In Issue 176 of F&C Magazine we?re treated to a look around the workshop and school of Marc Fish, Andrea Hargreaves talks to Fred Baier about English eccentricity in design and David Savage gives us his invaluable top five tips for succeeding in the business. We learn about the history and modern techniques in the use of shagreen and we?re taught how to use 3D veneers for exiting and new effect.Andrew Varah shows us his latest piece and we visit the MA students at Bucks New University and find out how Chris Funnell is getting on as he gets closer to his first guild mark. As far as tests are concerned we try out the Kity 429 Spindle, the Bench Craft Vice, Veritas carcass saws and the Metabo BS18LTX Quick Driver.Rob Stoakley teaches us how to create a useful and elegant media unit, plus there are all the regular pages in Your F&C.