of Furniture. After running a woodwork training workshop for school leavers, he taught carpentry and joinery at various colleges in the west of England and is a qualified wood machinist. He joined Good Woodworking magazine as Technical Editor when it was launched in 1992, going on to edit Britain 's biggest-selling woodwork magazine for nine years.
