Kelley Bagby

I grew up around woodworking tools (see picture, age 4-5ish) but only recently started doing some of my own woodworking.

The Down to Earth Woodworker: Choices in Woodworking

Sep 242012
 

By his own admission a ‘power tool junkie’, this month our Down to Earth Woodworker waxes poetic about one of the things he loves about woodworking – the opportunity to decide between many options along the way:

Choices are one of the most alluring aspects of woodworking. Highways or byways. The journey, the side trips, the detours, the dead ends, the destination…with each route providing many feedback loops.

Read the entire Down to Earth Woodworker column, or take a look at the September issue of Wood News Online.

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The September Highland Woodturner is OUT!

Sep 212012
 

The Highland Woodturner, September 2012Take a look at the latest issue of The Highland Woodturner!

This month we’ve got a great new column by Curtis Turner on turning a tool handle – a great find for anyone who collects older tools or if you just would like a better fitting handle on a tool you use frequently. We also have a very entertaining article by Leslie Struthers about the trials she has experienced starting up her chainsaw.

Blair Swing’s fantastic wood turnings that range from the 1970s to today are featured in the Show Us Your Woodturning column, and Phil Colson offers some great uses for magnets around his woodturning shop that might be helpful to you.

Go check out this month’s Highland Woodturner, and enjoy!

Show Us Your Stuff Followup: Travis Smith

Sep 172012
 
Travis Smith’s impressive carving, ‘Tu es le vent dans mes voiles’ was featured in the woodcarving column of the October, 2011 issue of Wood News. He has since updated us that the carving won First Place in the Fine Arts division at the National Fair!
Travis says the carving is now in the fourth floor reception area of the new Georgia Health Sciences University College of Dental Medicine building in Augusta, GA. If you are in the area, Travis invites you to drop by to see it in person!

Book Review: Traditional Box Projects

Sep 142012
 

In the September issue of Wood News Online, J. Norman Reid reviews the book Traditional Box Projects by Strother Purdy. Here’s what he had to say:

Recently, Strother Purdy’s fine book, Traditional Box Projects, arrived in my mailbox. As is my custom, I immediately flipped through its pages to see what would catch my eye. Several things did, which prompted me to read through the whole book in quick order. I liked what I read.

Read the rest of the Traditional Box Projects book review:

Take a closer look at this book and order it for 25% off:

Take a look at the September 2012 Wood News Online!

Sep 072012
 

The September issue of Wood News Online is available now! With summer winding down, we are all getting back into our shops a bit more – take a look at this month’s Wood News for a little woodworking inspiration.

And speaking of, we’ve got some inspired woodworking by Rod Scott in our Show Us Your Stuff column, as well as some really intricate carvings by Linda Master in our Show Us Your Carving column. Both of these woodworkers are producing some really impressive pieces.

In this month’s Down to Earth Woodworker column, Steve Johnson likens his woodworking to a leisurely Sunday drive, where you encounter unknown destinations, wrong turns and sometimes even a dead end here and there. As long as we are all enjoying the journey, that’s what matters!

J. Norman Reid provides another book review this month, this time on a book of Traditional Box Projects, which is already giving him ideas for what he will build next.

All this plus Morton is back in business with three product tours featuring the Festool Rotex Sander, the Lie-Nielsen dowel plate and the Rikon jointer/planer. Go take a look – there’s a lot of inspiration waiting for you!

Check out the Highland Woodworking Early Fall 2012 Online Catalog!

Aug 292012
 

If you are dreading the end of summer, take heart in the fact that Woodworking Season has begun! The kids are back at school and you can head back to the shop. Make sure you are stocked up with all the tools and supplies you will need to get going with the Early Fall 2012 Highland Woodworking catalog, now available online. Go check it out!

Down to Earth Woodworker: The Ultimate Miter Saw Work Station

Aug 132012
 

In his August Down to Earth Woodworker column, Steven Johnson describes how he built his ‘Ultimate’ miter saw work station, including several innovative details such as Festool Systainer storage, adjustable shelves for off-cuts and a wonderfully bright laminate surface.

Check out his article here to see how to build your own Ultimate Miter Saw Work Station, and when you’re done with that, take a look at the whole August issue of Wood News Online for a fun read!